Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon is best known for her role as 'Young Aminata' in the 2015 award-winning mini-series The Book of Negroes, an adaptation of Lawrence Hill's highly acclaimed novel of the same title. Shailyn's powerful performance won her a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Golden Maple Award nomination for Newcomer of the Year, and ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance. Shailyn began her career as a child model, displaying a natural talent for the arts she became increasingly fascinated with acting. She earned her first film role as 'Kelly' in the 2013 Hollywood blockbuster, The Best Man Holiday. In 2014, Shailyn landed the role of 'Young Aminata' in The Book of Negroes, and later that fall became part of broadcast media history, joining the lead cast of Between, Netflix's first Canadian co-production. In 2015, at the age of 11, Shailyn had the honour of presenting at the Canadian Screen Awards, becoming the youngest presenter in Academy hi