Shawnee Smith
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Shawnee Smith has consistently put her versatile talents to use
in the film, television, theatrical and musical arenas with much
success. Her impressive career includes a co-starring role on an
award-winning television show, which is now strong in syndication,
and a variety of memorable roles in hit feature films. She also
toured America and the U.K. fronting a rather extreme rock band
called Fydolla Ho.
A native of South Carolina, Shawnee's achievements began early in
her career when she appeared in the movie Annie (1982). As a young
actress she was awarded the Youth in Film Award for Best Actress in
a television film for her role in the CBS drama Crime of Innocence
(1985) (TV) . She was honored with the Dramalogue Critics Award for
her performance in the theatrical production To Gillian on her 37th
Birthday. In the same year, she received rave reviews for her
co-starring role with Richard Dreyfuss at the Huntington Hartford
Theatre in The Hands of its Enemy. Shawnee then starred in The Blob
(1988) for Columbia Pictures, in the hit comedy Summer School (1987)
for Paramount Pictures and in Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), also for
Columbia Pictures. Those roles would be followed by appearances in
such highly-acclaimed films as Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Armageddon
(1998/I), Desperate Hours (1990) and Breakfast of Champions (1999).
Shawnee's television credits are equally as impressive, with a list
that includes a regular role on the hit CBS comedy "Becker" (1998)
as well as series regular roles on "The Tom Show" (1997) and "Arsenio"
(1997). She appeared in the CBS television movies Something
Borrowed, Something Blue (1997) (TV), I Saw What You Did (1988)
(TV), and Face of Evil (1996) (TV), as well as the miniseries "The
Stand" (1994) and "The Shining" (1997) . Her recent film projects
include The Almost Guys (2004), Saw (2004), a gritty, taut and
terrifying film and the sequel Saw II (2005).
Satisfied with pushing the extremes in her critically-acclaimed
punk/metal band Fydolla Ho, Shawnee is working on her first solo
record with Queens of the Stone Age producer Chris Goss.