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Shana Dowdeswell (1989–2012)

Actress

Shana Elizabeth Dowdeswell (died December 12, 2012) was born on April 1, 1989 in Harare, Zimbabwe. She then moved to New York City where she attended City and Country School, PS 3, and finally PPAS High School. She also began a career as an actress, beginning at age eight. Over the years, she accumulated many credits... See full bio »

Born:

Shana Elizabeth Dowdeswell
in Harare, Zimbabwe

Died:

(age 23) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

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2013 An Ornament of Faith (completed)
Fatima
 
2013/II Wish You Were Here (short) (completed)
Michelle
 
2013 Going South (short)
Martha
 
2013 The Big Wedding
Waitress
 
2011 Body of Proof (TV series)
Maxine / Maxine Hall
– Hard Knocks (2011) … Maxine Hall
– Point of Origin (2011) … Maxine
 
2010/I Mercy
Abby Jansen
 
2010 Mercy (TV series)
Abby
– I Did Kill You, Didn't I? (2010) … Abby
 
2010 Choose
Sara
 
2005-2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Melissa / Nikki Sherman
– Turmoil (2009) … Nikki Sherman
– Hooked (2005) … Melissa
 
2009 Asylum Seekers
Girlfriend
 
2009 The Winning Season
Molly
 
2009 Law & Order (TV series)
Karen Johnson
– Chattel (2009) … Karen Johnson
 
2007 Family of the Year (TV series)
Tatum Sue Holloway
– Pilot (2007) … Tatum Sue Holloway
 
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Jordan Fernholz
– In the Wee Small Hours: Part 1 (2005) … Jordan Fernholz
– In the Wee Small Hours: Part 2 (2005) … Jordan Fernholz
 
2002 The Stream (short)
The girl
 
2002 Garmento
 
1999 Fare Well Miss Fortune
 

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The Big Wedding -- To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process. The Big Wedding -- A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding. Asylum Seekers -- Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one. Crazy is the new sane!
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Spring 2002 - Starred in the off-Broadway production of Frank Higgins' play "Miracles", in which she portrayed Eve, an autistic girl who receives intensive therapy from a teacher using the method called "facilitated communication", after which she is revealed as a genius and a talented poet... See more »

Height:

5' 2½" (1.59 m)
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After downing several shots of whiskey over a two and a half hour period in a New York City Greenwich Village bar called The Basement, she stumbled home, but only got as far as her parents' doorstep where she passed out. A dog walker discovered her unconscious and she was rushed to Beth Israel Medical Center where she was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.39 at the time... See more »

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