- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Shania Twain
Shania Twain, a Canadian country music singer-songwriter and actor, was born on August 28, 1965 as Eilleen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She is one of three daughters of Clarence and Sharon (Morrison) Edwards (sister Jill is two years older and Carrie-Ann three years younger). When she was age six, her mother remarried Jerry Twain, a full-blooded Ojibwa native from Timmins, Ontario, who adopted her as his own. She started out singing in bars as a child after hours, and, at thirteen, appeared on The Tommy Hunter Show (1965). When she was 22, her parents were killed in an accident, and she became the legal guardian of her half-brothers (Mark, then 13, and Darryl, then 14) and sister, putting her musical career on hold to raise her family. In 1991 she changed her name to Shania (meaning "I'm on my way" in Ojibwa, it was the name of a co-worker), and signed a contract with Merc…
Filmography
movieAndrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
movieEasy's Waltz
2025
movieA Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
2024 · Self, Musician
movieAndrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024 · Self
tvDoctor Odyssey
2024 · Heather
movieTwisters
2024 · Songs
tvSuperfan
2023 · Self
movieLove Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
2023 · Self
movieBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022 · Mrs. Potts
tvWho's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022 · Self
movieFor Love
2022 · Narrator
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
movieShania Twain: Not Just a Girl
2022 · Self
tvWomen Who Rock
2022 · Self
tvThe Kardashians
2022 · Self
tvCanada's Got Talent
2022 · Self - Judge
tvStarstruck
2022 · Self - Judge
movieAnne Murray: Full Circle
2021 · Self
movieCanadian Hits at the BBC
2021 · Self
tvThis Is Pop
2021 · Self
tvThe Drew Barrymore Show
2020
movieStronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020 · Self
movieACM Presents: Our Country
2020
movieI Still Believe
2020 · Terry Camp
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieTrading Paint
2019 · Becca
tvRob & Romesh Vs
2019 · Self
tvReal Country
2018 · Self
tvReel Stories
2018 · Self - Guest Star
tvAmerican Idol
2018 · Self - Mentor
tvThe Launch
2018 · Self - Mentor
tvDrop the Mic
2017 · Self
movieShania Twain: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2017 · Self
Jalen Vs. Everybody
movieJalen Vs. Everybody
2017 · Sè stessa
movieShania Twain: Empowerment
2016 · Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvLip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
movieShania: Still the One - Live from Vegas
2015 · , Executive Producer
movieShania: Still the One - Live from Vegas
2014 · Vocals
tvChicken Shop Date
2014 · Self - Guest
tvBroad City
2014 · Shania Twain
moviePaula Fernandes: Encontros Pelo Caminho
2014
tvEn mode Salvail
2013 · Self
movieCountry at the BBC
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieWomen of Country Music: Glamour Girls
2011 · Self
tvWhy Not? with Shania Twain
2011
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
movieO Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009 · Self (archive footage)
tvMarkus Lanz
2008 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvThe Reichen Show
2005 · Self - Guest
tvDancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Guest Judge
tvCMT: Inside Fame
2005 · Self
movieShania Twain - by Stetson
2005
tvTout le monde en parle
2004 · Self
movieI ♥ Huckabees
2004 · Shania Twain
tvThe Celebrity Apprentice
2004
movieShania Twain Up! Close and Personal
2003 · Self - Vocals
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieShania Twain Up! Live in Chicago
2003 · Self
tvCMT Music Awards
2002 · Self - Winner
tvAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self
movieShania Twain: A Collection of Video Hits
2002
movieShania Twain: The Specials
2001 · Self
movieShania Twain - The Platinum Collection
2001 · Vocals
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
tvStar Academy
2001 · Self
movieParty in the Park
2001 · Self
movieShania Twain: Come On Over
1999 · Self
tvTeen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
movieShania Twain: Winter Break
1999 · Self, Writer
movieThe Paris Concert for Amnesty International
1998 · Self
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
movieShania Twain Live
1998 · Self
movieVH1: Divas Live
1998 · Self - Performer
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
tvThe Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
tvTOTP2
1994 · Self
tvIntimate Portrait
1993 · Self
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
tvLater... with Jools Holland
1992 · Self - Performer
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
ECHO-Verleihung
tvECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
tvGeld oder Liebe
1989 · Self
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvWetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Performer
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974 · Self - Musical Guest
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
tvCMA Awards
1967 · Self
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self
tvBambi
1948 · Self
movieSpinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
— · Shania Twain
Shania
movieShania
— · Producer