Shondrella Avery, a multifaceted individual, was born in South Central Los Angeles, California, USA. Prior to her successful career in Hollywood, she held the esteemed position of the youngest Senior Executive in Hospitality at HHC in Beverly Hills, California, where she concurrently made a name for herself as a part-time model and stand-up comic.
This remarkable individual is a college graduate with a degree in acting, who went on to become an accomplished actress, producer, motivational speaker, and advocate for sickle cell disease. Her philanthropic efforts in the SCD community earned her the prestigious title of "Iconic Woman" for Women's History Month in 2015, appointed by Fendi and the Sickle Cell Disease Association on behalf of her chapter, www.scdfc.org.
Avery is notably recognized for her iconic character "LaFawnduh" in the indie cult classic Napoleon Dynamite (2004),as well as her roles in End of Watch (2012),Deja Vu (2006),The Secret Lives of Bees (2008),and television shows Girls Behaving Badly (2003) and One on One & Cuts (2003-2006).
In addition to her acting and producing credits, Avery has used her voice to narrate children's books for cancer patients and has had a national commercial as the voice of a Giraffe for Lowes. Her impressive list of indie-produced features includes her work as a Co-Executive Producer on the true story of Bob Zellner, a KKK's grandson turned Civil Rights Activist, under the lead Executive Producer's Frank Barwah and Oscar Winner Spike Lee, directed by Barry Alexander Brown.
