Shaunette Renée Wilson
Shaunette Renée Wilson | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Shaunette Renée Wilson (born January 19, 1990) is a Guyanese-born American actress. She is best known for her roles in Black Panther, Billions and A Kid Like Jake.[1] She recently played Dr. Mina Okafor in the Amy Holden Jones-created Fox series The Resident.[2]
Biography
Shaunette Renée Wilson was born in Guyana and raised in New York from the age of two. She is the daughter of Deberah and Wesley Wilson, and she has three siblings: brother Andre and sisters Serena and Synique.[3]
Shaunette attended the Yale School of Drama. Her Yale School of Drama credits include: Cardboard Piano, Paradise Lost, The Seagull, and The Children. Shaunette received her BA in Drama and Theater from Queens College.[4]
In 2021, Shaunette joined the cast of the fifth Indiana Jones film.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | A Kid Like Jake | Dream Mom | |
Black Panther | Dora Milaje | ||
2023 | Untitled fifth Indiana Jones film | TBA |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Billions | Stephanie Reed | 7 episodes |
2018–2021 | The Resident | Dr. Mina Okafor | Main cast (Seasons 1-4) |
2019 | Into the Dark | Marie | Episode: "Treehouse" |
References
- ^ "Actress Shaunette Renée Wilson Brings More Guyanese Girl Magic to Black Panther Movie! - Guyanese Girls Rock!". guyanesegirlsrock.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (7 March 2017). "Shaunette Renée Wilson Joins 'The Resident' Fox Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Actress Shaunette Renée Wilson Brings More Guyanese Girl Magic To Black Panther Movie!". Guyanese Girls Rock. 14 February 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "Award Winners | Princess Grace Foundation-USA". www.pgfusa.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (May 14, 2021). "'Indiana Jones 5': Boyd Holbrook and Shaunette Renée Wilson Join Harrison Ford In Next Installment". Deadline. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- American film actresses
- American people of Guyanese descent
- African-American actresses
- American screen actor, 1990s birth stubs