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Shawnee Smith (b. July 3,1970 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA) is an American actress. As well as the many films and television shows in which she has appeared, Smith was a lead singer for a band called "Fydolla Ho", with which she toured the USA and the UK.

Smith's first appearance in a feature film was in the 1982 film adaptation of the play Annie. Several years later, she starred in the hit 1987 comedy film Summer School as the pregnant teen Rhonda Altobello and in the 1988 remake of the Steve McQueen classic The Blob (1988) as Meg Penny. She is also well known for her role in the 2004 horror film Saw as Amanda Young, reprising the role for the sequel, Saw II. In the DVD commentary of Saw II, it was revealed that Shawnee was four months pregnant with her second child during filming. Smith also reprised her role in the second sequel Saw III.

Smith's best-known television role was Linda, an air-headed nurse's aide, on the CBS hit comedy series Becker. Another well-known role was the bat-faced girl Julie Lawry in the 1994 miniseries The Stand, based on the book by author Stephen King.

Besides her recurring role on Becker, Shawnee Smith made several guest appearances on television shows, such as Cagney & Lacey, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, Players and loaned her voice for an episode of the Disney cartoon Kim Possible as Vivian Porter.

Trivia

• Smith dated Cleto Escobedo years ago. Her relationship with Escobedo, who is the band leader for and childhood friend of Jimmy Kimmel, was discussed on the October 31, 2006 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Complete filmography

Saw III (2006) .... Amanda Young

The Island (2005) .... Suzie

Saw II (2005).... Amanda Young

The Almost Guys (2004) .... Bigger

Becker .... Linda

Saw (2004) .... Amanda Young

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) Female Imaging Voice (Fever 105)

Never Get Outta the Boat (2002) .... Dawn

Breakfast of Champions (1999) .... Bonnie MacMahon

A Slipping-Down Life (1999) .... Faye-Jean Lindsay

Twice Upon a Time (1998) (TV) .... Maggie Fowler

The Party Crashers (1998) .... Carolyn

Carnival of Souls (1998) .... Sandra Grant

Armageddon (film) (1998) .... Redhead

The Shining (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Waitress (episode 3)

Dead Men Can't Dance (1997) .... Sgt. Addy Cooper

Eat Your Heart Out (1997) .... Nicole

Face of Evil (1996) (TV) .... Jeanelle Polk

Female Perversions (1996) .... Make-Up Salesgirl

The Low Life (1995) .... 'Little Tramp' Woman

Leaving Las Vegas (1995) .... Biker Girl

The Stand (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Julie Lawry

Lucky/Chances (1990) (mini) TV Series .... Olympia Stanislopolous Golden

Desperate Hours (1990) .... May Cornell

A Brand New Life (1989) TV Series .... Amanda Gibbons

Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) .... Nikki Downing

The Blob (1988) .... Meg Penny

I Saw What You Did (1988) (TV) .... Kim Fielding

Bluegrass (1988) (TV) .... Alice Gibbs

Summer School (1987) .... Rhonda Altobello

Easy Prey (1986) (TV) .... Tina Marie Risico

Iron Eagle (1986) .... Joenie

Not My Kid (1985) (TV) .... Carol

Annie (1982) .... Dancer

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