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Shawnee Smith

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Shawnee Smith
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Smith in 2007
BornShawnee Rebecca Smith
July 3, 1969 (age 47)[1]
Orangeburg, South Carolina,United States
OccupationActress, singer
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)Jason Reposar (m. 1998–2003)
Kai Mattoon (m. 2005–2006)
Children3
Shawnee Rebecca Smith (born July 3, 1969[1]) is an American film and television actress and singer. Smith is best known for her roles as Meg Penny in The Blob (1988), Amanda Young in the Saw films, and as Linda in theCBS sitcom Becker. Smith once fronted the metal band Fydolla Ho, with which she toured the US and the UK. She was half of Smith & Pyle, a desert country-rock band, with actress Missi Pyle. She starred as Jennifer Goodson, the ex-wife of Charlie Sheen, on the FX sitcom Anger Management, which ended in 2014 after 100 episodes.

Early life[edit]

Smith was born at Orangeburg Regional Hospital, Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1969,[2] the second child of Patricia Ann (née Smoak), an oncology nurse, and James H. Smith,[1] a financial planner and former US Air Forcepilot.
When she was a year old, her family relocated from South Carolina to Van Nuys, California. Her parents divorced when she was two; and her mother remarried when she was eight. She attended Ranchito Avenue Elementary School in Panorama City, Los Angeles and Madison Jr. High in North Hollywood. She then attended North Hollywood High School, graduating in 1987.[3]

Acting career[edit]

Smith began acting as a child appearing on stage in A Christmas Carol repertory from ages 8 to 11 and starred in a stage play with Richard Dreyfuss at age 15. She performed in the original stage production of To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday and won the Dramalogue Critics Award for her performance, becoming the youngest actor up to that time to receive such an honor.[citation needed]
She made her television debut in a McDonald's commercial titled "Best Friends" in 1978. She joined the Screen Actors Guild at age nine and made her feature film debut in John Huston's 1982 adaptation of the Broadway musical Annie, as one of Aileen Quinn's fellow orphans. In 1985, she co-starred in two troubled-teen melodramas, Not My Kid and Crime of Innocence. In 1987, Smith co-starred in Summer School as pregnant student Rhonda Altobello. The following year, she starred in a 1988 remake of the Steve McQueen classicThe Blob.
Smith played a rich teen who helps John Candy locate her kidnapped sister in 1989's Who's Harry Crumb?. That same year, she co-starred with Jennie Garth and Barbara Eden in the short-lived TV series Brand New Life. The following year, she co-starred in the remake of Michael Cimino's thriller The Desperate Hours. She then took a three-year break from acting in the early 1990s primarily because she had outgrown teenage roles and had a hard time finding work. She finally landed a small role in the film Leaving Las Vegas and has had steady work ever since.[4]
Smith's best-known television role was as Linda in Becker. She was a regular cast member in all 129 episodes of the show from 1998 to 2004. She also played Julie Lawry in the 1994 miniseries The Stand, based on the novel by Stephen King. She also appeared as a waitress in The Shining (miniseries). She made several guest appearances on such television shows as Cagney & Lacey, Married With Children, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, Players, and Law & Order: Los Angeles. In 2003, she lent her voice to an episode of theDisney cartoon Kim Possible as Vivian Porter.[4]
Smith has become well known in recent years for her role as Amanda Young in the Saw films. She has been called a "scream queen" due to the number of horror films in which she has appeared.[5][6] In the DVD commentary of Saw, the producers revealed that her scenes were filmed while she was battling a terrible case of the flu. It was revealed in the DVD commentary of Saw II that she was four months pregnant with her second child during filming. Her pregnancy was kept a secret from everyone except director Darren Lynn Bousman. He mentioned in the commentary that Smith's daughter Verve accidentally told him about the pregnancy during filming. She has said that although she is briefly shown in Saw IV and Saw V, she was never on set. Any scenes featuring her were dubbed from file footage. On March 20, 2009, producer Mark Burg released a statement confirming that Smith would be in Saw VI.[7] She arrived in Toronto on March 31, 2009, to begin filming brand new flashback sequences.[7][8]
Smith admitted that she has a hard time watching the Saw films, or horror movies in general. She originally turned the role of Amanda Young down because it was very upsetting to her. After turning the role down, she was shown the eight-minute short film by Leigh Whannell and James Wan and changed her mind after the role was offered to her a second time. In 2006, Smith made an appearance in the ten-minute short film trailer Repo! The Genetic Opera by director Darren Lynn Bousman. Smith's character was Heather Sweet, the surgery addicted daughter of GeneCo president Rotti Largo. The trailer was filmed in Toronto, Canada and was an adaptation from the stage version. Bousman filmed the trailer after completing Saw III to try to pitch the idea to film producers. Smith did not reprise her role as Heather Sweet when Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures picked up the film in 2007, and was replaced by Paris Hilton. The character's name was changed to Amber.[citation needed]
In 2008, Smith played Detective Gina Harcourt in the FEARnet original series 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust.[9] The series premiered on July 17, 2008, on FEARnet.com in six 4- to 6-minute webisodes along with behind the scenes clips. This series is a continuation of the first webisode series 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails. It is still available on FEARnet.com and can also be seen in its entirety (about 30 minutes straight through) on FEARnet On Demand. She made her producing debut with this series.[4]
Smith was the host and one of three mentors on the VH1 reality program Scream Queens which aired from October 20, 2008, to December 8, 2008.[10] In January 2010 it was announced that Smith would not be returning as host and mentor for Season 2 due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Jaime King.[11]
In 2009, Smith played the role of Dr. Ann Sullivan, a child psychiatrist, in the third installment of The Grudge series, The Grudge 3. The film was a direct to DVD release in May 2009. She appeared as a guest star on The Secret Life of the American Teenager on August 30, 2010. It was her first television appearance since Scream Queens aired in 2008. Shortly after she appeared in the series premiere of Law & Order: Los Angeles on September 29, 2010.[12] Smith starred as Jennifer Goodson, the ex-wife of Charlie Sheen's character onAnger Management, which ended in 2014 after exactly one hundred episodes, and will go into syndication.[4]

