Shauna Shim

Shauna Shim
Born (1979-03-28) 28 March 1979
Miami, Florida, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Shauna Shim (born 28 March 1979) is an American-born English actress.

Early life

Shim was born in Miami, Florida, United States to an African-American mother and Chinese father. In 1989, when Shim was ten years old, her family moved from the US to England. Shim was raised in Nottingham, England, and trained at the Carlton Television Workshop. Her brother, Andrew Shim, is also an actor, whom she has been quoted as saying she would "love to work with".[1]

Career

She has worked in film, television and on the West End stage. Her film work has covered genres including horror (An American Haunting, 2005), comedy (Big Nothing, 2006), and independent arthouse (Dogville, 2003).

Shim has appeared in television series and dramas, including the British drama series A Thing Called Love,[2]; the US TV series The Embassy; the Irish drama-series Legend, and Miss Drill in a children's TV series (The Worst Witch, 2017–20).[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Wit Student Television film
2003 This Little Life Nurse Janey
Octane Paramedic
Dogville June
2004 Piccadilly Jim Pett House Main
2005 An American Haunting Anky
2006 Big Nothing Melanie #1
2011 Blind Date Bartender Short film
Naughty Gluttony
Silver Lining Emma
Cardinal Hen
2013 Echo Shauna
2019 County Lines Briony
2021 Growing Pains Mrs. Johnson Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 Coping with... Mel Series regular; 6 episodes
1999–2000 Microsoap Lisa Recurring role; 9 episodes
2001 The Savages Holly Recurring role; 5 episodes
2002 The American Embassy Gwen Episode: "China Cup"
2003 Crossroads Philomena Wise Recurring role; 3 episodes
2004 Doctors Joanna Parks Episode: "Hasty Hearts"
A Thing Called Love Chantelle Staple Series regular; 6 episodes
2005 Holby City Ruth Evans Episode: "Patience"
2006 Legend Victoria Episode: "Episode 1"
2011 Waterloo Road DS Mitchell Episode: "Series 7, Episode 1"
2017 Episodes Waitress Episode: "Series 5, Episode 3"
W1A Donna Fredericks Episode: "Series 3, Episode 3"
2017–2020 The Worst Witch Miss Dimity Drill Series regular; 51 episodes
2021 Finding Alice School Counsellor Episode: "Episode 3"
2021–2022 Biff & Chip Mrs. Page Recurring role; 10 episodes
2022 The Capture Shadow Home Secretary Episode: "Imposter Syndrome"
Somewhere Boy Siobhan Recurring role; 2 episodes
2023–present Waterloo Road Valerie Chambers Series regular
2026 Casualty Fleur Metcalfe 1 episode

Stage

  • Worker's Writes – Royal Court Theatre
  • Cadillac Ranch – Soho Theatre
  • Splash Hatch On The E Going Down – Donmar Warehouse Theatre
  • Four – Royal Court Theatre

References

  1. ↑ "Shauna Shim Interview - Nottingham Articles - LeftLion.co.uk". www.leftlion.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "BBC - Nottingham - Features - Shauna Shaw in Love". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010.
  3. ↑ The Worst Witch, Clare Higgins, Bella Ramsey, Raquel Cassidy, retrieved 28 February 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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