# Shauna Shim

Shauna Shim (born 28 March 1979) is an American-born English actress.

## Early life

Shim was born in Miami, Florida, United States to her African-American mother and Chinese father. She is of African-American and Chinese descent. When Shim was 10 years old, her family moved from United States to England in 1989. Shim was raised in Nottingham, England, and trained at the Carlton Television Workshop alongside other actors such as Samantha Morton, Toby Kebbell, Vicky McClure and award-winning director, Julian Kemp. Her brother, Andrew Shim, is also an actor, whom she has been quoted as saying she would "love to work with".

## Career

Having worked extensively in film, television and on the West End stage, Shim has appeared alongside many world-renowned actors such as Nicole Kidman, Simon Pegg, David Schwimmer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Paul Bettany, Sam Rockwell, Freema Agyeman, James Caan, Donald Sutherland and Lauren Bacall. Her film work has covered various genres including horror (An American Haunting, 2005), comedy (Big Nothing, 2006), Independent Arthouse (Dogville, 2003).
Shim has also appeared in numerous television series and dramas, including the British drama series A Thing Called Love, with Paul Nicholls; the US TV series The Embassy; the Irish drama-series Legend, with Padraic Delaney and Miss Drill in a children's TV series (The Worst Witch, 2017–20).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Wit | Student | Television film |
| 2003 | This Little Life | Nurse Janey | Television film |
| 2003 | Octane | Paramedic | |
| 2003 | Dogville | June | |
| 2004 | Piccadilly Jim | Pett House Main | |
| 2005 | An American Haunting | Anky | |
| 2006 | Big Nothing | Melanie #1 | |
| 2011 | Blind Date | Bartender | Short film |
| 2011 | Naughty | Gluttony | Short film |
| 2011 | Silver Lining | Emma | Short film |
| 2011 | Cardinal | Hen | Short film |
| 2013 | Echo | Shauna |
| 2019 | County Lines | Briony | |
| 2021 | Growing Pains | Mrs. Johnson | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997–1998 | Coping with... | Mel | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Microsoap | Lisa | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2001 | The Savages | Holly | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Gwen | Episode: "China Cup" |
| 2003 | Crossroads | Philomena Wise | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Doctors | Joanna Parks | Episode: "Hasty Hearts" |
| 2004 | A Thing Called Love | Chantelle Staple | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Holby City | Ruth Evans | Episode: "Patience" |
| 2006 | Legend | Victoria | Episode: "Episode 1" |
| 2011 | Waterloo Road | DS Mitchell | Episode: "Series 7, Episode 1" |
| 2017 | Episodes | Waitress | Episode: "Series 5, Episode 3" |
| 2017 | W1A | Donna Fredericks | Episode: "Series 3, Episode 3" |
| 2017–2020 | The Worst Witch | Miss Dimity Drill | Series regular; 51 episodes |
| 2021 | Finding Alice | School Counsellor | Episode: "Episode 3" |
| 2021–2022 | Biff & Chip | Mrs. Page | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 2022 | The Capture | Shadow Home Secretary | Episode: "Imposter Syndrome" |
| 2022 | Somewhere Boy | Siobhan | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2023–present | Waterloo Road | Valerie Chambers | Series regular |

## Stage

* Worker's Writes – Royal Court Theatre
* Cadillac Ranch – Soho Theatre
* Splash Hatch On The E Going Down – Donmar Warehouse Theatre
* Four – Royal Court Theatre