Shawnee Smith was born on July 3, 1970 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. She is an American actress.

Her first appearance in a feature film was in the 1982 film adaptation of the play Annie. Several years later, she starred in the hit 1987 comedy film Summer School.

She is also well known for her role in the 2004 horror film Saw as Amanda Young, reprising the role for the sequel, Saw II. She also reprised her role in the second sequel Saw III.

She has appeared in a number of television roles. In an episode of the 80's hit Married with Children and in the in the 1994 miniseries The Stand.

She’s next appearance will be in Saw IV (2007).

Filmography

• Saw V (2008)
• Saw IV (2007)
• Traveling in Packs (2007)
• Secrets of an Undercover Wife (2007)
• Saw III (2006)
• Repo! The Genetic Opera (2006)
• Saw II (2005)
• The Island (2005)
• Washington Street (2005)
• The Almost Guys (2004)
• "Becker" (129 episodes, 1998-2004)
• Saw (2004)
• "Kim Possible" (1 episode, 2003)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
• Never Get Outta the Boat (2002)
• Eat Your Heart Out (2000)
• Breakfast of Champions (1999)
• A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
• Twice Upon a Time (1998)
• The Party Crashers (1998)
• Carnival of Souls (1998)
• Armageddon (1998)
• "Players" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Arsenio" (1997)
• "The Tom Show" (1997)
• Men (1997)
• "The Shining" (1997)
• Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)
• Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1997)
• Dogtown (1997)
• Every Dog Has Its Day (1997)
• Face of Evil (1996)
• Female Perversions (1996)
• Bombshell (1996)
• The Low Life (1995)
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
• "The X Files" (1 episode, 1994)
• "The Stand" (1994)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Lucky/Chances" (1990)
• Desperate Hours (1990)
• "A Brand New Life" (6 episodes, 1989-1990)
• Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
• The Blob (1988)
• I Saw What You Did (1988)
• Bluegrass (1988)
• Summer School (1987)
• Easy Prey (1986)
• "All Is Forgiven" (9 episodes, 1986)
• Iron Eagle (1986)
• Crime of Innocence (1985)
• "Cagney & Lacey" (1 episode, 1985)
• Not My Kid (1985)
• Annie (1982)