Shanica Channell Knowles was born on November 17, 1990 in Miami Florida. Her native home is Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Shanica is an Actress, Singer and Songwriter. Her first Acting job was on Unfabulous (2005) most known for Hannah Montana (2006-2011) Jump In (2007) Awkward (2011) Harry's Law (2011) Melissa And Joey (2012) Suburgatory (2013) Real Husband Of Hollywood (2013) Everybody's been burned (2014) . Shanica first big break in Singing is when she won on the hit show "It's Showtime At the Apollo" at the age of 11 in 2002.