Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about SHAWNEE SMITH!
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Missi Pyle and Shawnee Smith released “It’s Okay To Be Happy” in 2008 and the duo’s album got a great deal of airplay on The Time Machine. FM listeners on Maui were treated to a wonderful album that should grace your music collection. Shawnee Smith was a guest on the radio show and shared with our audience the fun and the craft of putting this album together.
The Smith Bros. hail out of Ohio and there is not a single Smith in the band. Mike Clark discussed the second album “Restless” from the group.
Other artists heard on this afternoon FM broadcast include Paul & Lin…
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Shawnee Rebecca Smith (born July 3, 1969) is an american actor and singer . she is known for her portrayal of Amanda Young in the Saw franchise and for starring as Linda in the CBS sitcom Becker . she is the second child of Patricia Ann (née Smoak), an oncology nurse . her parents divorced when she was two years old, and her mother remarried at eight . she attended ranchito she won the Dramalogue Critics Award for her performance . she made her television debut in a McDonald’s commercial titled “Best Friends” in 1978. she joined the screen actors guild at age nine . she took a three year break from acting in the early 1990s . in 1994 she appeared in the TV miniseries, The Stand . she finally landed a small role in the film Leaving Las Vegas . Smith has become well known for her role as Amanda Young in the Saw films . she has been called a “scream queen” due to the number of horror films in which she has appeared . Smith’s pregnancy was kept a secret from everyone except director Darren Lynn Bousman . she has said that she was never on set . any scenes featuring her were dubbed from file footage . Smith admitted she has a hard time watching the Saw films . she originally turned the role of Amanda Young down because it was very upsetting to her . Bousman filmed the trailer after completing Saw III to try to pitch the idea to film producers . Smith did not reprise her role as Heather Sweet when Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures picked up the film in 2007 . Smith was the host and one of three mentors on the VH1 reality program Scream Queens . in 2009, Smith played the role of Dr. Sullivan, child psychiatrist in the third installment of The Grudge trilogy, The Smith appeared in the series premiere of Law & Order: Los Angeles on September 29, 2010 . it was her first television appearance since Scream Queens aired in 2008 . Smith fronted the punk/metal band the band released their debut full-length album, Untied, in December 2001 . Smith began working on a solo album in 2004 with producer Chris Goss . “She was part of a country rock music group with actress Missi Pyle called Smith & Pyle” their first album, “It’s OK to Be Happy,” was released digitally through iTunes and Amazon.com in Smith and Pyle formed their own record label, called Urban Prairie Records . the two disbanded in 2011 before a second album was completed . her two children were featured in the debut Smith & Pyle album, It the children are listed in the album credits as having vocals and narrative tracks for two songs . the song “Sugar” was written by Smith after her divorce from Reposar . Smith is a convert from Protestantism after her religious conversion, Smith expressed regret about the two Maxim photo shoots . she guessed that 80% of her presence on the internet comes from those two shoots alone .