Sofia Shinas

She is best known for her role as Eric Draven's murdered fiancée, Shelly, in The Crow, in which she starred opposite Brandon Lee.

• Name — Sofia Shinas • Born — 17 January 1968 • Birthplace — Windsor, Ontario, Canada • Genre — Pop Dance • Occupation — Singer-songwriter, actress, director • Years Active — 1991–present • Label — Warner (1992)

Shinas was born in Windsor, Ontario, to Greek parents. She briefly attended the University of Toronto, but dropped out before finishing her first semester in order to pursue creating music in New York City.

Shinas appeared in two episodes of the TV series The Outer Limits (in the "Valerie 23" and "Mary 25" episodes) and an episode of The Hunger.

In 2008, Shinas graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in Los Angeles, California where she directed a film titled Spring Eternal as a thesis project.

• Film • Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1994 — The Crow — Shelly Webster • Terminal Velocity — Maxine 'Broken Legs Max' • 1995 — Hourglass — Dara Jensen • 1996 — Ripper Man — Gena • Dilemma — Lydia Cantrell • 1997 — Hostile Intent — Gina — Alternative title: Lethal Games • 2000 — Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike — Woman on Train — Segment: "Borders of Salt" • 2004 — Planet of the Pitts — Fay Kennedy, NBC News Anchor • 2015 — My Stepdaughter — Directorial debut • 2016 — DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) – NonSeNse — Rosabel • 2021 — Politically Homeless — Screenplay; director • Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Red Shoe Diaries — Woman on Train — 1 episode • 1994 — Blue Skies — Gina — 1 episode • 1998 — The Hunger — Claire — 1 episode • 1995–1998 — The Outer Limits — Mary 25 / Valerie 23 — 2 episodes • 2020 — Toasted — Sitcom; director

• 1992: Sofia Shinas

• 1992: "The Message" • 1992: "One Last Kiss" • 1992: "State of Mind (You Make Me Feel Good)"

Sofia Shinas is recorded as actress, musician, singer-songwriter, singer and film director.

Shinas made her film debut in the 1994 action thriller The Crow, starring Brandon Lee. The box office hit has become a cult favorite. Shinas then landed a role opposite Charlie Sheen and Nastassja Kinski in Terminal Velocity. She starred alongside C. Thomas Howell in the independent action/drama, Hourglass and in the 1997 action film, Dilemma.

Shinas's first feature as director is the thriller, My Stepdaughter, released in August 2015.