Creator / Shamika Cotton

Shamika Cotton (born May 12, 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress. Appearing as a contestant on SOAPnet’s competition reality series I Wanna Be a Soap Star in its third season, she soon graduated to the role of Raylene Lee on The Wire. Since then she has also appeared in the films Pariah and The Sun Is Also a Star.

Works with Shamika Cotton:

Film

• 2011 Pariah: Candace
• 2013 Frank The Bastard: Isolda
• 2019 The Sun Is Also a Star: Hannah

Television

• 2006 As the World Turns: ER Doctor (2 episodes)
• 2006-08 The Wire: Raylene Lee (8 episodes)
• 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Kira Danforth (1 episode)
• 2010 Law & Order: Mrs. Dolan (1 episode)
• 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Carol McEwan (1 episode)
• 2014-15 Forever: Anita (3 episodes)
• 2016 Gotham: Officer Holt (1 episode)
• 2019 The Blacklist: FBI Physician (1 episode)
• 2019 The Good Fight: Wendy (1 episode)
• 2019 God Friended Me: Jen (1 episode)
• 2019 Elementary: Rose (1 episode)
• 2019 Blue Bloods: Detective Kim Andrews (1 episode)
• 2019 New Amsterdam (2018): Martha Randle (1 episode)
• 2020 Prodigal Son: Joanne (1 episode)
• 2021 The Equalizer (2021): Nicole (1 episode)