Nicole Penney Power (born November 24, 1989) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shannon Ross in Kim's Convenience and its spin-off series Strays.
Early life and education Power was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew up in Middle Cove. She attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for one year of general studies before moving to Ontario, where she graduated from Sheridan College's Musical Theatre program and Second City's conservatory. Power also became a member of Soulpepper Theatre Academy.
Career Power has appeared in Canadian stage productions of West Side Story, Bonnie and Clyde, Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Evangeline, and The Charlottetown Festival's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.
She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shannon in Kim's Convenience, receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.
In 2021 she was announced as the star of Strays, a spinoff of Kim's Convenience which will see Shannon Ross move to Hamilton, Ontario to embark on a new career. In 2023, she starred in the Netflix show Glamorous.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2020 Nocturne Falls Jema Short film 2020 The Toll Clara Uncredited 2022 Pattern Sam
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Splatalot! Faetal 22 episodes 2016–2021 Kim's Convenience Shannon Ross 65 episodes 2020 Christian & Nat Episode: "We Got Divorced" 2020 Private Eyes Melissa Episode: "Gumbo for Hire" 2021–22 Strays Shannon Ross 20 episodes 2021 Let's Get Married CJ Television film 2022 Designing Christmas Zoe Television film 2022–23 Something Undone Officer Puddester 4 episodes 2023 The Drop Lisa Episode: "Monolith" 2023 Glamorous Mykynnleigh 7 episodes 2024 Run the Burbs Lisa Episode: "Phirst Love"
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