Shanica Channell Knowles was born on November 17, 1990 in Miami Florida. Her native home is Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Shanica is an Actress, SingerSongwriter. Her first Acting job was on Unfabulous (2005) most known for Hannah Montana (2006 2011) Jump In (2007) MegaChurch Murder (2015) Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, and Michelle (2016) Time Capsule (2018) Young and the Restless (2018). Shanicas first big break in music is when she won 1rst place on Its Showtime At the Apollo at the age of 11 in 2002.