Shannon Woodward

Shannon Woodward
Woodward in July 2017
Born	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present

Shannon Woodward is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the FOX sitcom Raising Hope (2010–2014), Elsie Hughes on the HBO science-fiction thriller series Westworld (2016–2018), and the voice and motion capture of Dina in the video game The Last of Us Part II, for which she received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination at the 17th British Academy Games Awards.^[1]

Early life

Shannon Woodward was born in Phoenix, Arizona.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Woodward's first on-screen acting job came in 1991 when she played the occasionally recurring role of Missy on Nickelodeon's television series Clarissa Explains It All.^[2] She reprised this role twice during the show's five seasons. Woodward next appeared in made-for-television films: Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995) and Tornado! (1996). In 1997, she played an uncredited role in the CBS miniseries True Women.^[3]

Between 2000 and 2007, Woodward played a number of minor roles in various television shows including The Drew Carey Show, Grounded for Life, Malcolm in the Middle, Crossing Jordan, Without a Trace, Psych, and Boston Public.

Woodward's big-screen debut came in 2005, when she played Emma Sharp, the daughter of a Texas Ranger assigned to protect a group of cheerleaders who witnessed a murder, in the action comedy Man of the House.

In 2007, Woodward got her big break in the series The Riches, which aired for two seasons (2007–2008) on cable network FX. She played the role of Di Di Malloy, the teen daughter and middle child in an American family of Irish Travellers. After The Riches ended, Woodward played the role of Leah in the film The Haunting of Molly Hartley.

Woodward shot the 2009 pilot Limelight, about a New York City school for performing arts, but the series was not picked up. That same year, Woodward had a recurring role on the final season of NBC's ER, as Kelly Taggart, the younger sister of nurse Samantha "Sam" Taggart. She also starred in another teen thriller, The Shortcut.

In 2010, Woodward starred in the independent drama Girlfriend. She also played the lead character in the 2015 ensemble comedy-drama The Breakup Girl.

From September 2010 to April 2014, Woodward had a starring role in the FOX sitcom Raising Hope, playing Sabrina Collins, a grocery store checkout clerk who is the love interest of the series lead.

Woodward appeared in her friend Katy Perry's music video "Hot n Cold" and had a cameo role in Perry's documentary/concert film Katy Perry: Part of Me. Perry, in turn, guest-starred in a season two episode of Raising Hope.^[4]

Woodward played Lois in the 2017 film All Nighter.^[5] She was a regular in two seasons of HBO series Westworld as computer programmer Elsie Hughes.^[6]

It was announced in April 2017 that Woodward would appear in the video game The Last of Us Part II, which was released on June 19, 2020.^[7] Woodward played Dina, the main character Ellie's friend and love interest.^[8]

