Shannon Marie Woodward
Encyclopedia
Shannon Woodward is an American actress known for playing Sabrina on Raising Hope
and Di Di Malloy on The Riches
.
. As a child, she moved with her family to Boca Raton, Florida
, where she attended Olympic Heights Community High School
. There she began acting and later caught the attention of a casting director for Nickelodeon
’s Clarissa Explains It All
. Besides acting, Shannon plays guitar and sings. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles, California
. She was in a long term relationship with Andrew Garfield before they split the spring of 2011.
, she would reprise this role twice during the show's five season run.
After her sitcom debut, Woodward won small parts in a trio of made-for-TV movies. First, alongside Clarissa star Melissa Joan Hart
in the 1995 made-for-tv drama Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare. Then in 1995 she played Lucy her second made-for-TV film, Tornado!. In 1997 she played an uncredited role in the CBS miniseries True Women.
Between 2000 and 2005, Shannon played a number of minor roles in various television shows including The Drew Carey Show
, Grounded For Life
, Malcolm in the Middle
, Crossing Jordan
, Without a Trace
, Psych
, and Boston Public
.
Shannon's big-screen debut came in the 2005 when she played Emma Sharp, the daughter of Texas Ranger
Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones
), who is assigned to protect a group of University of Texas cheerleaders who were witness to a murder in the action comedy Man of the House.
In 2007, Shannon 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 Irish Travellers. In the series, Di Di, along with her parents Dahlia and Wayne (Minnie Driver
, Eddie Izzard
), and her brothers Cael and Sam (Noel Fisher, Aidan Mitchell
) find themselves personally conflicted after stealing the identity of a wealthy couple and trying to assimilate into "buffer" culture in an upscale gated community
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
.
After The Riches ended, Shannon played the role of Leah in the supernatural
teen horror film
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
.
Shannon's return to TV was the 2009 pilot
Limelight, about a New York City
school for performing arts. The series was not picked up.
That same year, Shannon played a recurring role on NBC
's ER
as Kelly Taggart, sister of nurse Samantha "Sam" Taggart
. She also starred in another teen thriller The Shortcut
.
In 2010, Shannon completed filming the independent drama Girlfriend
.
Shannon currently stars in the FOX
sitcom Raising Hope
, which also stars Cloris Leachman
and Martha Plimpton
. She plays Sabrina, a grocery store checkout clerk who is the would-be love interest of Jimmy, the series lead played by Lucas Neff
.
Raising Hope
Raising Hope is a television comedy program first aired on September 21, 2010 on Fox. The series airs on Tuesdays at 9:30 pm. On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season, which premiered on September 20, 2011....
and Di Di Malloy on The Riches
The Riches
The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
.
Personal life
Woodward was born in Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. As a child, she moved with her family to Boca Raton, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, where she attended Olympic Heights Community High School
Olympic Heights Community High School
Olympic Heights Community High School is a public high school, located at 20101 Lyons Road, serving west Boca Raton, parts of Boynton Beach and parts of Delray Beach as part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida.- Academies :...
. There she began acting and later caught the attention of a casting director for Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
’s Clarissa Explains It All
Clarissa Explains It All
Clarissa Explains It All is an American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Mitchell Kriegman, it aired for five seasons for a total of 65 episodes from March 23, 1991, to December 3, 1994, and then went into reruns....
. Besides acting, Shannon plays guitar and sings. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. She was in a long term relationship with Andrew Garfield before they split the spring of 2011.
Career
While living in Florida with her family, Woodward starred in several local community plays. Her first on-screen acting job came in 1991 when she played the occasionally recurring role of Missy on cable network Nickelodeon's Clarissa Explains It All. According to the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
, she would reprise this role twice during the show's five season run.
After her sitcom debut, Woodward won small parts in a trio of made-for-TV movies. First, alongside Clarissa star Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Catherine Hart is an American actress, writer, television director, television producer, singer and businesswoman...
in the 1995 made-for-tv drama Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare. Then in 1995 she played Lucy her second made-for-TV film, Tornado!. In 1997 she played an uncredited role in the CBS miniseries True Women.
Between 2000 and 2005, Shannon played a number of minor roles in various television shows including The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
, Grounded For Life
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...
, Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
, Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
, Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
, Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
, and Boston Public
Boston Public
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
.
Shannon's big-screen debut came in the 2005 when she played Emma Sharp, the daughter of Texas Ranger
Texas Ranger Division
The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, and is based in Austin, Texas...
Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive....
), who is assigned to protect a group of University of Texas cheerleaders who were witness to a murder in the action comedy Man of the House.
In 2007, Shannon got her big break in the series The Riches
The Riches
The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
, 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 Irish Travellers. In the series, Di Di, along with her parents Dahlia and Wayne (Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, as well as for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the television series The Riches.- Early life...
, Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard
Edward John "Eddie" Izzard is a British stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime...
), and her brothers Cael and Sam (Noel Fisher, Aidan Mitchell
Aidan Mitchell
Aidan Daley Mitchell is an American film and TV actor.Mitchell spent his first few years in Massachusetts, but when he was 3½ years his family relocated to his father's birthplace of Galway, Ireland where he spent the next 7 years...
) find themselves personally conflicted after stealing the identity of a wealthy couple and trying to assimilate into "buffer" culture in an upscale gated community
Gated community
In its modern form, a gated community is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly-controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually consist of small residential...
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
.
After The Riches ended, Shannon played the role of Leah in the supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
teen horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
The Haunting of Molly Hartley is a 2008 supernatural horror film written by John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine and directed by Mickey Liddell starring Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Lowndes and Jake Weber.-Plot:...
.
Shannon's return to TV was the 2009 pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
Limelight, about a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
school for performing arts. The series was not picked up.
