Eliza Shin
Biography
As the child of Korean immigrants, Eliza grew up in Central Illinois and started her professional life as a physician. While practicing in Chicago, she trained as a singer and actor, eventually earning her Equity and SAG cards. She has appeared on numerous stages across the country including McCarter, Guthrie and the Goodman. Since coming to LA, she has accrued credits on all major networks in both comedy and drama, as well as several independent films.
Known For & Full Filmography40 Titles
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Dr. Lee
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Myrna
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Nurse
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Maria
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Realtor
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Clerk
Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Nurse
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Dr. Lu
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Doctor Talcott
The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Nurse
Georgie and Mandy raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting, and marriage.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Mellie Kalili
Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.
Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Teresa Visinare
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Jenna
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Denise
A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Receptionist
The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Reporter
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Lorraine
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Bernie's Secretary (voice)
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Roberta
A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Soo-Jin (uncredited)
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Publicist
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Judge Susan Kim
After moving to The Coterie in Downtown Los Angeles, Callie and Mariana Foster realize that living on their own is not all that it’s cracked up to be.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Christie
The daughter of a former Hooter's waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo is a recent college dropout and aspiring writer. Faced with a new baby, mounting pile of bills, and dwindling number of ways to pay them, Margo must find a way forward.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Dr. Tanner
A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Guest
Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with special needs. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to give JJ his “voice.”
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Nurse
In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Susan
A suburban neurotic man in his late 20s has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Now he must convince his closest friends, because with their help, he might actually convince the world.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Nurse
When disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin loses out on his dream job, he is forced to return to Toledo, Ohio, and work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Nurse
An affair threatens the lives of Dan Gallagher and his wife, Beth, in this deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller which explores fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Stewardess
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Sister Agnes
When California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state – including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the over privileged Bayside kids a much needed and hilarious dose of reality.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Shopper #3
A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter, all while trying to get anything right for America's second weirdest city.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Nurse
Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Doctor
Annie “Rebel” Bello is a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Hao Ling, an Asian American emergency doctor, struggles with his guilt and fear of ruining the relationship with his father after coming out. However, his first patient, Somchair Noknoi, introduces him to the gaysian party scenes. With the help from the gaysian world, Hao discovers his true emotions.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Ms. Gardner, Esq
Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she's buried. Just as she arrives, the island closes for the season, leaving Marie trapped in a nightmare.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Kelly Park
A young Korean American woman yearns to learn more about her heritage, not knowing the further she digs, the more she reawakens a deadly family curse.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Broker
A brokenhearted New York painter, Ava, and a West Coast widower, Mason, have their lives collide when Mason’s young daughter, Mia, rents out his guest house to Ava for Christmas, without her dad's knowledge, in an attempt to convince her dad she is responsible enough to earn a dog for Christmas.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Mary Montgomery
A college science whiz figures out how to clone herself.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Connie
The Landrys are blindsided by news of their son's behavior, and must rally to find their way amidst comical family dysfunction.