Sha'ahn
- Actress
Some people spend the better part of their lives searching to find what
their destiny and true purpose is. Sha'ahn has never had that problem.
From the time she could walk and talk, this Philadelphia native knew
she was destined to be in the spotlight! As a small child, Sha'ahn
appeared on the popular children's television series, Captain Kangaroo,
and as the years went on, she performed in various talent shows and
plays in the city.
Raised by a single-parent mother in North Philadelphia, who sacrificed her own wants and desires in an effort to nurture her youngest daughter's love for the stage, Sha'ahn started out by perfecting her impersonations of the people around her. Her mother, Linda, noticed how Sha'ahn had a knack for imitating people spot-on and began introducing popular movie characters to her little girl's repertoire.
Sha'ahn attended Philadelphia's prestigious Freedom Theater for years, before being accepted into the High School for Creative and Performing Arts where she majored in Dance and Theater Arts. In her senior year, Sha'ahn co-founded a dance group who performed all around the city for various recording artists. While attending Temple University's School of Communications and Theater, Sha'ahn was a short-term member of the school's dance team, the Diamond Gems. Sha'ahn later quit the team, and focused on her studies, which eventually landed her an internship with NPR in Philadelphia.
Sha'ahn's career would eventually take her from in front of the camera to behind it as a writer and editor. After taking a nearly ten-year hiatus from the mainstream industry to serve her country as a Marine combat correspondent, and to focus on family life, Sha'ahn returned to the stage in 2009 as Ruth in the Hallam Theater's production of Raisin in the Sun. Now more focused and determined as ever, Sha'ahn decided to take control of her career and charge full steam ahead.
The naturally gifted actress walked into an audition in Silver Spring, Maryland for an MSNBC re-enactment series of the D.C. Sniper saga and secured a lead role -- beating out dozens of women vying to play the part of Mildred Muhammad. Her performance was well-received and resulted in other lead roles in indie short films and a supporting role in the feature film, Life Fine Tuned, set to be released in theaters this summer. Additionally, Sha'ahn fills in from time to time as a co-host for the popular internet radio show, CapaCity Radio.
Not content to wait for her ship to come in, but to swim out and meet it, Sha'ahn's aspirations include more film, television, theater, and modeling work, and an eventual move to NY or L.A. She holds a BA in Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media from Temple University, and resides in Northern Virginia.
Raised by a single-parent mother in North Philadelphia, who sacrificed her own wants and desires in an effort to nurture her youngest daughter's love for the stage, Sha'ahn started out by perfecting her impersonations of the people around her. Her mother, Linda, noticed how Sha'ahn had a knack for imitating people spot-on and began introducing popular movie characters to her little girl's repertoire.
Sha'ahn attended Philadelphia's prestigious Freedom Theater for years, before being accepted into the High School for Creative and Performing Arts where she majored in Dance and Theater Arts. In her senior year, Sha'ahn co-founded a dance group who performed all around the city for various recording artists. While attending Temple University's School of Communications and Theater, Sha'ahn was a short-term member of the school's dance team, the Diamond Gems. Sha'ahn later quit the team, and focused on her studies, which eventually landed her an internship with NPR in Philadelphia.
Sha'ahn's career would eventually take her from in front of the camera to behind it as a writer and editor. After taking a nearly ten-year hiatus from the mainstream industry to serve her country as a Marine combat correspondent, and to focus on family life, Sha'ahn returned to the stage in 2009 as Ruth in the Hallam Theater's production of Raisin in the Sun. Now more focused and determined as ever, Sha'ahn decided to take control of her career and charge full steam ahead.
The naturally gifted actress walked into an audition in Silver Spring, Maryland for an MSNBC re-enactment series of the D.C. Sniper saga and secured a lead role -- beating out dozens of women vying to play the part of Mildred Muhammad. Her performance was well-received and resulted in other lead roles in indie short films and a supporting role in the feature film, Life Fine Tuned, set to be released in theaters this summer. Additionally, Sha'ahn fills in from time to time as a co-host for the popular internet radio show, CapaCity Radio.
Not content to wait for her ship to come in, but to swim out and meet it, Sha'ahn's aspirations include more film, television, theater, and modeling work, and an eventual move to NY or L.A. She holds a BA in Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media from Temple University, and resides in Northern Virginia.
