Shanica Knowles

Shanica Knowles (born November 17, 1990), also known mononymously as Shanica, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, known for her roles as Amber Addison on Hannah Montana, Shauna Keaton on Jump In!, and Vanessa on Unfabulous. She has also portrayed the roles of Tichina Arnold on Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, Simone Burch on The Young and the Restless, and Tahlia on Life-Size 2.

Career Knowles made her first major acting appearance in 2005 when she played the recurring character Vanessa on season two of the hit Nickelodeon television show Unfabulous. She was later in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Jump In! as Shauna Keaton, alongside Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer. In 2007, she played a small role in Super Sweet 16: The Movie. Her biggest and most well-known role to date, however, has come from her recurring role as Amber Addison, a snobby popular mean girl and frenemy/rival of main characters Miley Stewart and Lilly Truscott, on the mega-successful Disney Channel television show Hannah Montana, appearing in all four seasons of the show during its run from 2006 to 2011.

In 2015, she starred as Tichina Arnold in the Lifetime biopic Surviving Compton. Knowles appeared as a recurring character, Simone Burch, on the long-running CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless in 2018, and also co-starred in the Freeform television film Life-Size 2 in December 2018 opposite Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa.

Personal life Despite numerous reports to the contrary due to sharing the same last name, Shanica has stated that she has no relation to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Jump In! Shauna Keaton TV movie Super Sweet 16: The Movie Sierra TV movie 2011 3 Times a Charm Shana 2012 Sassy Pants Amber 2015 Megachurch Murder Hanna Spears Birthday Boy Winona Short 2016 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le Tichina Arnold TV movie 2018 The Time Capsule Jane TV movie When It Comes Around Lisa Babysitter's Nightmare Kaci Washington TV movie Life-Size 2 Tahlia TV movie 2020 Christmas on the Menu Iris Davenport TV movie 2021 Twice Bitten Kainyah

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Unfabulous Vanessa Recurring cast: season 2 2006–11 Hannah Montana Amber Addison Recurring cast: season 1-3, guest: season 4 2011 Harry's Law Shonda Episode: "Bangers in the House" In the Flow with Affion Crockett Ella Episode: "Pass the Torch" Awkward. Michelle Recurring cast: season 1 Pretty Tough Pickle Episode: "Episode #1.1" 2012 Melissa & Joey Sandra Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" 2013 Suburgatory Amanda Episode: "Body Talk" Real Husbands of Hollywood Ronday Vu Episode: "Frauditions" 2014 Love Handles Face Recurring cast 2018 The Young and the Restless Simone Burch Regular Cast