Shonagh Smith

History

Shonagh Smith is a Scottish-American actress living in Austin, Texas. 2018 brought her first leading screen role in the internationally award-winning short film "I Am Mackenzie". She has since lent her acting and voice talents to short films, video games, documentaries, and feature films, most notably Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon in 2021. Shonagh studies the Meisner technique at the In The Moment Acting Studio in Austin. She is represented by Collier Talent Agency in Texas and Atlas Artists in Los Angeles.

Profile

Movies

Killers of the Flower Moon

Nettie Brookshire

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances

Mackenzie

A release that features 7 shorts from Italy, Israel, Tunisia, New Zealand, the United States and France, exploring those furtive first steps that men take as they decide to act on their sexuality. The 7 short films are: The First Time [La prima volta] (2012); Kiss Me (2022); Nidhal [نضال] (2022); Sparrow (2016); I Am Mackenzie (2019); The Place Between Us [Il posto fra di noi] (2010); By the End of the Night [Que la nuit s'achève] (2018).

Austin Weird

Emily

Sam is a recent graduate desperate to move out of his parents stuffy downtown condo and back in with the artistic community he cherishes in college, even if it means selling his prized possessions all over Austin, TX.

Kindred Spirits

Shay

Single mother Chloe has her life turned upside down when her younger sister, Sadie, comes home after a long, unexplained absence. Though Sadie seems to want to settle in with her sister and 17-year-old niece, it soon becomes apparent that she may have sinister intentions.

I Am Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Caught among toxic masculinity, a sequin dress and a teenage crush, a teen skater, growing up in rural Texas, will have sex for the first time in the back of their dad’s truck.

Stranded, Alone, Looking for my Horse

Jackie

Jackie, a 16-year-old runaway in the Old West, searches for her lost horse. Along her way, she encounters a man who may not have the best Intentions for her.