Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
Pierre-Dixon in 2015
Born (2003-06-01) June 1, 2003 (age 21)
Caledon, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Websitehttps://www.shailynpierredixon.com/

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (born June 1, 2003) is a Canadian actress.[1] She is best known for her role as the young Aminata in the television miniseries The Book of Negroes, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016.[2] She has also appeared in the films The Best Man Holiday, Suicide Squad[3] and Jean of the Joneses, and she plays the character Frances in the television series Between.

  1. ^ "Meet The Book of Negroes Young Aminata - Shailyn Pierre-Dixon". Indiewire. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "'Book of Negroes,' 'Schitt's Creek' top early Canadian Screen Awards". Winnipeg Free Press, March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ The Canadian Press (August 2, 2016). "'Suicide Squad' Actress Shailyn Pierre-Dixon Talks Playing Will Smith's Daughter". The Huffington Post.