Shadia Simmons is a Canadian actress.

Career

Her first movie was Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino is a 1995 American dramedy film directed by David Anspaugh. The screenplay by Ellen Simon is based on her semi-autobiographical play of the same title staged at Duke University six years earlier.-Plot:...

, where she played the part of "Jenny Morrow", the daughter of a character played by Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...

. She played in the Disney production A Saintly Switch

A Saintly Switch

A Saintly Switch is a made for TV comedy film directed by film director, Peter Bogdanovich and produced in 1999 in by Walt Disney Animations, first exhibited on The Wonderful World of Disney. The plot revolves around an aging NFL quarterback and his stay-at-home wife switching bodies...

and was cast in a number of Disney Channel Original Movies. Simmons has starred in four television series, Ace Lightning

Ace Lightning

Ace Lightning is a children's television show co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis, which has been broadcast in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. The show was filmed in Canada, but the program was set in America...

, I Was A Sixth Grade Alien

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien was a live-action/comedy television show following the chronicles of Pleskit, a purple skinned, blue haired alien with an antenna positioned on his head. He tries to fit in and make some friends but due to his strange appearance he doesn't succeed very well...

, Life with Derek

Life with Derek

Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...

on the Disney Channel, and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High

Black Hole High is a Canadian science fiction television program which first aired in North America in October 2002 on NBC and Discovery Kids...

.

Personal life

Shadia hails from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. She has completed her Master's degree

Master's degree

A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...

 in Education in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Moonlight and Valentino Moonlight and Valentino Moonlight and Valentino is a 1995 American dramedy film directed by David Anspaugh. The screenplay by Ellen Simon is based on her semi-autobiographical play of the same title staged at Duke University six years earlier.-Plot:...	Jenny Morrow
1996	Goosebumps Goosebumps (TV series) Goosebumps is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.-Networks:...	Alicia	Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy II"
1996	Holiday Affair	Girl on Rollerblades	TV movie
1997	In His Father's Shoes	Maggie	TV movie
1997	Color of Justice	Harriet	TV movie
1998	Noddy	Actor	TV series
1999	A Saintly Switch A Saintly Switch A Saintly Switch is a made for TV comedy film directed by film director, Peter Bogdanovich and produced in 1999 in by Walt Disney Animations, first exhibited on The Wonderful World of Disney. The plot revolves around an aging NFL quarterback and his stay-at-home wife switching bodies...	Annette Anderson	TV movie
1999	Dear America: A Picture of Freedom	Clotee	TV short
2000	The Color of Friendship	Piper Dellums	TV movie
2000	Are You Afraid of the Dark? Are You Afraid of the Dark? Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...	A.J.	Episode: "The Tale of the Night Nurse"
2000	Quints Quints Quints is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Kimberly J. Brown as the older sister of a set of quintuplets.- Plot summary :...	Zoe	TV movie
2000	Virtual Mom	Amy	TV movie
2000	The Sandy Bottom Orchestra	Jenny	TV movie
2000	I Was a Sixth Grade Alien I Was a Sixth Grade Alien I Was a Sixth Grade Alien was a live-action/comedy television show following the chronicles of Pleskit, a purple skinned, blue haired alien with an antenna positioned on his head. He tries to fit in and make some friends but due to his strange appearance he doesn't succeed very well...	October Wilde	13 episodes
2001	Zenon: The Zequel Zenon: The Zequel Zenon: The Zequel is a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie and the second installment of the Disney Channel's "Zenon" television film series, following the first installment, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, and preceding Zenon: Z3.-Plot:...	Nebula Wade	TV movie
2001–2002	The Zack Files The Zack Files The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer. Zack manages to get himself into trouble with...	Sarah	6 episodes
2002	Girlstuff/Boystuff Girlstuff/Boystuff Girlstuff/Boystuff is a Canadian animated television series that first aired on BKN in 2002. It currently airs on the Australian free-to-air digital television channel ABC2 as part of the ABC Rollercoaster lineup...	Eva Pretty Reporter	Episode: "Style 911/Eleven Minute Workout" Episode: "Health Class Horrors/Lights, Camera, Ahhhh!"
2002	A Family's Decision Too Young to Be a Dad Too Young To Be A Dad is a made-for-television movie about teen pregnancy that aired in May 2002 on Lifetime.-Plot summary:The film opens with 15 year old Matt Freeman becoming the youngest member to be inducted into his school's Honor Society...	Blair	TV movie
2002–2006	Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Black Hole High is a Canadian science fiction television program which first aired in North America in October 2002 on NBC and Discovery Kids...	Corrine Baxter	38 episodes
2002–2004	Ace Lightning Ace Lightning Ace Lightning is a children's television show co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis, which has been broadcast in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. The show was filmed in Canada, but the program was set in America...	Samantha Thompson	29 episodes
2005–2009	Life with Derek Life with Derek Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...	Emily Davis	47 episodes

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