Shani is an Israeli actress and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Shani can be seen in the second series of Pandora on The CW, as series lead Meredith.
Her stage credits include Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (RSC), Titania in Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Southbank Centre), Olivia in Twelfth Night (The Minack), and Orestes (Southward Playhouse) among many others. In addition she has worked number of theatre companies including The Paper Birds, Dash Theatre and Loitering with Intent Theatre Company. Shani is a director, and teaches at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama as well as BADA.
Screen credits include Mrs Fineberg in The Little Drummer Girl (BBC), Ruth in Silent Witness (BBC), Ma’or in The Honourable Woman (BBC) and feature film American Assassin (CBS/Lionsgate).
For Radio, Shani can most recently be heard as Miriam in Miriam and Youssef (BBC Worldwide).