Shanica Knowles (born November 17, 1990), also known

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ously as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, known for her roles as

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on ''

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'', Shauna Keaton on ''

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'', and Vanessa on ''

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''. She has also portrayed the roles of

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on '' Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le'', Simone Burch on ''

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'', and Tahlia on '' Life-Size 2''.

Career

Knowles made her first major acting appearance in 2005 when she played the recurring character Vanessa on season two of the hit

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television show ''

''. She was later in the

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, ''

'' as Shauna Keaton, alongside

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and

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. In 2007, she played a small role in '' Super Sweet 16: The Movie''. Her biggest and most well-known role to date, however, has come from her recurring role as

, a snobby popular mean girl and frenemy/rival of main characters

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and Lilly Truscott, on the mega-successful

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television show ''

'', appearing in all four seasons of the show during its run from 2006 to 2011. In 2015, she starred as

in the Lifetime biopic '' Surviving Compton''. Knowles appeared as a recurring character, Simone Burch, on the long-running

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soap opera, ''

'' in 2018, and also co-starred in the Freeform television film '' Life-Size 2'' in December 2018 opposite

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and

Francia Raisa Francia Raisa Almendárez (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is known for her roles in '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'', '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', '' Grown-ish'', and '' How I Met Your Father''. Early life ...

Personal life

Despite numerous reports to the contrary and sharing the same last name, she has stated that she has no relation to singers

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and

Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She expressed an interest in music from an early age and had temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured her older sister ...

. (Statement at 2:20)

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, Shanica 1990 births Living people 21st-century African-American actresses 21st-century American actresses African-American child actresses American child actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses