Shannon Woodward (born December 17, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2010–2014), Elsie Hughes on the

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thriller series ''

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'' (2016–2018), and the voice and

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of Dina in the video game ''

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'', for which she received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination at the

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Early life

Shannon Woodward was born in

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, on December 17, 1984.

Career

Woodward's first on-screen acting job came in 1991 when she played the occasionally recurring role of Missy on

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's television series ''

Clarissa Explains It All ''Clarissa Explains It All'' is an American teen sitcom created by Mitchell Kriegman for Nickelodeon. In the series, Clarissa Darling ( Melissa Joan Hart), is a teenager who addresses the audience directly to explain the things that are happenin ...

''. She reprised this role twice during the show's five seasons. Woodward next appeared in made-for-television films: '' Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1996). In 1997, she played an uncredited role in the CBS miniseries ''

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''. Between 2000 and 2007, Woodward played a number of minor roles in various television shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Woodward's big-screen debut came in 2005, when she played Emma Sharp, the daughter of a Texas Ranger assigned to protect a group of cheerleaders who witnessed a murder in the action comedy '' Man of the House''. In 2007, Woodward got her big break in the series '' The Riches'', which aired for two seasons (2007–2008) on cable network FX. She played the role of Di Di Malloy, the teen daughter and middle child in an American family of

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. After ''The Riches'' ended, Woodward played the role of Leah in the film ''

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''. Woodward shot the 2009

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''Limelight'', about a New York City school for performing arts, but the series was not picked up. That same year, Woodward had a recurring role on the final season of

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's '' ER'', as Kelly Taggart, the younger sister of nurse Samantha "Sam" Taggart. She also starred in another teen thriller, ''

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''. In 2010, Woodward starred in the independent drama ''

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''. She also played the lead character in the 2015 ensemble comedy-drama ''

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''. From September 2010 to April 2014, Woodward had a starring role in the

sitcom ''

'', playing Sabrina Collins, a grocery store checkout clerk who is the love interest of the series lead. Woodward appeared in her friend

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" and had a cameo role in Perry's documentary/concert film '' Katy Perry: Part of Me''. Perry, in turn, guest-starred in a season two episode of ''Raising Hope''. Woodward played Lois in the 2017 film '' All Nighter''. She was a regular in two seasons of

series ''

'' as computer programmer Elsie Hughes. It was announced in April 2017 that Woodward would appear in ''

'', which was released on June 19, 2020. Woodward played Dina, the main character

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's friend and love interest.

Personal life

Woodward came out as

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in February 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodward, Shannon 1984 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Florida American child actresses American film actresses American queer actresses American television actresses American voice actresses American video game actresses Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona Queer women