Smith, Shawnee 1970–

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SMITH, Shawnee 1970


PERSONAL


Born July 3, 1970, in Orangeburg, SC; married Jason Reposar; children: Verve. Education: Studied acting at the Playhouse West, run by actors Bob Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum.


Addresses: Agent Diverse Talent Group, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2250, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager Evolution Entertainment, 901 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038. Publicist Jonas Public Relations, 240 26th St., Suite 3, Santa Monica, CA 90402.


Career: Actress. Miram Fay (rock band), writer and singer; Fydolla Ho (rock band), singer and guitar player.


Awards, Honors: Youth in Film Award, best actress in a television film, 1985, Young Artist Award nomination, exceptional young actress starring in a television special or movie of the week, 1987, both for Crime of Innocence; Young Artist Award nomination, best young actress in a horror or mystery motion picture, 1989, for The Blob.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Dancing orphan, Annie, Columbia, 1982.

Joanie, Iron Eagle, TriStar, 1986.

Rhonda Altobello, Summer School, Paramount, 1987.

Meg Penny, The Blob, TriStar, 1988.

Nikki Downing, Who's Harry Crumb?, TriStar/NBC Productions, 1989.

May Cornell, Desperate Hours, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1990.

Biker girl, Leaving Las Vegas, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1995.

"Little Tramp" woman, The Low Life, CFP, 1995.

Makeup salesgirl, Female Perversions (also known as Phantasien einer Frau ), October Films, 1996.

Sergeant 1st Class Addie Cooper, Dead Men Can't Dance (also known as DMZ and Rangers ), Live Entertainment, 1997.

Tammy Hayes, Dogtown (also known as Howling at the Moon ), 1997.

Redhead, Every Dog Has Its Day, 1997.

Clara, Men, APix Entertainment, 1997.

Nicole, Eat Your Heart Out, 1997.

Redhead, Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998.

Sandra Grant, Carnival of Souls (also known as Wes Craven Presents Carnival of Souls ), Trimark Pictures, 1998.

FayeJean Lindsay, A Slipping Down Life, 1999.

Bonnie McMahon, cocktail waitress at AmeriTel, Breakfast of Champions, Buena Vista, 1999.

Carolyn, The Party Crashers, Pathfinder Pictures, 1999.

Herself, Karen Black: Actress at Work, 1999.

Dawn, Never Get Outta the Boat, Lot 47 Films, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sonia Russell, All Is Forgiven, NBC, 1986.

Amanda Gibbons, A Brand New Life, NBC, 1989.

Laura Lauman, Arsenio, ABC, 1997.

Florence Madison, The Tom Show, The WB, 1997.

Linda, Becker, CBS, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jodi Hayward, Crime of Innocence, NBC, 1985.

Carol, Not My Kid, 1985.

Tina Marie Risico, Easy Prey, ABC, 1986.

Kim Fielding, I Saw What You Did (also known as I Saw What You Did ... and I Know Who You Are! ), CBS, 1988.

Jeanelle Polk, Face of Evil, CBS, 1996.

Shelly, Bombshell, SciFi Channel, 1996.

Teri Mathews, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, CBS, 1997.

Martie Fowler, Twice upon a Time, Lifetime, 1998.

Also appeared in Two Cups of Joe.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Alice Gibbs, Bluegrass, CBS, 1988.

Olympia Stanislopolous Golden, Jackie Collins' "Lucky/ Chances " (also known as Lucky/Chances ), NBC, 1990.

Julie Lawry, Stephen King's "The Stand " (also known as The Stand ), ABC, 1994.

Waitress, Stephen King's "The Shining " (also known as The Shining ), ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Familiar Bonds," Out of Order: Rock the Vote Targets Health Care, MTV, 1995.

Prism Awards, syndicated, 2001.

Host, CBS and VH1: Live at the Grammys, CBS, 2001.

Funny Flubs & ScrewUps X, CBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Amanda, Brand New Life: The Honeymooners, NBC, 1989.

Gretchen, On the Edge, NBC, 1987.

Macio, UPN, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jill Cleveland, "Bloodlines," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993.

Jesse O'Neil, "Firewalker," The XFiles, Fox, 1994.

Lila, "Confidence Man," Players, NBC, 1998.

Herself/guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1998.

Vivian, "Grudge Match," Kim Possible, 2003.

Also appeared as guest, The Test; panelist, The List, VH1; as Linda, Cosby.

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