Shanica Channell Knowles (born November 17, 1990) also known simply as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, known for her roles as Amber Addison on '' Hannah Montana'', Shauna Keaton on ''

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'', and Vanessa on ''

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''. She has also portrayed the roles of

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on '' Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le'', Simone Burch on ''

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'', and Tahlia on ''

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''.

Career

Knowles made her first major acting appearance in 2005 when she played the recurring character Vanessa on season two of the hit

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television show ''

''. She was later in the

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, ''

'' as Shauna Keaton, alongside

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and

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. 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

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and

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, 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

in the Lifetime biopic '' Surviving Compton''. Knowles appeared as a recurring character, Simone Burch, on the long-running

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soap opera, ''

'' in 2018, and also co-starred in the Freeform television film ''

'' in December 2018 opposite

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and

Francia Raisa Francia Raisa Almendarez (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is known for her roles in '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'', ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', and '' Grown-ish''. Early life and education Raisa was born a ...

Personal life

Despite numerous reports and sharing the last name, she has stated that she is not the cousin of singers

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and

Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, performance artist, and actress. Expressing an interest in music from an early age, Knowles had several temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, whi ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, Shanica 1990 births Actresses from Miami American soap opera actresses American television actresses Living people 21st-century American women