Shoniqua Shandai pronounced as Shuh-knee-kwuh Shawn-day, is a trained actress and singer from the shores of the Atlantic. She has starred in many plays in Hollywood and has begun a flourishing movie career with the Hollywood movie industry too. Apart from being known as one of the burgeoning actresses in the entertainment industry, she is also a singer, writer, producer, and voice actress. Shoniqua Shandai weighs 72kg (158.7 lbs) and starts at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.64m).
Age And Upbringing
Shandai was born on the 6th day of August 1990 in New York City, United States but was raised in Richmond, Virginia. While in High School, Shoniqua Shandai dedicated her time to building her dream career and developing her skills. With this passion and the support of her family, she moved with her family to the beautiful Hollywood Hills, California to pursue her dreams.
Since she made that move, Shoniqua Shandai has graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Los Angeles, California, where she graduated with a certificate in both the music and acting aspects of entertainment and performing.
Apart from being a singer and actress, Shoniqua Shandai has tried her hand as a costume designer in the casting department of film production given her knowledge about fashion.
Movies and Television Shows
Shoniqua Shandai has featured in many movies ever since she gained her certificate in acting and music from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).
In the year 2020, in what seemed a turning point in her career, Amazon studios announced that she will star with other stars in the entertainment industry such as; Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Jerrie Johnson in Tracy Oliver’s (Writer of Girl’s Trip) half an hour comedy.
This comedy was centered on the lives of Four Black women who were friends from their days at NYU, as they maneuver relationships, sex, and chasing their dreams too.
In this comedy, Shandai plays Angie, a very smart and filter-free party and aspiring singer who never delayed in following her impulse. She was living with Quinn (Grace Byers) rent-free.
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Other movies that she has appeared in include; Miss Arizona(2018), Bodied (2017), The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2019) and I Will See You In My Dreams (2015). “Bodied” is one of the movies she will be fondling remembered for, as she starred as Devine Wright.
Written by Alex Larsen and produced by Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg and Adi Shankar, the movie went on to win the Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award: Midnight Madness and also won the Fantastic Fest audience award 2017 and in 2018, YouTube gave it exclusive streaming right.
Who is Shoniqua Shandai dating?
Just like many other celebrities, Shoniqua Shandai has done a good job at keeping her personal life and affairs secret. At this very moment, Shoniqua Shandai is single and is in no relationship with anyone as long as the public eye and media are concerned.
What is Shoniqua Shandai’s net worth?
Having had opportunities to showcase her talents and make money, she has taken great advantage of every inch of it and strives to give herself a better life. For an actress that dreamt big even right from childhood, it is only right that she makes a fortune for herself even at a young age and still counting. The estimated total net worth of Shoniqua Shandai stands at $16 million.
What Ethnicity is Shoniqua Shandai?
Shoniqua Shandai is a black American.
Trivia
Shoniqua Shandai has had many acknowledgments for her works in the movie industry. In the year 2018, she was nominated two times for an award due to her roles in outstanding movies in the Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and Writers Celebration.
She was nominated for Best Actress and Best short film actress in the nominations. Shoniqua Shandai also has a flair for fashion as can be seen in her classy dresses and wears. This was what prompted her to be a costume designer in some film productions.
She is a non-vegetarian and her hobbies are; singing, photography, and traveling.
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