Shawnee and Rachel

Shawnee Smith (born July 3 1970, 5 feet tall"3" is an American film and television actress as well as a musician. Smith is most well-known for playing Amanda Young in Saw and Linda in CBS' sitcom Becker. Smith was the former lead singer of Fydolla the metal group who toured across the US and in the UK. Smith is now half of Smith & Pyle which is a country-oriented desert rock group along alongside Missi Pyle. Her parents were Jim Smith and Patricia Smith. Jim Smith was an former pilot in the US Air Force, a an oncology physician and financial planner. Family members moved from South Carolina to Van Nuys California at the age of a year old her parents divorced at age two. her mother got married at the age of eight. She was a student at Ranchito Avenue Primary School in Panorama City Los Angeles as and Madison Jr. High, located in North Hollywood. Later, she attended North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood California and graduated in 1987. Rachel Bloom.......................Rachel Bloom is best known as the co-creator and star of the CW musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019). Rachel Bunch's character in Crazy Ex Girlfriend earned numerous awards including her winning the Golden Globe Award in 2018 for best female actor in the TV series Musical or Comedy. She was also awarded an award called the Critics Choice Award in 2017, for Best Actress in an TV Comedy. The Primetime Emmy Award was given to her in 2019. She shared the award along with Jack Dolgen, Adam Schlesinger and the songwriting duo. Rachel will be touring in support of Death Let Me Do My Special during the summer and spring of 2023. Rachel has sold the entire Radio City Music Hall for several shows in 2019 performing Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Within the same calendar year she starred in What am I going to do next in my life? The residency included a full week of performances on the stage at Just For Laughs.