Shanica Knowles

Shanica Channell Knowles (born November 17, 1990) also known simply as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist,[1] known for her roles as Amber Addison on Hannah Montana, Shauna Keaton on Jump In!, and Vanessa on Unfabulous. She has also portrayed the roles of Tichina Arnold on Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, Simone Burch on The Young and the Restless, and Tahlia on Life-Size 2.

Shanica Knowles
Born (1990-11-17) November 17, 1990
Miami, U.S.
OccupationActress, singer, songwriter
Years active2004–present

Career

Knowles made her first major acting appearance in 2005 when she played the recurring character Vanessa on season two of the hit Nickelodeon television show Unfabulous. She was later in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Jump In! as Shauna Keaton, alongside Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer. 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 Amber Addison, a snobby popular mean girl and frenemy/rival of main characters Miley Stewart and Lilly Truscott, on the mega-successful Disney Channel television show Hannah Montana, appearing in all four seasons of the show during its run from 2006 to 2011.

In 2015, she starred as Tichina Arnold in the Lifetime biopic Surviving Compton.[2][3] Knowles appeared as a recurring character, Simone Burch, on the long-running CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless in 2018, and also co-starred in the Freeform television film Life-Size 2 in December 2018 opposite Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa.[4]

Personal life

Despite numerous reports and sharing the last name, she has stated that she is unaware of any relation to singers Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles.[5]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Unfabulous Vanessa/Cheerleader #2 3 episodes
"The Grey Area", "The Last Day of 7th Grade", "The Perfect Couple"
2006–2011 Hannah Montana Amber Addison 20 episodes
Recurring role (Seasons 1–3), Guest star (Season 4)
2007 Jump In! Shauna Keaton Disney Channel Original Movie
2007 Super Sweet 16: The Movie Sierra Television film
2011 Harry's Law Shonda Episode: "Bangers in the House"
2011 In the Flow with Affion Crockett Ella Unknown episode
2011 Awkward. Michelle Episodes: Pilot, "The Scarlet Eye", "The Way We Weren't"
2011 Pretty Tough Pickle Unknown episode
2011 Melissa & Joey Sandra Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
2012 Sassy Pants Amber Film
2013 Suburgatory Amanda Episode: "Body Talk"
2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood Rondayvu Episode: "Frauditions"
2015 Megachurch Murder Hanna Spears Television film
2016 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le Tichina Arnold Television film
2018 The Time Capsule Jane Television film
2018 The Young and the Restless Simone Burch Recurring role
2018 Babysitter's Nightmare Kaci Television movie
2018 When It Comes Around Lisa Film
2018 Life-Size 2 Tahlia Film

References
  1. "Shanica Knowles on SoundBetter". SoundBetter. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. "Shanica Talks The Kenya Doll, Passion For Music, Being The Black Taylor Swift, More". Singersroom.com. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. Boehm, Kristin; Dreben, Jed (February 21, 2008). "Miley Cyrus Gets 'Props' from Her Costar". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. Petski, Denise (July 9, 2018). "Francia Raisa To Co-Star Opposite Tyra Banks In 'Life Size 2' On Freeform". Deadline.
  5. Shanica Knowles; Beyoncé Knowles (September 30, 2014). "Shanica Knowles Interview @ K.I.S. Foundation 11th Annual Celebrity Bowling Challenge" (Interview). Interviewed by Emile Ennis, Jr. Los Angeles: Chasing LA. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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