Shannon Marie Woodward is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the Fox sitcom '' Raising Hope'' (2010–2014), Elsie Hughes on the

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'' (2016–2018), and the voice of Dina in the video game '' The Last of Us Part II'', for which she received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination at the 17th British Academy Games Awards.

Career

Woodward's first on-screen acting job came in 1991 when she played the occasionally recurring role of Missy on

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's television series '' Clarissa Explains It All''. She reprised this role twice during the show's five seasons. Woodward next appeared in made-for-television films: '' Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare'' (1995) and '' Tornado!'' (1996). In 1997, she played an uncredited role in the CBS miniseries '' True Women''. Between 2000 and 2007, Woodward played a number of minor roles in various television shows including ''

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'', '' Grounded for Life'', ''

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'', ''

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''. Woodward's big-screen debut came in 2005, when she played Emma Sharp, the daughter of a Texas Ranger assigned to protect a group of cheerleaders who witnessed a murder, in the action comedy '' Man of the House''. In 2007, Woodward got her big break in the series '' The Riches'', which aired for two seasons (2007–2008) on cable network FX. She played the role of Di Di Malloy, the teen daughter and middle child in an American family of

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. After ''The Riches'' ended, Woodward played the role of Leah in the film '' The Haunting of Molly Hartley''. Woodward shot the 2009

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''Limelight'', about a New York City school for performing arts, but the series was not picked up. That same year, Woodward had a recurring role on the final season of

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's '' ER'', as Kelly Taggart, the younger sister of nurse Samantha "Sam" Taggart. She also starred in another teen thriller, '' The Shortcut''. In 2010, Woodward starred in the independent drama ''

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''. She also played the lead character in the 2015 ensemble comedy-drama '' The Breakup Girl''. From September 2010 to April 2014, Woodward had a starring role in the FOX sitcom '' Raising Hope'', playing Sabrina Collins, a grocery store checkout clerk who is the love interest of the series lead. Woodward appeared in her friend

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" and had a cameo role in Perry's documentary/concert film '' Katy Perry: Part of Me''. Perry, in turn, guest-starred in a season two episode of ''Raising Hope''. Woodward played Lois in the 2017 film '' All Nighter''. She was a regular in two seasons of

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'' as computer programmer Elsie Hughes. It was announced in April 2017 that Woodward would appear in the video game '' The Last of Us Part II'', which was released on June 19, 2020. Woodward played Dina, the main character

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's friend and love interest.

Personal life

Woodward came out as

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in February 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

References

External links

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