Shamika Cotton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Shamika Cotton
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Shamika Cotton with her friend Bob Ketchum at The Wire wrap party
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| Other names | Shamika Lee Cotton |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Shamika Cotton is an American actress from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Michael Lee's ... mother Raylene Lee in the acclaimed HBO series The Wire.
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Career
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Shamika Cotton graduated from Cincinnati's competitive School for Creative and Performing Arts. In 2006, Cotton appeared on the I Wanna Be A Soap Star reality series to good reviews, and her performances from the show were also highlighted on Entertainment Tonight.
In November, 2007, Cotton launched a weekly videocast on YouTube entitled the “Shamika Chronicles”, a series that follows her life and offers a realistic look at the daily life and work of an aspiring actress.
In 2019, she played small role in the movie The Sun Is Also a Star.
Filmography
Film/Movie
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Till Death Do Us Part | - | Short |
| 2009 | Stream | Young Jodi | Short |
| 2011 | Pariah | Candace | |
| 2013 | Frank the Bastard | Isolda | |
| 2015 | Sidewalk Traffic | Nanny Moon | |
| 2019 | The Sun Is Also a Star | Hannah |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Nickelodeon Magazine's Big 10 Birthday Bash | Herself | TV special |
| 2006 | As the World Turns | ER Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2006-08 | The Wire | Raylene Lee | Recurring cast: Season 4, guest: Season 5 |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kira Danforth | Episode: "Self-made" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Mrs. Dolan | Episode: "Boy on Fire" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carol McEwan | Episode: "Beautiful Frame" |
| 2014-15 | Forever | Anita | Recurring cast |
| 2016 | Gotham | Officer Holt | Episode: "Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze" |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | FBI Physician | Episode: "Dr. Hans Koehler (No. 33)" |
| The Good Fight | Wendy | Episode: "The One About the Recent Troubles" | |
| God Friended Me | Jen | Episode: "Return to Sender" | |
| Elementary | Rose | Episode: "Their Last Bow" | |
| Blue Bloods | Detective Kim Andrews | Episode: "Naughty or Nice" | |
| New Amsterdam | Martha Randle | Episode: "The Island" | |
| 2020 | Prodigal Son | Joanne | Episode: "Stranger Beside You" |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Nicole | Episode: "Reckoning" |
| 2022 | P-Valley | Farrah Haynes | Recurring cast: season 2 |
