Shem Walker

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 und