Shanice Shantay’s acting career began almost by accident.

“My first ever job came from me leaving college and just doing an audition for the experience, and I booked it,” Shantay recalled. “That kind of showed me, okay, this is where you're meant to be.”

That first role launched a career that has spanned musicals and television. Most recently, Shantay landed a supporting role as “Johnnie Mae” in the new Netflix film The Six Triple Eight .

“I wasn't only playing a character,” she said. “I was telling a story of a real group of women who had a big impact on our country and who deserve to be recognized and appreciated.”

The film tells the story of the United States Army’s only Black, all-women unit stationed overseas during World War II. Part of the production was filmed in Chattanooga,

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