Shailene Garnett

Shailene Garnett is a film and television actress born in Montreal, Canada. She is known for her roles as Iris Beals in the CBC Television series Diggstown, and as Nomi Johnston in the television drama series Murdoch Mysteries.

Shailene Garnett
Garnett as Nomi Johnston in Season 12 of Murdoch Mysteries
Born
Shailene Garnett

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
  • actor
  • director
  • acting coach
Years active2012–present

Early life

Garnett was born in Montreal, Canada, to an American father and a Canada-Hungarian mother. Her paternal grandmother was an immigrant from Jamaica with paternal Lebanese and maternal Cuban ancestry. Her maternal grandparents were Hungarian immigrants with Serbian, Romanian and Mongolian ancestry.

Career

Garnett was scouted by her first talent agent in 2009 while working as a kindergarten teacher's assistant in French language elementary school in a small town in Quebec.

Garnett landed her first supporting role playing Krissy B. in Matt Johnson's critically acclaimed feature film The Dirties.[1] That year, Garnett also co-starred in Best Man Holiday starring Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Terrence Howard, and Regina Hall.

In 2016, Garnett co-wrote, executively produced, directed and starred in her first short film 77 Days, about addiction and reconciliation. The film premiered at the Reelworld Film Festival in Toronto and screened at other festivals including Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, one of the world's largest Black film festivals. 77 Days is available to stream on KweliTV which is on Xfinity, a subsidiary of the Comcast Corporation.[3]

In 2018, Garnett was cast as Iris Beals in CBC Television's legal drama Diggstown.[2] In July 2020 it was announced that Diggstown had been renewed for a third season.

That same year, Garnett joined the cast of the period drama, Murdoch Mysteries [3] as Nomi Johnston

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Beauty and the Beast (TV series) Keri Season 1, episode 7 “Out of Control”
2013 The Dirties' Krissy B.
2013 The Listener Catrin Season 4, episode 5 "Buckle Up"
2013 Best Man Holiday Jordan's Assistant
2014 The Strain Sebastiane Season 1, episode 7 "For Services Rendered"
2014 Covert Affairs (TV Series) Joan's Assistant Recurring Role; Season 5
2015 Single Ladies (TV Series) Bronwyn Recurring Role; Season 4
2015 Between the Lines: Pretty Lake High- Yearbook Assignment Ms. Symonds TV/Web mini-series; 2 episodes
2015 Between (TV Series) Ms. Symonds Mini-series, Recurring role; Season 1
2016 Shadow Hunters (TV Series) Maureen Brown Recurring Role; Season 1
2016 77Days (Film) Shay Co-Writer; Producer; Director
2017 Luna Petunia Jellyana the Jungle Flower Voice
2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Teresa Lowe/Teresa Kang Recurring Role; Season 1
2019 Hudson & Rex Nancy Rubic Season 1; episode 3
2019 Good Witch Natalie Season 5, episode 8 "The Treasure"
2019 - 2021 Diggstown Iris Beals Series Regular
2018 - 2021 Murdoch Mysteries Nomi Johnston Recurring Role: Seasons: 12 - 14

References
  1. "Interview: Shailene Garnett talks about The Dirties, Krissy B. and Bullying". Scene Creek. October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. "BET+ Picks Up Legal Drama 'Diggstown' In Deal With eOne".
  3. "PREVIEW: MURDOCH MYSTERIES, "RIGID SILENCE"".
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