Shona made her professional debut at the age of eleven in the title role of Annie and went on to play numerous children's roles in both theatre and television including playing the role of Barbara Boyer in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole for Thames Television. She left school to join the company of Crossroads for Central TV, playing the role of Sara Briggs for two years. To mark the end of Crossroads Shona released the single "Goodbye" for RCA/BMG.

Theatre roles include: Dixie in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham; Suzanne Walter in The Wicked World of Bel Ami, Theatre Royal, Stratford East; Christine in The Phantom Of The Opera at Her Majesty's (in 1991 she was the youngest actress to play this role); the roles of Lady Townley in The Prevoked Husband and Vickey Hobson in Hobson's Choice, both New End Theatre; Gilmer in Godspell at the Barbican; the role of Kathy Seldon opposite Paul Nicholas in a national tour of Singin' In The Rain; Sandy in Grease at both the Dominion and Cambridge Theatre; Shona created the role of Monica in the premiere of I Love You You're Perfect Now Change at the Comedy Theatre.

Other theatre includes: the role of Milly in the national tour of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers; Dorothy in the national tour of Murdered To Death; Mrs Pankhurst in Oh What A Lovely War!, Derby Playhouse. Julia Carrington in The Mating Game at The Mill at Sonning and most recently Emma Carew in Jekyll & Hyde.

Feature films include: the role of Jacqui Charles in Telephone Detectives followed by the role of Dawn in Blush for 5th Floor Projects. Other television roles include Nicki Waterman in Doctors and Fi in Casualty, both for the BBC.

Regular listeners to radio will know Shona from her many appearances for the BBC Radio 2 series, most recently as Young Sally in Follies at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with Julia McKenzie and Denis Quilley, Kristine in the 20th Anniversary recording of A Chorus Line, Grete Schone in The Dancing Years and Princess Maria in Call Me Madam with Tyne Daly.

After a successful run in London's West End reprising her role as Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Shona appeared in "Same Time, Next Year" a 2 hander play with Steven Pacey at The Mill at Sonning.

Shona has also recently released her debut album Control Yourself.