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Roya Shanks

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Dogs Lie (2011)
Roya Shanks is known for Second Act (2018), Give or Take (2020) and Elementary (2012).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Jennifer Lopez in Second Act (2018)
    Second Act
    5.8
    • Reporter
    • 2018
    Norbert Leo Butz, Cheri Oteri, Joanne Tucker, and Jamie Effros in Give or Take (2020)
    Give or Take
    6.4
    • Melody
    • 2020
    Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    7.9
    TV Series
    • US Attorney
    The Longest Week (2014)
    The Longest Week
    5.4
    • Intellectual #2 Subway
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Ella Hunt, Nicholas Duvernay, and Avantika in Not Suitable for Work (2026)
      Not Suitable for Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Floor Manager
      • 2026
    • Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Morgan Spector, Carrie Coon, and Denée Benton in The Gilded Age (2022)
      The Gilded Age
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Delancey
      • 2025
    • Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Calista Flockhart, Chloë Sevigny, and Naomi Watts in Feud (2017)
      Feud
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Louisa Firth
      • 2024
    • Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in Three Women (2023)
      Three Women
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Simone
      • 2023
    • Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu in Genie (2023)
      Genie
      5.9
      • Maitre D'
      • 2023
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Melissa Phillips
      • 2023
    • Evan Mock, Emily Alyn Lind, Thomas Doherty, Jordan Alexander, and Whitney Peak in Gossip Girl (2021)
      Gossip Girl
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Odeon Hostess
      • 2022
    • Norbert Leo Butz, Cheri Oteri, Joanne Tucker, and Jamie Effros in Give or Take (2020)
      Give or Take
      6.4
      • Melody
      • 2020
    • William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
      Love Life
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Odeon Bartender
      • 2020
    • Omari Hardwick in Power (2014)
      Power
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Principal Summers
      • 2019
    • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
      Succession
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Sarah Kilmartin
      • 2019
    • Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt in Happy! (2017)
      Happy!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • EVP
      • 2019
    • Lorraine Toussaint, Frankie Faison, Warren Christie, Moran Atias, Grace Van Dien, Michaela McManus, and Jerod Haynes in The Village (2019)
      The Village
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Arty Wife
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Lopez in Second Act (2018)
      Second Act
      5.8
      • Reporter
      • 2018
    • Wood Harris, Tristan Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, and Afton Williamson in The Breaks (2017)
      The Breaks
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Court Clerk
      • 2017

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    Dogs Lie
    Trailer 1:18
    Dogs Lie

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

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    • Trivia
      A California native, Roya Shanks is now a New York-based actor. She completed two years of intensive training with Maggie Flanigan, a legendary teacher in the Meisner technique.

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