
Constance Shulman
Constance Ann Shulman (born April 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug and for her recurring role as Yoga Jones in Orange Is the New Black. Shulman originated the role of Annelle in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway. Shulman was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, to a Jewish family. In 1980, she graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree in both speech and theater. She moved to New York City to study acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School and pursue an acting career. In 1989, she made her screen debut in the comedy film Fletch Lives, playing Cindy Mae. She later had supporting parts in the films Lost Angels, Men Don't Leave, and Fried Green Tomatoes. On television, Shulman worked as a voice actress, playing Patti Mayonnaise on Doug from 1991 to 1999. In the early 1990s, Shulman appeared in a series of Kraft mayonnaise commercials. She was also a regular cast member in the short-lived 1996 ABC sitcom, The Faculty, playing the best friend of Meredith Baxter's character. In the late 1990s, Shulman left the screen to raise her two children. In 2013, Shulman was cast in a recurring role as "Yoga Jones" in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with the rest of the cast, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2015.
20
Films
9
TV Shows
Known For
29 Credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Daycare Manager
1999

The Blacklist
as Fiona
2013

Orange Is the New Black
as Yoga Jones
2013

Doug
as Patti Mayonnaise (voice)
1991

Broad City
as Oda
2014

Search Party
as Helen
2016

The Curse
as Elizabeth
2023

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Bonnie Sayles
1987

Fried Green Tomatoes
as Missy
1991

Funny Pages
as Mrs. Ochs
2022

Nasty Baby
as Bishop's Girlfriend
2015

Reversal of Fortune
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
1990