Canadian actress
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (born June 1, 2003) is a Canadian actress.[ 1] She is best known for her role as the young Aminata in the television miniseries The Book of Negroes , for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016.[ 2] She has also appeared in the films The Best Man Holiday , Suicide Squad [ 3] and Jean of the Joneses , and she plays the character Frances in the television series Between .
Early life
Pierre-Dixon was born June 1, 2003, in Caledon, Ontario, to parents, Christina Dixon, a Canadian actress, writer, and producer, and Maurice Pierre.[ 4] [ 5] She attributes her interest in acting to her mother, after seeing her on set. She is enrolled in the drama program at Mayfield Secondary School .[ 6]
Career
Pierre-Dixon began her career as a child model, appearing in commercials and advertisements.[ 7] Her first major role was in the 2013 Hollywood film, The Best Man Holiday , as Kelly, the on-screen daughter of Regina Hall and Harold Perrineau .[ 8] She played the role of young Aminata in the 2015 CBC miniseries The Book of Negroes . Her performance in The Book of Negroes led to a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.[ 2] From 2015 to 2016, Pierre-Dixon appeared as Frances in the Netflix and CityTV series, Between . In 2016, she appeared in Jean of the Joneses as Mary Jones[ 4] and Suicide Squad as Zoe Lawton , the daughter of Deadshot (played by Will Smith ).[ 7]
In 2015, Pierre-Dixon had the honor of presenting at the Canadian Screen Awards, making her one of the youngest presenters in the Academy's history at 11 years old.[ 4]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
2013
The Best Man Holiday
Kelly
2016
Suicide Squad
Zoe Lawton
2016
Jean of the Jonses
Mary Jones
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2015-2016
Between
Frances
2015 (Recurring); 2016 (Main)
2015
The Book of Negroes
Young Aminata
Winner: Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2016)
References
^ "Meet The Book of Negroes Young Aminata - Shailyn Pierre-Dixon" . Indiewire . January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
^ a b "'Book of Negroes,' 'Schitt's Creek' top early Canadian Screen Awards" . Winnipeg Free Press , March 10, 2016.
^ The Canadian Press (August 2, 2016). " 'Suicide Squad' Actress Shailyn Pierre-Dixon Talks Playing Will Smith's Daughter" . The Huffington Post .
^ a b c "Shailyn Pierre-Dixon" . IMDb . Retrieved 13 January 2020 .
^ "The Book of Negroes Cast" . CBC . Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
^ "Shailyn Pierre-Dixon" . www.sharethesmile.ca . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ a b "Young Canadian Actor, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, Fulfills Her Dream: Stars In 'Suicide Squad' With Will Smith" . Pride News . 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Marr, Danielle (10 August 2016). "Caledon's Shailyn Pierre-Dixon dishes on life after Suicide Squad" . CaledonEnterprise.com .
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