Shanola Hampton

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]

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]