| Shanica Knowles | |
| Occupation: | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Yearsactive: | 2004–present |
Shanica Knowles also known simply as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist,[1] 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 , Simone Burch on The Young and the Restless, and Tahlia on Life-Size 2.
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 . 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.[2] [3] 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.[4]
Despite numerous reports to the contrary and sharing the same last name, she has stated that she has no relation to singers Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jump In! | Shauna Keaton | TV movie | |
| Sierra | TV movie | |||
| 2011 | 3 Times a Charm | Shana | ||
| 2012 | Sassy Pants | Amber | ||
| 2015 | Megachurch Murder | Hanna Spears | ||
| Birthday Boy | Winona | Short | ||
| 2016 | 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 |
| 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 |