Shannon Woodward is an American actress born on December 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. She began her acting career at a young age, making her first on-screen appearance in 1991 on the Nickelodeon show "Clarissa Explains It All," where she played the recurring role of Missy.

Over the years, she has appeared in various television shows and films, including "The Drew Carey Show," "Malcolm in the Middle," "ER," and "Grounded for Life." Her big-screen debut came in 2005 with the action comedy "Man of the House."

Her breakthrough came with the FX series "The Riches," where she played Di Di Malloy, the teenage daughter in a family of Irish Travellers. She later starred in the FOX sitcom "Raising Hope" from 2010 to 2014, playing the role of Sabrina Collins.

Her performance in the HBO series "Westworld" as Elsie Hughes from 2016 to 2018 earned her critical acclaim. Moreover, she voiced and provided motion capture for the character Dina in the video game "The Last of Us Part II," for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination for Performer in a Supporting Role.

Besides acting, Shannon Woodward is also musically inclined; she plays the guitar and sings. She was in a relationship with actor Andrew Garfield from 2008 to 2011.