Shailyn Pierre-Dixon plays the lead role of Frannie in Between.
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (born June 1, 2003) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as the young Aminata in the television miniseries The Book of Negroes, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016. She has also appeared in the films The Best Man Holiday, Suicide Squad and Jean of the Joneses, and she plays the character Frances in the television series Between.
Early life[]
Pierre-Dixon was born June 1, 2003 in Caledon, Ontario to parents, Christina Dixon, a Canadian actress, writer, and producer, and Maurice Pierre. She attributes her interest in acting to her mother, after seeing her on set. She is enrolled in the drama program at Mayfield Secondary School.