Shareeka epps biography definition

American actress

Shareeka Epps (born July 11, ) is an American actress. She is best known for starring in the film Half Nelson, alongside Ryan Gosling. She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the film.

Life and career

After being discovered in junior high school, Epps starred in the low budget, short film Gowanus, Brooklyn alongside Matt Kerr, playing the role of "Drey", a high school student. The short film won the Short Filmmaking Award at "Sundance Film Festival" in ^{[citation needed]}

The success of Gowanus, Brooklyn led to a full-length feature film, Half Nelson. Released August 11, the story concerns an inner city middle-school teacher who forms a friendship with one of his students after she discovers that he has a drug habit. Epps reprised her role as "Drey" a