Shawnee Smith Biography

Fast Facts

• When she won the Dramalogue Critics Award for her performance in the original stage production of "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday," she was the youngest actor to have ever received the award
• When she was 15, she starred in a stage play with actor Richard Dreyfuss
• Quote: "Music is so much fun, because each song is like a film in itself․ You get to go from beginning to end and interact and exchange energy with a live audience․ It's a similar type of feeling in theater-- that direct exchange is pretty exiting․"
• Has been a member of several bands, including the punk and metal band Fydolla Ho and the country music group Smith & Pyle
• Though her wide range can be seen in a number of independent dramas, she gained her most mainstream recognition playing women in peril in horror films such as the "Saw" series
• Though she is frequently cast in horror films, she has a hard time watching them because she doesn't like being scared
• Voiced Mariska, Queen of Psychedelia in the "Lillipop Chainsaw" video game