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name: "Shondrella Avery"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shondrella-avery"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 April 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:17.269723+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Shondrella Avery

Actor. Born 26 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 April 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA

## Biography

Shondrella Avery is an American actress, model and comedian. Born in Los Angeles, California, she grew up in South Central Los Angeles as the oldest of ten children. She graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and California State University, Los Angeles.

Avery began her career as a stand-up comedian and performer with the improvisational groups The Groundlings and Second City. She is known for her role as LaFawnduh in the 2004 film *Napoleon Dynamite*. Other film credits include *Domino* (2005), *Déjà Vu* (2006), *The Secret Life of Bees* (2008) and *End of Watch* (2012). Television work includes roles in *One on One* and *Cuts*.

She is married to Ade Kester and has undertaken philanthropic work, including as an advocate for sickle cell disease.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Napoleon Dynamite* (2004), Fi1m 74, as Lafawnduh — [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon-dynamite.md)

## Also known for

- *Déjà Vu* (2006), Kathy - Secretary
- *End of Watch* (2012), Bonita
- *Domino* (2005), Lashindra Davis
- *The Secret Life of Bees* (2008), Greta
- *Thelma the Unicorn* (2024), Zirconia (voice)
- *The Neighborhood* (2018), Demi
- *Our Family Wedding* (2010), Keisha Boyd
- *Klown Forever* (2015), Savannah

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