Music career[edit]

Smith with Missi Pyle performing as Smith & Pyle in 2008.
Along with acting, she is also a musician; she plays the guitar, piano, drums, and sings. She contributed to the soundtrack of Saw III with vocals on Hydrovibe's song "Killer Inside" and to the soundtrack for Catacombs as a solo vocalist with the song "Please Myself." Her voice was also featured in the film Carnival of Souls where her character Sandra performed a jazz song titled "I Fear".[citation needed]
Smith fronted the punk/metal band Fydolla Ho (pronounced like Five-Dollar Hoe) in the early 2000s. The group was originally formed by Smith, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, Suicidal Tendencies Guitarist Rick Battson, andSkindred vocalist Benji Webbe as a small recording project.[13] The band released their debut full-length album Untied in December 2001. She balanced the band with being a regular cast member on Becker. The band officially ended in 2004.
Smith began working on a solo career/album in 2004 with producer Chris Goss, but the project was never completed. In an interview with Radio Free in October 2005 she stated, "between being a mom, and working, and growing another baby, I have not had time to give attention to music for a while."[14]
She was part of a country music group with actress Missi Pyle called Smith & Pyle. The two actresses met while filming an ABC comedy pilot titled Traveling in Packs. The band started after Smith invited Pyle to join her in attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The duo formed a band. Their first album, "It's OK to Be Happy", was released digitally through iTunes and Amazon.com in July 2008. The debut album was recorded in Joshua Tree, California and produced by Chris Goss. Smith and Pyle became business partners and formed their own record label, called Urban Prairie Records. The two disbanded in 2011 before a second album was completed. While promoting Anger Management in 2013, she stated that she reached a point where she wanted to focus on her children and her television work.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

Smith has three children: a daughter from her marriage to photographer Jason Reposar (1998–2003), a son from her brief marriage to musician Kai Mattoon (2005–2006), and a second son born in March 2010.[15][16] Her two elder children were featured in the debut Smith & Pyle album, It's OK to be Happy. The kids are listed in the album credits as having vocals and spoken narrative tracks for two songs. An article published October 28, 2009, highlighting Smith & Pyle's small tour in West Virginia stated that Shawnee was pregnant with her third child.[17]
Smith and Jason Reposar eloped in 1998 while on vacation in Scotland due to the inability to organize a wedding. The song "Sugar," performed by her former country-rock band, Smith & Pyle, was written by Smith after her divorce from Reposar. She describes it as her break-up song that is quite different from Pyle's break-up song, "I Wish You Were Dead".[18]
Smith was featured in Maxim magazine in June 2001.[19] Smith expresses regret about the two Maxim photo shoots and guesses 80% of her presence on the internet comes from those two shoots alone.[20]
Smith is a recent convert to the Orthodox Church and is in the process of making a documentary about her conversion and other aspects of Orthodoxy entitled Orthodoxy: A Love Story.

