Shania Twain

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Markus Lanz

    Markus Lanz

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • TOTP2

    TOTP2

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Tout le monde en parle

    Tout le monde en parle

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • En mode Salvail

    En mode Salvail

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • Star Academy

    Star Academy

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • CMA Awards

    CMA Awards

  • Doctor Odyssey

    Doctor Odyssey

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • The Celebrity Apprentice

    The Celebrity Apprentice

  • Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

    Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

  • ECHO-Verleihung

    ECHO-Verleihung

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

    A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

  • Geld oder Liebe

    Geld oder Liebe

  • Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

    Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • Rob & Romesh Vs

    Rob & Romesh Vs

  • Shania Twain: Empowerment

    Shania Twain: Empowerment

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

  • Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

    Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

  • Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

    Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

  • I Still Believe

    I Still Believe

  • Trading Paint

    Trading Paint

  • Shania Twain: A Collection of Video Hits

    Shania Twain: A Collection of Video Hits

  • Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

    Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

  • Starstruck

    Starstruck

  • The Paris Concert for Amnesty International

    The Paris Concert for Amnesty International

  • Reel Stories

    Reel Stories

  • The Launch

    The Launch

  • Canada's Got Talent

    Canada's Got Talent

  • Jalen Vs. Everybody

    Jalen Vs. Everybody

  • ACM Presents: Our Country

    ACM Presents: Our Country

  • Women Who Rock

    Women Who Rock

  • Party in the Park

    Party in the Park

  • CMT: Inside Fame

    CMT: Inside Fame

  • Paula Fernandes: Encontros Pelo Caminho

    Paula Fernandes: Encontros Pelo Caminho

  • Superfan

    Superfan

  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

    O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

  • For Love

    For Love

  • VH1: Divas Live

    VH1: Divas Live

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Easy's Waltz

    Easy's Waltz

  • Real Country

    Real Country

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Why Not? with Shania Twain

    Why Not? with Shania Twain

  • Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two

    Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two

  • Shania Twain: The Specials

    Shania Twain: The Specials

  • Harry Styles: Live at Coachella

    Harry Styles: Live at Coachella

  • Shania Twain: Winter Break

    Shania Twain: Winter Break

  • Shania Twain: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park

    Shania Twain: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park

  • Shania Twain Live

    Shania Twain Live

  • Anne Murray: Full Circle

    Anne Murray: Full Circle

  • Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

    Shania: Still the One - Live from Vegas

  • Canadian Hits at the BBC

    Canadian Hits at the BBC

  • Shania Twain: Up! Live in Chicago

    Shania Twain: Up! Live in Chicago

  • Women of Country Music: Glamour Girls

    Women of Country Music: Glamour Girls

  • Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal

    Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal

  • Shania Twain - The Platinum Collection

    Shania Twain - The Platinum Collection

  • Shania Twain - by Stetson

    Shania Twain - by Stetson

  • Shania Twain: Come On Over

    Shania Twain: Come On Over