Personal life

Woodward came out as queer in February 2021.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Man of the House	Emma Sharp
	The Quiet	Fiona
2007	Sunny & Share Love You	Girl on the Street
	The Comebacks	Emily
2008	The Haunting of Molly Hartley	Leah
2009	The Shortcut	Lisa
2010	Girlfriend	Candy
2012	Katy Perry: Part of Me	Herself
2013	Adult World	Candace	^[citation needed]
2014	Search Party	Tracy
	You Me & Her	Anna	Short film
2015	The Breakup Girl	Claire Baker
2016	The Veil	Jill
2017	All Nighter	Lois
	Anna & The Asteroid	Anna	Short film
2019	Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates	Tania Wilde	Voice, direct-to-video
	Ode to Joy	Liza
2021	Happily	Carla
2023	Jagged Mind	Alex [10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991–1994	Clarissa Explains It All	Missy / Alien 3	3 episodes
1995	Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare	Leigh Dooley	Television film
1996	Tornado!	Lucy
1997	True Women	Young Cherokee Woods (age 13)
2000	The Drew Carey Show	Girl in Cafeteria	Episode: "Be Drew to Your School"
2001	Crossing Jordan	Lucy	Episode: Pilot; uncredited
	Malcolm in the Middle	Tammy	Episode: "Houseboat"
2001–2002	Grounded for Life	Kristina	3 episodes
2002	Greetings from Tucson	Chrissy	Episode: "Popularity"
2003	Without a Trace	Vicki Johnson	Episode: "Sons and Daughters"
	Boston Public	Allison / Marianne Karr	2 episodes
2004	Medical Investigation	Danielle Johnson	Episode: "The Unclean"
2005	Quintuplets	Bailey	Episode: "Chutes and Letters"
2006	Cold Case	Raquel Montero (1994)	Episode: "Detention"
2007	Psych	Alice Bundy	Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Cecilia Strayer	Episode: "Svengali"
2007–2008	The Riches	Di Di Malloy	Main role
2009	Limelight	Zoe Green	Television film
	Criminal Minds	Linda Jones	Episode: "Zoe's Reprise"
	ER	Kelly Taggart	2 episodes
2010–2014	Raising Hope	Sabrina Collins	Main Role
2016–2018	Westworld	Elsie Hughes[11]	20 episodes
2017	The Guest Book	Marla	Episode: "Story Seven"
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Female Forensic Scientist	Episode: "Forensic Science"
2018	Portlandia	Shannon	Episode: "Open Relationship"
	Drunk History	Ida Tarbell	Episode: "Underdogs"
2018–2019	An Emmy for Megan	Herself	2 episodes
2020	Robot Chicken	Barbara "Barb" Holland, Ariel	Voice, episode: "Gracie Purgatory in: That's How You Get Hemorrhoids"
	Animal Talking with Gary Whitta	Herself	Episode: "Selena Gomez, Cory Barlog, Laura Bailey, Ashley Johnson, Shannon Woodward"
2021	Mr. Corman	Elizabeth Corman	2 episodes
2023	The Morning Show	Jess Bennett	1 episode
2023	Scott Pilgrim Takes Off	Hollie (Voice)	Episode: "Ramona Rents a Video"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Notes
2008	"Hot n Cold"	Katy Perry	Bridesmaid
2013	"Kangaroo Court"	Capital Cities	Poodle

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	The Last of Us Part II	Dina	Motion capture & voice[8] Nominated—2020 British Academy Games Awards for Performer in a Supporting Role[12]
2024	Riven	Ti'ana	Motion capture & voice[13]

References

1. "2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". March 2021.
2. "Watch 'Westworld' Star Shannon Woodward in Her First TV Role on 'Clarissa Explains It All'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
3. Woodward, Shannon [@shannonwoodward] (July 2, 2020). "@rejectedjokes A TV movie called TRUE WOMEN 💀" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
4. Goldberg, Lesley (February 22, 2012). "Katy Perry to Guest Star on Fox's 'Raising Hope'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
5. Ford, Rebecca; McClintock, Pamela (April 30, 2015). "Cannes: J.K. Simmons, Emile Hirsch to Star in 'The Runaround' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
6. Goldberg, Lesley (August 6, 2014). "HBO's 'Westworld' Adds Jeffrey Wright, Shannon Woodward, 4 More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
7. Wojnar, Zak (April 7, 2017). "Westworld Actor To Be Featured In The Last Of Us Part II". Game Informer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
8. Steadman, Alex (June 23, 2020). "How Shannon Woodward Went From 'The Last of Us' Fan to Playing New Character Dina in 'Part II'". Variety. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
9. Woodward, Shannon [@shannonwoodward] (February 25, 2021). "my queerness was never something I wanted to talk about with strangers, not because it was literally ever a secret (it was never a secret). it just... is mine" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
10. Earl, William (April 20, 2023). "Jagged Mind: First Look at Hulu-Bound Horror (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
11. Wigler, Josh (June 29, 2018). "'Westworld' Star Looks Back on Tragic Finale: 'I Was Really Sad About It'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
12. "2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". bafta.org. March 1, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
13. "New! Acting and Character Motion Capture in Riven [Excerpt]". youtube.com. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

External links

• Shannon Woodward at IMDb
• Shannon Woodward on Twitter
• Shannon Woodward on Instagram