Hannah Hodson, born in San Francisco in 1991, moved to New York City at the age of two. She got her start in a Nike Air Jordan commercial directed by Spike Lee. Lee then cast her in his short film "Jesus Children of America," part of the larger production, "All The Invisible Children," which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2005. She was then cast in the TNT film special "The Ron Clark Story" as Shameika, the sharp-tongued twelve-year-old who tries but fails to expel her sixth grade teacher, but who along the way, learns that he is one of the most valuable assets in her life. Hannah lives in Brooklyn, New York and attends The Beacon School where she is an active member of B'DAT (Beacon Drama Art Theater).