Shannon Marie Woodward

Biography: Shannon Marie Woodward was born on December 17, 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona. She moved early in life to Florida where she first began acting, appearing in community theatre productions when she was spotted by an Assistant Casting Director for Nickelodeon's popular sitcom "Clarissa Explains It All". She was cast as "Missy" in a 1991 episode entitled "Alter Ego" and again as an "Alien" (where she was disguised with make-up) in the "UFO" episode.
After "Clarissa", Shannon began auditioning for various roles and won a trio of spots in a number of made-for-TV movies including "True Women" with then-unknown Angelina Jolie, which she worked on when she moved to Texas with her family for a few years.
Shannon returned to South Florida in her early teens and once again began auditioning locally until her agent was convinced she should test her luck in Los Angeles during the 2000 pilot season. Shannon relocated to California the following year and was offered a variety ofShannon Marie Woodward was born on December 17, 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona. She moved early in life to Florida where she first began acting, appearing in community theatre productions when she was spotted by an Assistant Casting Director for Nickelodeon's popular sitcom "Clarissa Explains It All". She was cast as "Missy" in a 1991 episode entitled "Alter Ego" and again as an "Alien" (where she was disguised with make-up) in the "UFO" episode.
After "Clarissa", Shannon began auditioning for various roles and won a trio of spots in a number of made-for-TV movies including "True Women" with then-unknown Angelina Jolie, which she worked on when she moved to Texas with her family for a few years.

Shannon returned to South Florida in her early teens and once again began auditioning locally until her agent was convinced she should test her luck in Los Angeles during the 2000 pilot season.
Shannon relocated to California the following year and was offered a variety of guest spots. She appeared on "The Drew Carey Show" playing "Nick's Daughter". She also was cast as Lily Finn's best friends Kristina on a new sitcom, "Grounded for Life". Most recently Shannon was cast in the pilot episode of NBC's "Crossing Jordan" as Lucy, a young genius with an attitude. However, in final rewrites Lucy was cut out of the script. Instead, Shannon appeared on the 2001 Season premiere of "Malcolm in the Middle" as a cheerleader with a mission - for trouble!

Shannon remains busy in her new Los Angeles residence where she spends her time working on her career and academics. She is very devoted to her adorable kitten, Touey (named after a "Moulin Rouge" character) and her circle of friends.… Expand