Filmography[edit]

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1982AnnieDancer
1986Iron EagleJoenie
1987Summer SchoolRhonda Altobello
1988I Saw What You DidKim Fielding
1988The BlobMeg PennyNominated Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture
1989Who's Harry Crumb?Nikki Downing
1990Desperate HoursMay Cornell
1995Leaving Las VegasBiker girl
1995The Low LifeLittle Tramp Woman
1996BombshellShelly
1996Female PerversionsMake-Up Salesgirl
1997Every Dog Has Its DayRedhead
1997Dead Men Can't DanceSgt. Addy Cooper
1997DogtownTammy Hayes
1997MenClara
1998ArmageddonRedhead
1998Carnival of SoulsSandra Grant
1998The Party CrashersCarolyn
1999A Slipping-Down LifeFaye-Jean Lindsay
1999Breakfast of ChampionsBonnie MacMahon
2000Eat Your Heart OutNicoleAlternative title: American Shrimps
2002Never Get Outta the BoatDawn
2004SawAmanda Young
2004The Almost GuysBigger
2005The IslandSuzie
2005Saw IIAmanda Young
2006Repo! The Genetic OperaHeather SweetUnreleased short film
2006Saw IIIAmanda YoungNominated for an Eyegore
Nominated for a Scream Award
2007Saw IVAmanda YoungArchive footage
Won an Eyegore Award
2008Saw VAmanda YoungArchive footage
2009The Grudge 3Dr. Francine SullivanDirect-to-DVD release
2009Saw VIAmanda Young
2010Kill SpeedHoney
2010Saw 3DAmanda YoungArchive footage
2013Jayne Mansfield's CarVicky Caldwell
2013Grace UnpluggedMichelle Trey
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Silver SpoonsTawny1 episode
1985Not My KidCarolTelevision film
1985It's Your MoveBrenda1 episode
1985Cagney & Lacey1 episode
1985Crime of InnocenceJodi HaywardTelevision film, nominated for Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week
1986All is ForgivenSonia Russell9 episodes
1986Easy PreyTina Marie RisicoTelevision film
1988BluegrassAlice GibbsTelevision film
1988I Saw What You Did... and I Know Who You Are!Kim FieldingTelevision film
1989–1990Brand New LifeAmanda Gibbons6 episodes
1990Lucky/ChancesOlympia Stanislopolous GoldenMiniseries
1993Murder, She WroteJill Cleveland1 episode
1994The StandJulie LawryMiniseries, 2 episodes
1994The X-FilesJessie O'Neilepisode: "Firewalker"
1996Face of EvilJeanelle PolkTelevision film
1997Something Borrowed, Something BlueTeriTelevision film
1997ArsenioLaura Lauman6 episodes
1997The ShiningWaitressMiniseries
1997–1998The Tom ShowFlorence Madison19 episodes
1998PlayersLila1 episode
1998Twice Upon a TimeMaggie FowlerTelevision film
1998–2004BeckerLinda129 episodes
2003Kim PossibleVivian Porter1 episode
2005Washington StreetTelevision film
2007Traveling in PacksIvyUnsold pilot
2007Secrets of an Undercover WifeLisa Wilder-CrewsTelevision film
200830 Days of Night: Dust to DustDetective Gina HarcourtMiniseries
Executive producer
2008Scream QueensHerselfHost and mentor (8 episodes)
2010The Secret Life of the American TeenagerCarrieGuest Star
2010Law & Order: Los AngelesTrudyGuest star
2012–2014Anger ManagementJennifer GoodsonMain Role, 100 episodes

Awards and nominations[edit]

YearAwardResultCategoryFilm or series
1985Dramalogue Critics AwardWonPerformanceTo Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1987Young Artist AwardNominatedExceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the WeekCrime of Innocence
1989Young Artist AwardNominatedBest Young Actress in a Horror or Mystery Motion PictureThe Blob
2007Spike TV Scream AwardsNominatedMost Vile VillainSaw III, with Tobin Bell
2007Chiller-Eyegore AwardsWonSaw franchise

Video games[edit]

YearTitleRole
2002Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityFever 105 Female Imager
2012Lollipop ChainsawMariska, Queen of Psychedelia

Discography[edit]

Albums
  • Vial, Fydolla Ho (4-track Demo CD, unknown year)
  • Untied, Fydolla Ho (2001)
  • It's OK to be Happy, Smith & Pyle (2008)

Featured in film[edit]

  • "I Fear", Carnival of Souls (1998)
  • "Killer Inside" (with Hydrovibe), Saw III soundtrack (2006)
  • "Zytrate Anatomy", Repo! The Genetic Opera 10-minute short film (2006)
  • "Please Myself", Catacombs soundtrack (2007)

With Fydolla Ho[edit]

  • "Oh Yeah"
  • "No Matter"
  • "Pieces"
  • "Behave"
  • "Afraid"

With Smith & Pyle[edit]

  • "One Night Stand" (2010)
  • "Rafael" (2010)

Unknown album[edit]

  • "Deciding" (2004)
  • "Head" (2004)
  • "Shelter" (2004)
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Born: July 3, 1969 (age 47), Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
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