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Find sources : `` Katie Walder '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR ( December 2011 ) Katie Walder Born October 13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Nationality American Occupation Actress Katie Elizabeth Walder ( born October 13, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) is an American actress. Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links Career Walder is best known for her recurring roles on Gilmore Girls as Janet Billings, How I Met Your Mother as Shannon, and Mad Men as Sherry. She has appeared in over 40 television shows, including New Girl, Franklin & Bash, Fairly Legal, The Good Wife, Supernatural and Rules of Engagement. In 2007 she played Trevor Wright 's girlfriend in the award - winning independent film Shelter. In 2014 she starred in the horror film Come Back to Me. Walder got her start in New York City, performing in stage roles with Broadway directors including Michael Greif, Keith Reddin and Daniel Aukin. She will soon be seen in the Paramount - owned comedy short Billy Glimmer opposite Ben Stiller. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 McBride : Semper Fi Kaia Rourke TV movie 2007 Shelter Tori 2007 Safe Harbour Vanessa Bowles Direct - to - video 2007 The Neighbor Nancy 2008 Bitter Brew Brittany TV movie 2008 Extreme Movie Drunk Girl 2009 Always and Forever Lindsey TV movie 2011 Intervention : Cinderella Cinderella Short film Also executive producer and writer 2012 Cupid Trina TV movie 2014 Come Back to Me Sarah Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Carey Thorne Episode : `` Prodigy '' 2003 - 2005 Gilmore Girls Janet Billings 10 episodes 2004 Cracking Up Female Student Episode : `` Pilot '' 2005 Cold Case Beth Adams Episode : `` Blank Generation '' 2006 CSI : Miami Melinda Carson Episode : `` Shock '' 2006 Without a Trace Claire Norton Episode : `` All for One '' 2006 - 2014 How I Met Your Mother Shannon 4 episodes 2007 Hustle Janet Episode : `` As One Flew Out of the Cuckoo 's Nest, One Flew In '' 2007 Saving Grace Patty Episode : `` A Language of Angels '' 2007 Rules of Engagement Claire Episode : `` Bag Ladies '' 2009 Trust Me Jacy Episode : `` What 's the Rush ? '' 2009 The Good Wife Jennifer Lewis Episode : `` Pilot '' 2010 The New Adventures of Old Christine Hannah Episode : `` A Whale of a Tale '' 2010 Chase Charlene Hughes Episode : `` Repo '' 2011 Mad Love White Whale Episode : `` The Spy Who Loved Me '' 2011 Supernatural Atropos / Fate Episode : `` My Heart Will Go On '' 2011 NTSF : SD : SUV : : Reporter Episode : `` Cause for ConCERN '' 2011 Man Up ! Sheri Episode : `` Wingmen '' 2011 - 2013 New Girl Cheryl 2 episodes `` Bad In Bed '' & `` Bachelorette Party '' 2012 Fairly Legal Beth Shepperd Episode : `` Shattered '' 2012 Franklin & Bash Carrie Dutton Episode : `` Jango and Rossi '' 2012 The Mentalist Nancy Sterling Episode : `` Not One Red Cent '' 2012 Grimm Elisha Episode : `` To Protect and Serve Man '' 2013 - 2015 Mad Men Sherry 2 Episodes 2013 Bad Teacher Brie Pilot 2015 Kroll Show Barb 2016 Square Roots Ruth Pilot References Jump up ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette ( March 28, 2008 ). `` Out on the Waves ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Kenigsberg, Ben ( July 24, 2014 ). `` A New Neighbor Is Bad News : ' Come Back to Me, ' a Gory Horror Tale ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : Foreman, Troy L. ( November 12, 2014 ). `` Interview : Katie Walder ''. The PC Principle. Jump up ^ Kenigsberg, Ben ( 24 July 2014 ). `` ' Come Back to Me, ' a Gory Horror Tale '' -- via NYTimes.com. Jump up ^ `` Katie Walder on `` NTSF : SD : SUV '' -- Gilmore News -- Gilmore Girls Community ``. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( 8 March 2016 ). `` Katie Walder Set As Female Lead In ' Square Roots ' ABC Comedy Pilot ''. External links Katie Walder on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katie_Walder&oldid=793945660 '' Categories : American television actresses Living people American film actresses Actresses from Philadelphia 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Articles with topics of unclear notability from December 2011 All articles with topics of unclear notability Pages to import images to Wikidata Articles with hCards Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Polski Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 4 August 2017, at 21 : 51. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays shannon on how i met your mother
Answer: Walder