That same year, Shannon played a recurring role on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
as Kelly Taggart, sister of nurse Samantha "Sam" Taggart
Samantha Taggart
Samantha "Sam" Taggart is a fictional character on the NBC prime time drama ER. She is played by actress Linda Cardellini. Linda Cardellini's addition into the main cast opening credits was in the 5th episode of season 10.- Precursor :...
. She also starred in another teen thriller The Shortcut
The Shortcut
The Shortcut is a 2009 horror-thriller film directed by Nicholaus Goossen. The movie stars Andrew Seeley, Shannon Woodward, Dave Franco and Katrina Bowden. Adam Sandler production company, Happy Madison Productions made the movie, with Sandler serving as an Executive Producer...
.
In 2010, Shannon completed filming the independent drama Girlfriend
Girlfriend (2010 film)
Girlfriend is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Justin Lerner and starring Evan Sneider, Jackson Rathbone, Shannon Woodward and Amanda Plummer.-Plot:...
.
Shannon currently stars in the FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
sitcom Raising Hope
Raising Hope
Raising Hope is a television comedy program first aired on September 21, 2010 on Fox. The series airs on Tuesdays at 9:30 pm. On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season, which premiered on September 20, 2011....
, which also stars Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award...
and Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Martha Campbell Plimpton is an American actress and singer and former model. Plimpton is a screen, stage and television actress. She first appeared as Jonsy in the feature film River Rats before rising to prominence in the Richard Donner film The Goonies portraying the character Stef...
. She plays Sabrina, a grocery store checkout clerk who is the would-be love interest of Jimmy, the series lead played by Lucas Neff
Lucas Neff
Lucas Neff is an American actor from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his work in the role of James "Jimmy" Chance in the sitcom Raising Hope....
.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Emma Sharp | |
| The Quiet The Quiet The Quiet is a 2005 American drama and thriller film directed by Jamie Babbit, and starring Camilla Belle and Elisha Cuthbert. It focuses on a mute teenage girl, Dot who goes to live with her godparents after her father dies, where she slowly learns the disturbing secrets of the family, primarily... |
Fiona | ||
| 2007 | The Comebacks The Comebacks The Comebacks is a 2007 American satirical comedy film directed by Tom Brady. This film is a parody of the clichés and plots of the sports film genre. In the UK, Greece, Finland and Australia this film is called Sports Movie and called Team of Crazy in Brazil... |
Emily | |
| 2008 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley The Haunting of Molly Hartley The Haunting of Molly Hartley is a 2008 supernatural horror film written by John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine and directed by Mickey Liddell starring Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Lowndes and Jake Weber.-Plot:... |
Leah | |
| 2009 | The Shortcut The Shortcut The Shortcut is a 2009 horror-thriller film directed by Nicholaus Goossen. The movie stars Andrew Seeley, Shannon Woodward, Dave Franco and Katrina Bowden. Adam Sandler production company, Happy Madison Productions made the movie, with Sandler serving as an Executive Producer... |
Lisa | |
| 2010 | Girlfriend Girlfriend (2010 film) Girlfriend is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Justin Lerner and starring Evan Sneider, Jackson Rathbone, Shannon Woodward and Amanda Plummer.-Plot:... |
Candy | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991, 1993-1994 | Clarissa Explains It All Clarissa Explains It All Clarissa Explains It All is an American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Mitchell Kriegman, it aired for five seasons for a total of 65 episodes from March 23, 1991, to December 3, 1994, and then went into reruns.... |
Missy/Alien 3 | Episodes: Revenge, Alter Ego as Missy, UFO as Alien 3 |
| 1995 | Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare | Leigh Dooley | TV movie |
| 1996 | Tornado! Tornado! Tornado! is a made for TV movie starring Bruce Campbell and Shannon Sturges, released on May 7, 1996. It was written by John Logan and directed by Noel Nosseck.-Plot:... |
Lucy | TV movie |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office... |
Lucy | Episode: Pilot |
| Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... |
Tammy | Episode: Houseboat | |
| 2001-2002 | Grounded for Life Grounded for Life Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season... |
Kristina | Episodes: In My Room, Jimmy's Got a Gun, Is She Really Going Out with Walt? |
| 2002 | Greetings from Tucson Greetings from Tucson Greetings from Tucson is a television sitcom which aired on The WB during the 2002-2003 season. The series was executive produced by Rob LaZebnik, Peter Murrieta, Howard Klein and David Miner.... |
Chrissy | Episode: Popularity |
| 2003 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Vicki Johnson | Episode: Sons and Daughters |
| Boston Public Boston Public Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place... |
Allison/Marianne Karr | Episodes: Chapter Sixty-Nine as Allison, Chapter Seventy-Four as Marianne Karr | |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation Medical Investigation Medical Investigation was an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before being cancelled in 2005... |
Danielle Johnson | Episode: The Unclean |
| 2005 | Quintuplets Quintuplets Quintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood.... |
Bailey | Episode: Chutes and Letters |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Raquel Montero - 1994 | Episode: Detention |
| 2007 | Psych | Alice Bundy | Episode: Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Cecilia Strayer | Episode: Svengali | |
| 2007-2008 | The Riches The Riches The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:... |
Di Di Malloy | Main cast |
| 2009 | Limelight | Zoe Green | TV movie |
| Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Linda | Episode: Zoe's Reprise | |
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Kelly Taggart | Episodes: A Long, Strange Trip, T-Minus-6 | |
| 2010-present | Raising Hope Raising Hope Raising Hope is a television comedy program first aired on September 21, 2010 on Fox. The series airs on Tuesdays at 9:30 pm. On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season, which premiered on September 20, 2011.... |
Sabrina Collins | Main cast |
External links
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