Shannon Walker Williams
| Shannon Walker Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Miami, Florida |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Northeastern University |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress, singer |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Ray Allen |
| 👶 Children | 5 |
Shannon Walker Williams is an American actress and singer.
Early life
Williams, the daughter of John (a high school teacher) and Jackie Williams,[1] grew up in Rockfall, Connecticut,[2][3] and graduated from Mercy High School, Middletown, in 1992.[1] She attended Northeastern University as a music industry major,[3][4] but left her studies to join the all-female R&B group Shades,[3] which was signed to Motown Records.[5] Williams plays piano, as well as writing, arranging and singing.[2]
Williams' first appearance on screen was in the soap As the World Turns, playing a pregnant teenage runaway auditioning for a job in a strip club, in an episode which had its transmission on the east coast of the US interrupted by a livestream of news about NATO airstrikes in Yugoslavia.[1] In the film Girlfight, Williams played "a bitch named Veronica"[6] who takes a punch from the main character, fellow school student Diana, "ostensibly for seducing her best friend's boyfriend."[7]
Personal life
Williams married basketball player Ray Allen on August 16, 2008 after having dated since 1999.[1] They have four children together.[8]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | As the World Turns | Luisa Ruiz | [1] |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy | ||
| 2001 | Blue's Clues | Miranda | 2 Episodes |
| 2004 | Century City | Voxy |
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Girlfight | Veronica | [6][7] |
| 2000 | Bamboozled | Young Black Woman | |
| 2002 | Britney, Baby, One More Time | Diane |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Daley, Bill (26 March 1999). "Airstrikes Cut Actress's Soap Opera Debut Short". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. B7. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bonelli, Winnie (11 July 1997). "Shades: Jersey City Girls Hit Motown". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. pp. E1, E4. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (17 July 1997). "Harmonies rooted in pride". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. pp. E1, E5. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ "Ray Allen's Wife Shannon Walker Williams". Baller Wives. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ray Allen's wife Shannon Walker Williams". Player Wives. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Schembri, Jim (24 November 2000). "Knockout girl". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p. EG3. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lawson, Terry (29 September 2000). "Winning performances". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. E1. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ Silverstein, Clara. "Face to Face: An Interview with Shannon Allen". Wellesley Weston. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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