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Shannyn Sossamon
Shannon Marie Sossamon (born October 3, 1978), better known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an Americanactress, musician and dancer.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Sossamon was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Sherry Sossamon and Todd Lindberg. She grew up in Reno, Nevada, and attended Galena High School there. She is of French, Hawaiian, Dutch, English, Irish, Filipino and German descent; her maternal grandmother is Hawaiian-Filipino, and her maternal grandfather is English-German. The y in her first name was an adolescent alteration in 1995. The day after her high school graduation, Sossamon moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in dance.[1] Sossamon appeared in televisioncommercials and had DJ gigs in local clubs. In 1999, Sossamon was discovered by casting director Francine Maisler, while assisting a friend DJ at Gwyneth Paltrow's birthday party.
Personal life[]
Sossamon has 3 tattoos, including an S with a flower on her right back shoulder, and an "S" backward on her left shoulder. With Dallas Clayton, she has a son, Audio Science Clayton, born on M
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Shannyn Sossamon
American actress (born 1978)
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Sossamon at the 2013 Milan Film Festival | |
| Born | Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 (age 46) Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director, musician |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jenny Lee Lindberg (sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums |
| Formerly of | Warpaint |
Musical artist | |
Shannon Marie Kahololani "Shannyn" Sossamon (born October 3, 1978)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared in the films A Knight's Tale (2001), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), The Rules of Attraction (2002), The Order (2003), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), The Holiday (2006), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), Road to Nowhere (2009), The End of Love (2012), and Sinister 2 (2015).
As a musician, she provided vocals and drums to Warpaint from 2004 to 2008. She abruptly left the group after recording their first EP. Sossamon's sole recording with the band is the 2009 EP Exquisite Corpse.
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Shannyn Sossamon is an American actress and director. She is of Irish, French, Dutch, Hawaiian-Filipino, German and English ancestry. Growing up in Reno, Nevada, Sossamon spent most of her youth at a local dance studio. After graduating high school at age 17, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a life in the creative arts. Sossamon began acting in films at age 21 after being approached by casting director Francine Maisler, who was casting the starring role in Brian Helgeland's A KNIGHTS TALE opposite Heath Ledger. Additionally, she can be seen with Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino in the event series WAYWARD PINES, from M. Night Shyamalan, opposite Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison in Fox's SLEEPY HOLLOW, and as the lead of Blumhouse feature SINISTER 2, opposite James Ransone. Other credits include THE END OF LOVE starring Michael Cera and Mark Webber; OUR FAMILY WEDDING starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY starring opposite Patrick Fugit; THE RULES OF ATTRACTION starring opposite James Van Der Beek; 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS starring opposite