As May, the teenage daughter of Tim and Nora Cornell, Shawnee Smith has already appeared in six motion pictures prior to DESPERATE HOURS, among them "Annie," "Summer School," "Who's Harry Crumb?" and "The Blob."

Among her television credits are appearances in "Cagney & Lacey" and "Silver Spoons," as well as daytime drama "The Young and The Restless" and the television films "I Saw What You Did," "Shake and Bake," "Easy Prey," "Crimes of Innocence" and "Not My Kid."