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Shanola Hampton

Shanola Hampton

American actress

Shanola Hampton (born May 27, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Veronica Fisher on Showtime dramedy Shameless, Gabi Mosely in the NBC drama series Found, and as the face model of Rochelle in the video game Left 4 Dead 2.

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Acting career

2000–2010: Early career

Hampton played a part in "The Gift", a musical at Tiffany Theater in Hollywood in 2000.[5]

Hampton appeared in several television series, such as Shameless, Reba, Popular, Scrubs, Criminal Minds, Related, and Miami Medical. She has also had roles in the movies: The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green,[6] The Hanged Man,[2] Christmas in the City, and You Again.[7]

She was the face model for Rochelle in the video game Left 4 Dead 2.[8]

Hampton graduated from Winthrop University[2] with a degree in theater. While studying acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Hampton worked at Goose Island Brewery in Wrigleyville.[3] Hampton earned a Masters of Fine Arts in acting.[3]

2011–present

In Summer 2010, Hampton was cast as a series regular on the Showtime dramedy Shameless as Veronica Fisher, a role for which she has received critical acclaim.[1][9][10]

In 2013, Hampton co-starred in the movie Things Never Said.[11] Hampton played a woman who tries to find the strength to leave her physically abusive husband.[12] The movie was part of the Annual American Black Film Festival,[13] the North Carolina Black Film Festival,[14] Roxbury International Film Festival,[15] the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival,[12] the Black Star Film Festival,[16] and the Laguna Film Festival.[17] She signed a deal with NBCUniversal via Universal Television more recently.[18]

Hampton stars in the lead role in the current NBC television series Found, along with serving as a producer.[19]

Personal life

Hampton was born in Summerville, South Carolina.[1] Hampton attended Summerville High School.[20]

She has been married to Daren Dukes since March 2000.[21][22] The couple have a daughter named Cai MyAnna Dukes (born January 2014)[21] and a son named Daren O.C. Dukes (born May 2016).[23][24]

Filmography

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References

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    Turner, Miki (March 14, 2011). "'Juicy Character' Gives 'Shameless' An Edge". Jet: Chicago. p. 43.
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    Callum-Penso, Lillia (June 19, 2006). "Actress happy to be back in home state". The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina). p. D1.
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    "2013 Award Winners – American Black Film Festival Miami".
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    Henerson, Eva. (July 21, 2000). "Boys Will Be Boys, Even on Stage, in 'The Gift'". Daily News (Los Angeles, California). p. L18.
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    Kern, Laura (June 16, 2006). "A Life Lacks Spark in 'The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green'". The New York Times.
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    "Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)". IMDb.
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    Gibbs, Adrienne Samuels (April 2012). "Shanola Hampton". Ebony: Houston. p. 32.
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    Mateo, Ashley (January 5, 2011). "Eat Like A Star: Shameless' Shanola Hampton". Self Magazine.
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    Greenstein, Colelte (June 13, 2013). "In the Mix". The Boston Banner. p. 21.
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    Williams, Kam (September 4, 2013). "Battered wife's emotional rollercoaster proves lovin' two ain't nothing healthy". Call & Post (Cleveland, Ohio). p. 5.
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    Grant, Kimberly (June 20, 2013). "Jeff Clanagan's Codeblack films among movie festival highlights". South Florida Times (Coral Springs, Florida). p. 3C, 4C, 5C.
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    Ingram, Hunter (March 12, 2014). "Black film festival recognizes best in the biz". Star-News (Wilmington, North Carolina.
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    King, Loren (June 9, 2013). "Sweet 15 for both RIFF and PIFF". Boston Globe. p. N9.
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    Jacobo, Armando (October 27, 2015). "Film festival offers opportunity to up-and-comers". University Wire (Carlsbad, California).
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    "NBCU, Shanola Hampton sign overall deal". C21media. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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    Otterson, Joe (March 2, 2022). "'Shameless' Alum Shanola Hampton to Lead NBC Drama Pilot 'Found' From Nkechi Okoro Carroll". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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    "Low Country Reviving 'Dead Language'". Associated Press. The State (Columbia, South Carolina). December 21, 1993 p. 2B.
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    Derakhshani, Tirdad (January 23, 2014). "The Philadelphia Inquirer Sideshow column". McClatchy-Tribune Business News.
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    Hampton, Shanola (March 16, 2016). "Marrying you 16 years ago was so darn smart! Happy Anniversary @shangolive! I love our life! I love being in this world with you! Here's to many more sunsets together. #easybreezyliving". Instagram. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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    Leon, Anya (January 22, 2014). "Shanola Hampton Welcomes Daughter Cai Myanna". People. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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    Juneau, Jen and Michaud, Sarah (May 12, 2016). "Shanola Hampton Welcomes Son Daren". People. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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