Shirley Curry (also known as Skyrim Grandma, Gaming Grandma, and ShirleyCurryTheOlderGamer; born April 2, 1936) is a YouTuber who uploads gaming videos of various The Elder Scrolls games, most prominently Skyrim, which she first started a series on in September 2015. She plays on PC[1] and has tried out variations of including the Special Edition, Skyrim VR,[2] Enderal and Beyond Skyrim: Bruma mods, and has also played the games Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 4. She reads aloud books from the games in her Granny Shirl's Bookshelf series and likes to post screenshots of scenery from the game.
Shirley is an 87 year old grandmother and a widow, having 4 sons, 9 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Her birthday is April 2 and she resides in Ohio. She began scaling back her videos due to health at certain points in recent years, before resuming her regular schedule.[3] In September 2024, she announced she will no longer be making gaming videos.[4]
Shirley will be represented as a character in The Elder Scrolls VI.[5] This was as a result of her fans starting a petition to immortalize her in the game.[6] A fan-made Skyrim mod featuring her as a voiced follower was released on May 1, 2021.[7] Her own characters include, Katamet, Ja'rii, La'Corte Dragtail: Thief Of Skyrim, Chronicles of Johndor: Dragonborn, Ward the Mountain Man, Leanna: A Shaman's Tale, Katamet Junior (aka Kat), Uggur the Seeker, El'Mondo: Mercenary For Hire, Seth the Cave Crawler, Rockman the Dragonborn, and Shirley K'ryy in TESOnline. One of her favorite characters is Paarthurnax.[8]
External LinksEdit
- YouTube
- Blog
- Wikipedia
- Wikitubia
- Patreon
- Twitter (deactivated)
- Steam Group
- Teespring Merchandise
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Shirley Curry."ShirleyScurry on Twitter". 28 March 2021. Retrieved April 4 2021.
- ^ Shirley Curry."ShirleyScurry on Twitter". 28 March 2021. Retrieved April 4 2021.
- ^ Shirley Curry."ShirleyScurry on Twitter". 26 May 2020. Retrieved April 4 2021.
- ^ Vlog #41: No More Gaming Videos
- ^ "Celebrate 25 Years of The Elder Scrolls". Bethesda Softworks. 29 March 2019. Retrieved April 4 2021.
- ^ Nick Popp."Immortalize Shirley Curry as an NPC, unique weapon, or location in The Elder Scrolls VI". 2019. Retrieved April 4 2021.
- ^ Alex Kane."'Skyrim Grandma' Shirley Curry Is Coming To The Game In 2020". Forbes. 31 December 2019. Retrieved April 4 2021.
- ^ Shirley Curry."ShirleyScurry on Twitter". 27 March 2021. Retrieved April 4 2021.