Shadia Simmons was born on June 28, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She's been acting since the young age of eight. Her first movie was Moonlight and Valentino, where she played the daughter of Whoopi Goldberg.

Shadia had always dreamed of working on a Disney movie when she was younger. Well, she achieved that dream when she landed a role in A Saintly Switch.

Simmons has starred in two TV series, Ace Lightning and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High.

She is very athletic. Shadia enjoys watching and playing basketball. Shadia plays forward. Her favorite movie is Love and Basketball.