One of her few motion picture credits was Russ Meyer's The Seven Minutes in 1971. This film also featured Stanley Adams, Charles Drake and Charles Napier. Another film she appeared in was the campy 1978 horror film Dracula's Dog, starring Michael Pataki. She appeared as Andy's "cousin" Gloria (making Andy's girlfriend Helen extremely jealous) in the 1965 Andy Griffith Show episode "Guest in the House". Shutan also had a role on the short-lived CBS television series Sons and Daughters in 1974. She appeared in numerous episodes of Ben Casey.