Shanice Antonette Banton

Shanice Banton
Born	Shanice Antonette Banton 1992
Education	Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts
Occupation	Actor

Shanice Antonette Banton (born 1992) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Marisol Lewis on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Violet Hart on Murdoch Mysteries.

Career

From 2010 to 2013, Banton portrayed cheerleader Marisol Lewis on the long running series Degrassi: The Next Generation[1] She made her feature film debut in 2016 as Minnie Ruth Solomon, the wife of Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race.[2]

In 2017, she was cast as Violet Hart on Murdoch Mysteries and has had a main role since.[3] She reprised the role in the spin off series Macy Murdoch in 2023.[4]

In 2018, Banton starred in the Lifetime film Her Stolen Past, as medical student Sonya Daniels who discovers that she was a kidnapped child. The film is based on Lynette Eason's book of the same title.[5]

Personal life

Banton is the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, the fifth of six children.[6] She trained as a drama and musical theatre student at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts.[7]

She lives in Toronto.[7]

Filmography

Film

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

Television

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2010	Reviving Ophelia	Friend	Television film
2011	Rookie Blue	Quinn	Episode: "Class Dismissed"
2010-2013	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Marisol Lewis	Main role
2014	Haven	Charlotte	Episode: "Spotlight"
	A Day Late and a Dollar Short	Shanice	Television film
	Apple Mortgage Cake	Cecilie	Television film
2015	Lost Girl	Iris / Nyx / Cecilia Lawrence	5 episodes
	The Book of Negroes	Emily	"Episode 1.4"
2016	Private Eyes	Laura Gaynor	Episode: "I Do, I Do"
2018	Her Stolen Past	Sonya Daniels	Television film
2017-present	Murdoch Mysteries	Violet Hart	Main role
2023	Macy Murdoch		4 episodes

References

1. "Shanice Banton On Finding Her Voice". Medium. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
2. 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.
3. "Shanice Banton on Playing Murdoch Mysteries' Violet Hart". www.thefandomentals.com. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
4. "PRODUCTION BEGINS ON NEW TWEEN MURDOCH MYSTERIES SPINOFF MACY MURDOCH FOR CBC GEM". CBC Media Centre. 12 Oct 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
5. "Who Is Med Student Daughter Sonya Daniels In 'Her Stolen Past'?". 2paragraphs.com. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
6. "Shanice Banton Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards". TVGuide.com. 1992-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
7. "Shanice Banton - CBC Media Centre". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-22.

External links

• Shanice Antonette Banton at IMDb