Shana Dowdeswell
Biography
Shana Dowdeswell was a Hollywood actress of Zimbabwean descent who died in 2012. She began on stage in 2002 with Frank Higgins's play Miracles, and the following year she took the part of the younger Jenna in 13 Going on 30, a role removed from the finished film after test audiences responded badly. She went on to play four separate characters spread across all three of the main Law & Order shows, and she also had roles in the television series Mercy, Family of the Year, and Body of Proof. Her film credits included The Stream, The Winning Season (2009), Asylum Seekers, and Choose (2011). Five of her films reached audiences after her death: The Big Wedding (2013), the shorts Going South (2013) and Wish You Were Here (2013), An Ornament of Faith, and Mistress America (2015).
23years old at death
- Born Harare
- Died Manhattan
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Shana Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 11 years2009 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020An Ornament of FaithIMDb rating 6.7
- 2015Mistress AmericaIMDb rating 6.7
- 2013The Big WeddingIMDb rating 5.6
- 2011ChooseIMDb rating 4.7
- 2009The Winning SeasonIMDb rating 6.5
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A role that slipped away
Dowdeswell took the part of Jenna as a young girl in the 2003 film 13 Going on 30. Test audiences disliked the original, so her acting was cut from the movie.
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Films together
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Justin ZackhamDirector, 1 film, 2013
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James C. StrouseDirector, 1 film, 2009
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