Years active 1995–present Children Saraya Role Actress | Name Shadia Simmons Website staractingstudios.com | |
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Born June 28, 1986 (age 37) ( 1986-06-28 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation Actress, Teacher, Director Movies and TV shows The Color of Friendship, Life with Derek, Strange Days at Blake Hol, Zenon: The Zequel, Quints Similar People Lindsey Haun, Joy Tanner, Manny Coto, Ashley Leggat, Ariel Waller | ||
Shadia Simmons (born June 28, 1986) is a Canadian actress, teacher, and director. She is best known for her role as Corrine Baxter in the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, her recurring role as Emily on Life with Derek and for her starring role as Piper Dellums in the 2000 movie The Color of Friendship.
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Career
Her first film was Moonlight and Valentino, where she played the part of Jenny Morrow, the daughter of a character played by Whoopi Goldberg. She appeared in the Disney production A Saintly Switch and was cast in a number of Disney Channel Original Movies. Simmons has starred in four television series, Ace Lightning, I Was a Sixth Grade Alien, Life with Derek, and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High.
Personal life
Simmons was born in Toronto, Ontario. She has completed her Master's degree in Education at a college in Buffalo, New York. Shadia is the oldest out of three siblings; she has a brother named A.J. and a sister named Sabrina. She also has 3 kids. 2 daughters and a son.
Teaching career
With her New York and Ontario teaching certification, she is now teaching for the Peel District School Board at the High School level. She also works for PLASP, running a successful after school program as well as Peel Respite, where she works one on one with students with special needs. Shadia is also a director at Star Acting Studios.
Filmography
Actress
2005
Life with Derek (TV Series) as
Emily Davis
- Surprise! (2009) - Emily Davis
- Futuritis (2009) - Emily Davis
- Truman's Last Chance (2009) - Emily Davis
- Rude Awakenings (2009) - Emily Davis
- Teddy's Back (2009) - Emily Davis
- Tuesday Afternoon Fever (2008) - Emily Davis
- No More Games (2008) - Emily Davis
- No Secrets (2008) - Emily Davis
- Happy New Schoolyear (2008) - Emily Davis
- 6 1/2 (2008) - Emily Davis
- March Break (2008) - Emily Davis
- Just Friends (2008) - Emily Davis
- Two Kisses, One Party (2008) - Emily Davis
- Driving Lessons (2008) - Emily Davis
- Rumor Mill (Valentine's Day) (2008) - Emily Davis
- Ivanwho? (2008) - Emily Davis
- Make No Prom-ises (2007) - Emily Davis
- Allergy Season (2007) - Emily Davis
- A Very Derekus Christmas (2007) - Emily Davis
- Not So Sweet Sixteen (2007) - Emily Davis
- Cheerleader Casey (2007) - Emily Davis
- Things That Go Bump in the Night (2007) - Emily Davis
- Sixteen Sparkplugs (2007) - Emily Davis
- Fright Night (2007) - Emily Davis
- Grade A Cheater (2007) - Emily Davis
- Show-Off-Tune (2007) - Emily Davis
- Home Movies (2007) - Emily Davis
- Power Failure (2007) - Emily Davis
- Slacker Mom (2007) - Emily Davis
- Misadventures in Babysitting (2007) - Emily Davis
- Two Timing Derek (2007) - Emily Davis
- The Dating Game (2006) - Emily Davis
- Dinner Guest (2006) - Emily Davis
- Mice and Men (2006) - Emily Davis
- The Bet (2006) - Emily Davis
- Prank Wars (2006) - Emily Davis
- Lies My Brother Told Me (2006) - Emily Davis
- The Venturian Candidate (2006) - Emily Davis
- Middle Manic (2006) - Emily Davis
- Date with Derek (2006) - Emily Davis
- Male Code Blue (2006) - Emily Davis
- All Systems No Go (2006) - Emily Davis
- Babe Raider (2005) - Emily Davis
- Sweet Misery (2005) - Emily Davis
- Marti the Monster (2005) - Emily Davis
- The Poxfather (2005) - Emily Davis
- Grade-Point: Average (2005) - Emily Davis
- The Party (2005) - Emily Davis
- The Fall (2005) - Emily Davis
- The Room (2005) - Emily Davis
2002
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (TV Series) as
Corrine Baxter / Tyler Jessup
- Conclusions: Part 1 (2006) - Corrine Baxter
- Conclusions: Part 3 (2006) - Corrine Baxter
- Conclusions: Part 2 (2006) - Corrine Baxter
- Inquiry (2005) - Corrine Baxter
- Past (2005) - Corrine Baxter
- Friction (2005) - Corrine Baxter
- Chirality (2005) - Corrine Baxter
- Probability (2005) - Corrine Baxter
- Hologram (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Vision (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Nanotechnology (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Camouflage (2004) - Corrine Baxter / Tyler Jessup
- Tesseract (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Allure (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Nocturnal (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Transference (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Stopwatch (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Echolocation (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Nutrition (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Hemispheres (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Equation (2004) - Corrine Baxter
