Shawnee Smith Biography

Shawnee Smith (born July 3, 1970 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA) is an American actress. As well as the many films and television shows in which she has appeared, Shawnee was a front lady for a band called "Fydolla Ho", with which she toured the USA and the UK.

Biography

Shawnee Smith's first appearance in a feature film was in the 1982 film adaptation of the play Annie. Several years later, she starred in the hit 1987 comedy film Summer School as the pregnant teen Rhonda Altobello and in the 1988 remake of the Steve McQueen classic The Blob as Meg Penny. Shawnee Smith is also well known for her role in the 2004 horror film Saw, reprising the role for the sequel, Saw 2. In the DVD commentary of Saw 2, it was revealed that Shawnee was four months pregnant with her second child during filming. She is also scheduled to reprise her role in the upcoming sequel Saw III.

Shawnee's best known television role was Linda, a nurse's aide, on the CBS hit comedy series Becker. Another well known role was mean girl Julie Lawry in the 1994 mini series The Stand.

Shawnee Smith has made several guest appearances on television shows, such as Cagney & Lacey, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, Players and loaned her voice for an episode of the Disney cartoon Kim Possible as Vivian Porter.

Film List for Shawnee Smith

• Saw III (2006)
• Saw II (2005)
• The Island (2005)
• Saw (2004)
• Breakfast of Champions (1999)
• Becker (1998-2004) (TV series)
• Armageddon (1998)
• The Shining (1997) (miniseries)
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
• The Stand (1994) (miniseries)
• Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
• The Blob (1988)
• Summer School (1987)
• Iron Eagle (1986)
• Annie (1982)
• S-- Kitten (1989)