Shelia Hamilton

Shelia Tameka Hamilton was born to Maple Hamilton and Will Hamilton on July 30, 1982. Her mother is a Chickasaw, Seminole, and Black woman from Stonewall, Oklahoma. Her father is from Stonewall, Oklahoma. Maple gave birth to Shelia at the age of 39. Shelia is the youngest of ten. Her mother, Maple, is well-known and respected for forty years of catering services for special events and associations at local church. Growing up, Shelia's favorite pastime was watching her mother prepare various pies, cobblers, pashofa, and special dishes. Her father picked cotton before entering into the Army at the age of seventeen. Afterwards, Will made twenty five dollars a week working on a ranch to support a growing family. And later, retired after twenty seven years of service from Holcium. Will stories of his life in Germany and international travel prompted Shelia to travel abroad. She studied the Polish language and culture in Warsaw and Krakow Poland while attending the University of Central Oklahoma. In 2004, Shelia graduated with a B.A in English and minor in Theater Arts. She traveled extensively, and worked various jobs with a strong background in teaching. Shelia rediscovered her talent and passion for acting while working with private acting coach and best-selling author, Janet B. Milstein. She recalls her mother being her first acting coach. At the young age of 5, Shelia begin to perform various speeches and short plays at her local church under the direction of Maple. In February of 2013, she booked a small role of reporter in her first movie Ratpocalypse (2015).Two months later she landed another part of a college professor in the feature film, Rudderless (2014).