Shawnee Smith
Shawnee Smith made her film debut at the age of 12 as a dancer in the musical
Annie. Just three years later, the South Carolina-born Smith received accolades for her performance in the TV movie
Crime of Innocence starring
Andy Griffith, and also began appearing on regional stages, including co-starring with Richard Dreyfus at the Huntington Hartford Theatre. She also began to win supporting roles in feature films like
Iron Eagle,
Summer School,
The Blob,
Who's Harry Crumb?,
The Desperate Hours, and
Leaving Las Vegas. Smith's television roles include the miniseries
Lucky/Chances,
The Stand and
The Shining and recurring roles on
The Tom Show and
Becker. Since appearing in the original SAW, Smith has also been seen in
Michael Bay's
The Island. She is currently shooting the Lifetime movie
Undercover, in production in Canada.
Note: This profile was written in or before
2007.
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