Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

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Actress (2003)
Tue May 30 2023
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Shailyn Pierre-Dixon is a Canadian actress best known for her role in several movies and T.V. series such as Between, Suicide Squad, Jean of the Joneses, The Best Man Holiday, and The Book of Negroes.  

She was born on June 1, 2003, in Caledon, Canada, under the birth sign of Gemini. Interestingly, she was involved in modeling before putting her foot in the Hollywood industry. 

Keep scrolling down to know more about Shailyn's net worth, relationship, and personal information.

About Shailyn's Parent's Details 

Talking about Shailyn's parents, she was born to her father, Maurice Pierre, and her mother, Christina Dixon, in Canada. The Book of Negroes actress belongs of Canadian and Trinidadian descent. 

Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon with her father Maurice Pierre, and her mother, Christina Dixon
HEPicture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon with her father Maurice Pierre, and her mother, Christina Dixon (Image source: Instagram @christinadixonofficial)

Her mother, Christina, is a well-known professional actress, writer, and producer, whereas the information about her father's profession is still behind the curtains.

Currently, Shailyn is living a happy and healthy life with her parents.

Shailyn's Mother Is an Actress

Christina Dixon is a famous personality who began her career in the Canadian entertainment industry in 2013. She has been featured as Yanick Charles in the T.V. arrangement narrative named Motives and Murders: Cracking the Case

She holds Canadian nationality and is currently a well-established person. Christina is shown up as a picture taker in the T.V. arrangement named Ginny and Georgia.

Net Worth: Why Shailyn Is So Rich?

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon has a decent net worth of $1.5 million, which is a praiseworthy thing for her age. Acting is her primary source of income and is generating most of the income from it. Daniella Pineda also holds a similar net worth to her.

Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon posing for a photoshoot wearing shorts
Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon posing for a photoshoot (Image source: Instagram @shailynpierredixon)

In addition, she is also a professional model who started her career as a child model. Soon after she began her career she started to appear in national commercials and advertisements.

To conclude, she has been earning a hefty sum of money from her career as an actress and model. 

Career Highlight 

As an actress's daughter, Shailyn grew up looking at her mother's contribution and achievements in the film industry. She also wanted to be like her mother from a very early age. Finally, at the age of ten, she made her first debut in the 2013 comedy-drama film The Best Man Holiday.

Before her debut, she had already started working as a child model, appearing in numerous commercials. In 2015, she was featured in the science-fiction drama series, Between in the role of Frances. 

Moreover, Shailyn was also known as Canada's Top 25 Under 25 for some of the most influential youths in the community by the In The Hills Magazine in 2018

Movies & T.V. Series 

As we know, Shailyn is a fantastic actress who has been able to rise her fame in Hollywood through her amazing acting skills, like Alyvia Alyn Lind. She has portrayed a wide range of roles in different movies and TV series. 

Furthermore, Shailyn played memorable roles in T.V. series, short videos, and movies such as departure, Pretty Hard Cases, Share the Screen, Suicide Squad, Between, Jean of the Joneses, The Book of Negroes, and The Best Man Holiday.

She has also been featured in Being Black in Canada, Inside Between (After Show), and Katie Chats.

Interest And Hobbies 

Shailyn, without a doubt, is an active person who loves to learn new things, like Yasmine Al-Bustami. As mentioned earlier, acting is her career but she also loves modeling and often shares modeling pictures on her Instagram handle. 

Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon playing violin wearing blue color dress
Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon playing violin (Image source: Instagram @christinadixonofficial)

In addition, she also loves playing the violin, track, and field, and collecting stones. Similarly, Mairead Nesbitt loves to play the violin more than any other musical instrument. Violin playing is one of her favorite thing to do in her free time. She often posts videos of her playing violin on her Instagram feed. 

Social Media 

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon is a super active person when it comes to her social media accounts. She always amazes her fans by uploading fantastic pictures on her social media.

Furthermore, she has an Instagram account, @shailynpierredixon, with more than 2.4k followers. She has also dropped down her personal website, @www.shailynpierredixon.com on her Insta bio Her Instagram bio states: 

Actress | Model | Happiness Enthusiast :)

Similarly, Shailyn is actively present on her Twitter account with the verified profile @shailynpd, where she gained 881 followers.

Awards And Achivements 

As we know, Shailyn is a fantastic actress out there who is famous for her hard work and dedication to her work. So because of her passion for acting, she has been able to win many awards in her career.

Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon holding her award wearing white color gown
Picture of Shailyn Pierre-Dixon holding her award (Image source: Instagram @shailynpierredixon)

Shailyn won a prestigious "Canadian Screen Award" in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series (The Book of Negroes) in 2016.

Further, she has also been nominated for the "ACTRA Toronto Award" for Outstanding Performance - Female in 2016 and "Golden Maple Award" in 2015. 

Shailyn in Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero film written and directed by James Gunn. She played the character of Zoe, one of the important roles in the film. 

The film was based on characters from D.C. and was released on July 30, 2021, in the United Kingdom and on August 5, 2021, in the United States. Suicide Squad was made on a budget of $185 million and had a worldwide box office collection of $167.4 million.

IMDb Profile 

The Best Man Holiday actress Shailyn owns an IMDb page in her name with eight credits as an actress and four credits as a self. Most of her movies and T.V. shows are highly rated and most viewed by the audience.

According to her IMDb profile, Shailyn enrolled in the drama program at Mayfield Secondary School in her hometown and always wanted to pursue her career as an actress.

 

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