Shania Twain

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-08-28 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Markus Lanz

    Markus Lanz

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • Doctor Odyssey

    Doctor Odyssey

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • Tout le monde en parle

    Tout le monde en parle

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • TOTP2

    TOTP2

  • I Still Believe

    I Still Believe

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • The Celebrity Apprentice

    The Celebrity Apprentice

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • CMA Awards

    CMA Awards

  • Star Academy

    Star Academy

  • Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

    Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

  • ECHO-Verleihung

    ECHO-Verleihung

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • En mode Salvail

    En mode Salvail

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Rob & Romesh Vs

    Rob & Romesh Vs

  • For Love

    For Love

  • Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

    Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

  • CMT Music Awards

    CMT Music Awards

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • VH1: Divas Live

    VH1: Divas Live

  • The Launch

    The Launch

  • Geld oder Liebe

    Geld oder Liebe

  • Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

    Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

  • Reel Stories

    Reel Stories

  • Party in the Park

    Party in the Park

  • Trading Paint

    Trading Paint

  • Canada's Got Talent

    Canada's Got Talent

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Why Not? with Shania Twain

    Why Not? with Shania Twain

  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

  • CMT: Inside Fame

    CMT: Inside Fame

  • Shania Twain: The Specials

    Shania Twain: The Specials

  • Starstruck

    Starstruck

  • Shania Twain: Winter Break

    Shania Twain: Winter Break

  • A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

    A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

  • Superfan

    Superfan

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

    O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

  • Women Who Rock

    Women Who Rock

  • Easy's Waltz

    Easy's Waltz

  • Real Country

    Real Country

  • Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary

    Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary

  • Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

    Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

  • Women of Country Music: Glamour Girls

    Women of Country Music: Glamour Girls

  • Jalen Vs. Everybody

    Jalen Vs. Everybody

  • Shania Twain Up! Live in Chicago

    Shania Twain Up! Live in Chicago

  • Canadian Hits at the BBC

    Canadian Hits at the BBC

  • Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

    Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

  • Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal

    Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal

  • Harry Styles: Live at Coachella

    Harry Styles: Live at Coachella

  • The Paris Concert for Amnesty International

    The Paris Concert for Amnesty International

  • Paula Fernandes: Encontros Pelo Caminho

    Paula Fernandes: Encontros Pelo Caminho

  • ACM Presents: Our Country

    ACM Presents: Our Country

  • Anne Murray: Full Circle

    Anne Murray: Full Circle

  • Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

    Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

  • Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two

    Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two

  • Shania Twain Live

    Shania Twain Live

  • Shania Twain: A Collection of Video Hits

    Shania Twain: A Collection of Video Hits

  • Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

    Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

  • Shania Twain - The Platinum Collection

    Shania Twain - The Platinum Collection

  • Shania Twain: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park

    Shania Twain: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park

  • Shania Twain - by Stetson

    Shania Twain - by Stetson

  • Shania Twain: Empowerment

    Shania Twain: Empowerment

  • Shania Twain: Come On Over

    Shania Twain: Come On Over