Shania Twain

Biography

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 Mercury Nashville that same year. Her first album went by without notice, but her second album (produced with Robert John (Mutt) Lange, who she wed on December 28, 1993 and divorced on June 9, 2010) broke world records with its sales! Referred to as "The Queen of Country Pop," she is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time, having sold over 85 million albums. Presently married to Frederic Nicolas Thiebaud on January 1, 2011 - present.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Graham Norton Show

Dancing with the Stars

Late Show with David Letterman

The Jennifer Hudson Show

RuPaul's Drag Race

All Movies (37)

• Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary2025
• Easy's Waltz2025
• A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter2024 · as Self
• Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration2024 · as Self
• Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two2023 · as Self
• Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration2022 · as Mrs. Potts
• For Love2022 · as Narrator
• Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl2022 · as Self
• Anne Murray: Full Circle2021 · as Self
• Canadian Hits at the BBC2021 · as Self
• Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble2020 · as Self
• ACM Presents: Our Country2020
• I Still Believe2020 · as Terry Camp
• Trading Paint2019 · as Becca
• Shania Twain: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park2017 · as Self
• Jalen Vs. Everybody2017 · as Sè stessa
• Shania Twain: Empowerment2016 · as Self
• Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas2015
• Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas2014 · as Vocals
• Paula Fernandes: Encontros Pelo Caminho2014
• Country at the BBC2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Women of Country Music: Glamour Girls2011 · as Self
• O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Shania Twain - by Stetson2005
• I ♥ Huckabees2004 · as Shania Twain
• Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal2003 · as Self - Vocals
• Shania Twain Up! Live in Chicago2003 · as Self
• Shania Twain: A Collection of Video Hits2002
• Shania Twain: The Specials2001 · as Self
• Shania Twain - The Platinum Collection2001 · as Vocals
• Party in the Park2001 · as Self
• Shania Twain: Come On Over1999 · as Self
• Shania Twain: Winter Break1999 · as Self
• The Paris Concert for Amnesty International1998 · as Self
• Shania Twain Live1998 · as Self
• VH1: Divas Live1998 · as Self - Performer
• Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale— · as Shania Twain

All TV Shows (61)

• Doctor Odyssey2024 · as Heather
• Superfan2023 · as Self
• Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?2022 · as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
• Women Who Rock2022 · as Self
• The Kardashians2022 · as Self
• Canada's Got Talent2022 · as Self - Judge
• Starstruck2022 · as Self - Judge
• This Is Pop2021 · as Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Rob & Romesh Vs2019 · as Self
• Real Country2018 · as Self
• Reel Stories2018 · as Self - Guest Star
• American Idol2018 · as Self - Mentor
• The Launch2018 · as Self - Mentor
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Chicken Shop Date2014 · as Self - Guest
• Broad City2014 · as Shania Twain
• En mode Salvail2013 · as Self
• Why Not? with Shania Twain2011
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Markus Lanz2008 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Guest Judge
• CMT: Inside Fame2005 · as Self
• Tout le monde en parle2004 · as Self
• The Celebrity Apprentice2004
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• CMT Music Awards2002 · as Self - Winner
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway2002 · as Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self - Guest
• Star Academy2001 · as Self
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The Frank Skinner Show1995 · as Self
• TOTP21994 · as Self
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Later... with Jools Holland1992 · as Self - Performer
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• ECHO-Verleihung1992 · as Self
• Geld oder Liebe1989 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Performer
• American Music Awards1974 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• CMA Awards1967 · as Self
• The Grammys1959 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self