Shanola Hampton
Shanola Hampton (born May 27, 1977) is an American actress best known for her role as Veronica Fisher on Showtime dramedy Shameless.
Shanola Hampton | |
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Hampton in March 2012 | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Winthrop University[2] University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[3] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Home town | Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Daren Dukes ( m. 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor, 2013 American Black Film Festival[4] |
Acting career
2000–2010: Early career
Hampton played a part in "The Gift", a musical at Tiffany Theater in Hollywood in 2000.[5]
Hampton appeared in several television series, such as Shameless, Reba, Popular, Scrubs, Criminal Minds, Related, and Miami Medical. She has also had roles in the movies: The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green,[6] The Hanged Man,[2] Christmas in the City, and You Again.[7]
She was the face model for Rochelle in the video game Left 4 Dead 2.[8]
Hampton graduated from Winthrop University[2] with a degree in theater. While studying acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Hampton worked at Goose Island Brewery in Wrigleyville.[3] Hampton earned a Masters of Fine Arts in acting.[3]
2011–present
In Summer 2010, Hampton was cast as a series regular on the Showtime dramedy Shameless as Veronica Fisher, a role for which she has received critical acclaim.[1][9][10]
In 2013, Hampton co-starred in the movie Things Never Said.[11] Hampton played a woman who tries to find the strength to leave her physically abusive husband.[12] The movie was part of the Annual American Black Film Festival,[13] the North Carolina Black Film Festival,[14] Roxbury International Film Festival,[15] the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival,[12] the Black Star Film Festival,[16] and the Laguna Film Festival.[17]
Personal life
Hampton was born in Charleston, South Carolina.[1] Hampton attended Summerville High School.[18]
Hampton has been married to producer Daren Dukes since March 2000.[19][20] The couple have a daughter named Cai MyAnna Dukes (born January 2014)[19] and a son named Daren O.C. Dukes (born May 2016).[21][22]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Love and basketball | Sarah | Short film |
2004 | Girls' Lunch | Short film | |
2005 | The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green | Charlotte | |
2007 | The Hanged Man | X-Factor | |
2010 | You Again | Tammy | |
2012 | Hot and Bothered | Alex | Short film |
2013 | They Die by Dawn | Pretty Woman | Short film |
2013 | Things Never Said | Kalindra Stepney | |
2014 | Suburban Gothic | Ticona | |
2014 | Ricky Robot Arms | Alexia | Short film |
2015 | Worthy | Kyra | |
2015 | Forever | Laura | |
2015 | The Audition | Shanola Hampton | Video short |
2018 | Do No Harm | Gunnery Sergeant Witte | Short film |
2019 | #Truth | Katrina Little | |
2019 | American Bullet | announced |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | Daisy | |
2001 | Reba | Marci | Episode: "The Steaks Are High" |
2001 | Popular | Girl #1 | Episode: "Fag" |
2002 | Strong Medicine | Tracy Saunders | Episode: "Family Stories" |
2004 | Scrubs | Woman | Episode: "My Best Moment" |
2005–06 | Related | Flash | 4 episodes |
2006 | Pepper Dennis | Darcine | Episode: "True Love is Dead" |
2010 | Miami Medical | Dr. Graceffa | 6 episodes |
2011–present | Shameless | Veronica Fisher | 122 episodes Main cast (Season 1–present) |
2012 | Criminal Minds | Cindi Burns | Episode: "The Company" |
2013 | Christmas in the City | Angie | Television film |
2014 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Season 12 Episode 20: "Winner Chosen" |
2014-2018 | Noches con Platanito | Herself | 2 episodes |
2015 | Stalker | Pam Tyler | Episodes: "Love Hurts" and "Love Kills" |
2018 | Good Mythical Morning | Episode:"Name That Pet Shame" | |
2019 | Three's Complicated | Deja | Television film |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Rochelle | Face model |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | American Black Film Festival | Best actor | Things Never Said | Won |
References
- Turner, Miki (March 14, 2011). "'Juicy Character' Gives 'Shameless' An Edge". Jet: Chicago. p. 43.
- Callum-Penso, Lillia (June 19, 2006). "Actress happy to be back in home state". The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina). p. D1.
- Metz, Nina (October 28, 2016). "Nina Metz column". Chicago Tribune.
- http://www.abff.com/archives/history-of-winners/2013-winners/
- Henerson, Eva. (July 21, 2000). "Boys Will Be Boys, Even on Stage, in 'The Gift'". Daily News (Los Angeles, California). p. L18.
- Kern, Laura (June 16, 2006). "A Life Lacks Spark in 'The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green'". The New York Times.
- "Shanola Hampton". IMDb.
- "Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)". IMDb.
- Gibbs, Adrienne Samuels (April 2012). "Shanola Hampton". Ebony: Houston. p. 32.
- Mateo, Ashley (January 5, 2011). "Eat Like A Star: Shameless' Shanola Hampton". Self Magazine.
- Greenstein, Colelte (June 13, 2013). "In the Mix". The Boston Banner. p. 21.
- Williams, Kam (September 4, 2013). "Battered wife's emotional rollercoaster proves lovin' two ain't nothing healthy". Call & Post (Cleveland, Ohio). p. 5.
- Grant, Kimberly (June 20, 2013). "Jeff Clanagan's Codeblack films among movie festival highlights". South Florida Times (Coral Springs, Florida). p. 3C, 4C, 5C.
- Ingram, Hunter (March 12, 2014). "Black film festival recognizes best in the biz". Star-News (Wilmington, North Carolina.
- King, Loren (June 9, 2013). "Sweet 15 for both RIFF and PIFF". Boston Globe. p. N9.
- Webb, Genea (May 7, 2014). "One Day Black Star Film Festival". New Pittsburgh Courier. p. B6.
- Jacobo, Armando (October 27, 2015). "Film festival offers opportunity to up-and-comers". University Wire (Carlsbad, California).
- "Low Country Reviving 'Dead Language'". Associated Press. The State (Columbia, South Carolina). December 21, 1993 p. 2B.
- Derakhshani, Tirdad (January 23, 2014). "The Philadelphia Inquirer Sideshow column". McClatchy-Tribune Business News.
- Hampton, Shanola (March 16, 2016). "Marrying you 16 years ago was so darn smart! Happy Anniversary @shangolive! I love our life! I love being in this world with you! Here's to many more sunsets together. #easybreezyliving". Instagram. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- Leon, Anya (January 22, 2014). "Shanola Hampton Welcomes Daughter Cai Myanna". People. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- Juneau, Jen and Michaud, Sarah (May 12, 2016). "Shanola Hampton Welcomes Son Daren". People. Retrieved May 25, 2016.