Shanice Antonette Banton

Shanice Antonette Banton (born 1992) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Marisol Lewis on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also portrayed Violet Hart on Murdoch Mysteries since season eleven. Her first appearance in a feature film was playing Ruth, the wife of Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race.[1]






Personal life

Banton is the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, the fifth of six children.[2] She trained as a drama and musical theatre student at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts.[3] She lives in Toronto.[3]

Filmography

Television
Year Work Role Notes Source
2010-2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Marisol Lewis
2010 Reviving Ophelia Friend TV movie
2014 Haven Charlotte Season 5, episode 3: "Spotlight"
2015 Lost Girl Iris / Nyx
The Book of Negroes Emily "Episode 1.4"
2016 Private Eyes Laura Gaynor Season 1, episode 8: "I Do, I Do"
2018 Her Stolen Past Sonya Daniels TV movie
2017-present Murdoch Mysteries Violet Hart Recurring
2023 Macy Murdoch

Film
Year Work Role Source
2016 Race Minnie Ruth Solomon
2018 Isabelle Carol Murphy
2019 White Lie Veronica

References
  1. Cusumano, Katherine (2016-02-19). "'Race' Actor Shanice Banton Explains Why The Jesse Owens Movie Comes At A Perfect Time". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  2. "Shanice Banton Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards". TVGuide.com. 1992-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. "Shanice Banton - CBC Media Centre". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-22.


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