Bio
Giovonnie Samuels is an American actress best known as a regular performer on the sketch comedy show All That and for her roles on the television series Fatherhood, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Mr. Box Office.
Her love for the stage started at the age of eight and her first major role was in Tide to the Tracks as the hot gun-tooting Annie.
Spotted by a talent scout, she was asked to attend the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. There she gained her training in classical ballet and art and perfected her skills in acting.
At the age of 13, she audition for Nickelodeon's All That and got the part. In 2004, Giovonnie and her cast mates won a Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Award for Favorite TV Show.
Later that year Giovonnie stared in a new Bill Cosby cartoon called Fatherhood with Blair Underwood, that lasted for two seasons. Since her three-year run on All That, she has guest starred on episodes of That's So Raven, The Bernie Mac Show and Strong Medicine.
Other projects include Bring It On; All or Nothing with Hayden Panettiere, Francia Raisa and Solange Knowles, Freedom Writers with Hilary Swank and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
In her spare time Giovonnie loves to teach acting to young inner city kids.