Shanica Knowles

"Shanica" redirects here. For other people, see Shaniqua and Shanika.

Shanica Knowles
Born	(1990-11-17) November 17, 1990 (age 35)
Other names	Shanica
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter
Years active	2004–present

Shanica Knowles (born November 17, 1990), ^[1] also known mononymously as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, ^[2] known for her roles as Amber Addison on Hannah Montana , Shauna Keaton on Jump In! , and Vanessa on Unfabulous . She has also portrayed the roles of Tichina Arnold on Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le , Simone Burch on The Young and the Restless , and Tahlia on Life-Size 2 .

Career

Knowles made her first major acting appearance in 2005 when she played the recurring character Vanessa on season two of the hit Nickelodeon television show Unfabulous . She was later in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Jump In! as Shauna Keaton, alongside Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer. 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 Miley Stewart and Lilly Truscott, 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 Tichina Arnold in the Lifetime biopic Surviving Compton . ^{[3] [4]} Knowles appeared as a recurring character, Simone Burch, on the long-running CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless in 2018, and also co-starred in the Freeform television film Life-Size 2 in December 2018 opposite Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa. ^[5]

Personal life

Despite numerous reports to the contrary due to sharing the same last name, Shanica has stated that she has no relation to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Jump In!	Shauna Keaton	TV movie
	Super Sweet 16: The Movie	Sierra	TV movie
2011	3 Times a Charm	Shana
2012	Sassy Pants	Amber
2015	Megachurch Murder	Hanna Spears
	Birthday Boy	Winona	Short
2016	Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le	Tichina Arnold	TV movie
2018	The Time Capsule	Jane	TV movie
	When It Comes Around	Lisa
	Babysitter's Nightmare	Kaci Washington	TV movie
	Life-Size 2	Tahlia	TV movie
2020	Christmas on the Menu	Iris Davenport	TV movie
2021	Twice Bitten	Kainyah

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Unfabulous	Vanessa	Recurring cast: season 2
2006–11	Hannah Montana	Amber Addison	Recurring cast: season 1-3, guest: season 4
2011	Harry's Law	Shonda	Episode: "Bangers in the House"
	In the Flow with Affion Crockett	Ella	Episode: "Pass the Torch"
	Awkward.	Michelle	Recurring cast: season 1
	Pretty Tough	Pickle	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2012	Melissa & Joey	Sandra	Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
2013	Suburgatory	Amanda	Episode: "Body Talk"
	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Ronday Vu	Episode: "Frauditions"
2014	Love Handles	Face	Recurring cast
2018	The Young and the Restless	Simone Burch	Regular Cast

References

1. Knowles, Shanica [@shanicaknowles]; (November 17, 2020). "This. Is. 30. 11/17/1990" . Retrieved January 15, 2024– via Instagram.
2. "Shanica Knowles on SoundBetter". SoundBetter. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
3. "Shanica Talks The Kenya Doll, Passion For Music, Being The Black Taylor Swift, More". Singersroom.com. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
4. Boehm, Kristin; Dreben, Jed (February 21, 2008). "Miley Cyrus Gets 'Props' from Her Costar". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
5. Petski, Denise (July 9, 2018). "Francia Raisa To Co-Star Opposite Tyra Banks In 'Life Size 2' On Freeform". Deadline.
6. Shanica Knowles; Beyoncé Knowles (September 30, 2014). "Shanica Knowles Interview @ K.I.S. Foundation 11th Annual Celebrity Bowling Challenge" (Interview). Interviewed by Emile Ennis, Jr. Los Angeles: Chasing LA. Retrieved January 14, 2018. (Statement at 2:20)

External links

• Shanica Knowles at IMDb