Shayna Youkhana
- Actress
- Cinematographer
Shayna Youkhana is a 15 year old American actress, writer, singer and song writer who is represented by The Rock Agency. Shayna has written, acted, directed and shot many short films including most recently acting in a professional film production "Frankie Under Water."
Shayna most notably received a Google Award for Excellence in Film Making at the 2020 Google Short Film Festival when she was ten years old for "Group 1". Shayna also co-wrote and starred in "Game On", produced by Joey Morgan, which won the Audience Choice - Best Comedy Award at the MBM Film Festival in 2021. "Game On" premiered at the 2022 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. In 2021, Shayna co-wrote and starred in "Brother", which was shot in Hawaii. "Brother" was voted the People's Choice Award for Best Short Drama at The Elgin Fringe Film Festival and was selected as a finalist in the 2021 Elgin Film Festival (adult competition). Shayna wrote and directed "Rellik" (2022) and starred in "Human Ratatouille", "Living Without You", "She Said There'd be Cookies" (Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2022), "Polished" (Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2023) and was the Cinematographer of "Senior Night" (Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2023). Shayna most recently wrote, directed and acted in "Shower Thoughts" and co-wrote and acted in "Delirious" both of which were accepted into the 2024 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival.
When not writing, acting or shooting films, Shayna performs as a singer, song-writer, plays the piano and is learning the guitar. Shayna loves to swim, work-out, travel and cook.
When not writing, acting or shooting films, Shayna performs as a singer, song-writer, plays the piano and is learning the guitar. Shayna loves to swim, work-out, travel and cook.