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 She made her feature film debut in 2016 as Minnie Ruth Solomon, the wife of Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race.
In 2017, she was cast as Violet Hart on Murdoch Mysteries and has had a main role since. She reprised the role in the spin off series Macy Murdoch in 2023.
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.
Personal life Banton is the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, the fifth of six children. She trained as a drama and musical theatre student at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts.
She lives in Toronto.
Filmography
Film YearWorkRole2016RaceMinnie Ruth Solomon2018IsabelleCarol Murphy2019White LieVeronica
Television YearWorkRole Notes2010 Reviving OpheliaFriendTelevision film 2011Rookie BlueQuinnEpisode: "Class Dismissed"2010-2013Degrassi: The Next GenerationMarisol LewisMain role2014HavenCharlotteEpisode: "Spotlight" A Day Late and a Dollar ShortShaniceTelevision filmApple Mortgage CakeCecilieTelevision film2015Lost GirlIris / Nyx / Cecilia Lawrence5 episodes The Book of NegroesEmily"Episode 1.4"2016Private Eyes Laura GaynorEpisode: "I Do, I Do"2018Her Stolen PastSonya DanielsTelevision film2017-presentMurdoch MysteriesViolet HartMain role2023Macy Murdoch4 episodes
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