Biography
Shem Walker is an American Actress born May 12, 1970 in Detroit, MI. She is the middle child of six children. Her mother, a Pentecostal Home-Engineer, succumbed to lung cancer in 2007. Her father is a former U.S. Veteran, Singer, Writer, and retired Engineer for the City of Detroit.
Shem was born in a family of talented and creative intellectuals. Her first love was acting, followed by basketball. She starred in her first play, during a Detroit Lion's Fundraiser at 7yrs old. Her first acting lessons were at Wayne State University during that same summer. Her first paid acting job was at 14 years old during the summer high school break for her role in "The Day Of Absence a Play she performed in at the Masonic Temple. She also worked at her God-Father's party store and played basketball/sports throughout her high school career.
After graduating from high school, she received a basketball scholarship at Santa Ana College in California, then Casper College in Wyoming and finished her undergrad degree from Wayne State University, earning a B.A. in Radio/Television/Film. Her dream after college was to have a career in Sport's Broadcasting, because of her passion was sports and acting.
But soon after graduation, she was hired to work for La Quita Film Work's, a Detroit film company. The film "Young Boy's, Inc", was produced and directed by Derrick Carr and associate producer was Terry Crews. Simultaneously she became an ESRP-Teacher at DSA (Modern Day "FAME"). Shem performed in plays and acquired Ron Milner as her acting coach who was the first to produced the play "Fences" starring, Denzel Washington. She attend the Second City Conservatory and took classes and performed at the Detroit Repertory Theater.
During that time she was also preparing for WNBA tryouts. One week before the tryouts, she torn a ligament (ACL) in her right knee. Because she had torn the left ACL with reconstructive surgery for both, she decided to retire from basketball and pursued an acting career. She also retired from the Detroit Public Schools in 2001 and moved to Studio City, California.
She had a great 5 year, then landed a role on Boston Legal, which would have catapulted her career. Her precious mother, passed 2007-2013. Shem's creative energy went on hiatus for 7yrs. She became CEO of Kobelin by Shem, earned a MBA,Alcohol & Drug Counseling and Mental Health certificate's to better understand the process that has literally destroyed her family and worked in homeless shelter's.
January 2014 was the Resurrection of her creative energy. Shem is preparing to shoot a documentary and movie this summer. She is making her mark in the film industry. Her focus and inspiration is to plant seeds of greatness with her ability to motivate, educate, inspire, and elevate while imitating life in film and Television.
Volunteerism-Shelters, Cancer, Domestic Violence, Sober-living, Mental Health, Inner City Schools,Promotion of Education and Empowerment, and Healthy Living.
She is living on purpose.
Shem reside's has established residency in both California and Michigan
