Shola Lynch is a filmmaker, artist and former child actress. She is
best known for her films Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed (2004)
and Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2013), both of which
focus on African- American women and political history. She is a
member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Lynch was
born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in New York City. She is the
eldest daughter of Hollis Lynch and Sharon Fisher Lynch and has one
younger sister named Nnenna. Her father is originally from Trinidad &
Tobago and her mother is Canadian.At the age of 2 she began acting on
the children's series Sesame Street and did so until she was 6.She
began running and training as a track-and-field athlete in sixth grade
specializing in 800 and 1500 meter races. By 13 she began breaking
national records for her age bracket in 800, 1500, and 1600 meter
races. She later moved from New York to Texas with the ambition to
race in track at the Olympics and continued to win in events up to
1992. She did not attend the 2000 Olympic Games however, due to a back
injury.
best known for her films Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed (2004)
and Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2013), both of which
focus on African- American women and political history. She is a
member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Lynch was
born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in New York City. She is the
eldest daughter of Hollis Lynch and Sharon Fisher Lynch and has one
younger sister named Nnenna. Her father is originally from Trinidad &
Tobago and her mother is Canadian.At the age of 2 she began acting on
the children's series Sesame Street and did so until she was 6.She
began running and training as a track-and-field athlete in sixth grade
specializing in 800 and 1500 meter races. By 13 she began breaking
national records for her age bracket in 800, 1500, and 1600 meter
races. She later moved from New York to Texas with the ambition to
race in track at the Olympics and continued to win in events up to
1992. She did not attend the 2000 Olympic Games however, due to a back
injury.
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