- Technology (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Ecosystem (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Chemistry (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Brainwaves (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Genome (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Cold (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Pheromones (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Wormhole 2 (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Shrink (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Robot (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Lost (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Who? (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Storm (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Radio (2003) - Corrine Baxter
- Culture (2002) - Corrine Baxter
- Fate (2002) - Corrine Baxter
- Lifetime (2002) - Corrine Baxter
- Thursday (2002) - Corrine Baxter
- Magnet (2002) - Corrine Baxter
- Invisible (2002) - Corrine Baxter
- Wormhole (2002) - Corrine Baxter
2002
Ace Lightning (TV Series) as
Samantha Thompson
- Choices (2004) - Samantha Thompson
- Uninvited Guest (2004) - Samantha Thompson
- Upgrades (2004) - Samantha Thompson
- Behind the Mask (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- Once Upon a Hero (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- Opposite Attraction (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- Only Human (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- There's No Place Like Home (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- Face the Music (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- The Substitute (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- The Trap Is Set (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- The Game Begins (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- A Friend in Need (2002) - Samantha Thompson
- The Unlikely Hero - Samantha Thompson
- Not Alone at Home - Samantha Thompson
- Nobody's Hero - Samantha Thompson
- Game Over - Samantha Thompson
- Download Disaster - Samantha Thompson
- Unidentified Flying Superhero - Samantha Thompson
- Tunnel of Love - Samantha Thompson
- The Rat Turns - Samantha Thompson
- The Play's the Thing - Samantha Thompson
- The Not-So-Great Outdoors - Samantha Thompson
- The Last Laugh - Samantha Thompson
- The Field Trip - Samantha Thompson
- The Biggest Fan - Samantha Thompson
- Knights Under Cover - Samantha Thompson
- Daffy Duff - Samantha Thompson
- Ace's Wild - Samantha Thompson
2002
Girlstuff/Boystuff (TV Series) as
Eva / Pretty Reporter
- Style 911/Eleven Minute Workout - Eva
- Health Class Horrors/Lights, Camera, Ahhhh! - Pretty Reporter
2002
Too Young to Be a Dad (TV Movie) as
Blair
2001
The Zack Files (TV Series) as
Sarah / The Goddess
- Kleptomanizack (2002) - Sarah
- Once and Future Zack (2002) - Sarah
- Zack Girl (2001) - Sarah
- Captain Sonic (2001) - Sarah
- Dinner with Grandpa (2001) - The Goddess
- Sparkin' (2001) - The Goddess
2001
Zenon: The Zequel (TV Movie) as
Nebula Wade
2000
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (TV Series) as
October Wilde
- To See the Invisible Geek! (2000) - October Wilde
- I Am Larrabe Hicks! (2000) - October Wilde
- Truth-O-Rama Crunchdown! (2000) - October Wilde
- Earthside Story! (2000) - October Wilde
- Cam-Puter Meltdown Mayhem! (2000) - October Wilde
- A Very Buttsman Christmas (2000) - October Wilde
- Dr. Pleskit and Mr. Ventraa! (2000) - October Wilde
- Alien Quiz Show! (2000) - October Wilde
- The Revenge of Septic Willy! (2000) - October Wilde
- Bride of Pleskit! (2000) - October Wilde
- Hevi Hevi Beat Craze Catastrophe (2000) - October Wilde
- There's an Alien in My Seat! (2000) - October Wilde
- His Girlfriend Is an Alien! (2000) - October Wilde
2000
Virtual Mom (TV Movie) as
Amy
2000
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (TV Movie) as
Jenny
2000
Quints (TV Movie) as
Zoe
2000
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) as
A.J.
- The Tale of the Night Nurse (2000) - A.J.
2000
The Color of Friendship (TV Movie) as
Piper Dellums
1999
Dear America: A Picture of Freedom (TV Movie) as
Clotee
1999
The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) as
Annette Anderson
- A Saintly Switch (1999) - Annette Anderson
1998
Noddy (TV Series) as
Actor
1997
Color of Justice (TV Movie) as
Harriet
1997
In His Father's Shoes (TV Movie) as
Maggie
1996
Holiday Affair (TV Movie) as
Girl on Rollerblades
1996
Goosebumps (TV Series) as
Alicia
- Night of the Living Dummy II (1996) - Alicia
1995
Moonlight and Valentino as
Jenny Morrow
Self
2001
Express Yourself (TV Series) as
Self
References
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