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-created

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series '' The Resident''. She appeared in ''

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'', '' Billions'' and ''

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Biography

Shaunette Renée Wilson was born in

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and raised in

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from the age of two. She is the daughter of Deberah and Wesley Wilson, and she has three siblings: brother Andre and sisters Serena and Synique. Shaunette attended the

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. Her Yale School of Drama credits include:

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, and The Children. Shaunette received her BA in Drama and Theater from Queens College. In 2021, Shaunette joined the cast of the ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* 1990 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women 21st-century American actresses 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women American film actresses American people of Guyanese descent African-American actresses {{US-screen-actor-1990s-stub