BIOGRAPHY: (from www.shannyn-sossamon.com/)
Shannyn was born in Hawaii in 1978, raised in Reno, Nevada since 1982, and moved to L.A. with friends in 1996 to study dance. A casting director noticed her when she was helping a friend DJ at a birthday party for Gwyneth Paltrow in October 1999. Six months after being "discovered", Shannyn was cast as the fair maiden Jocelyn opposite Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale. She likes to perform what she describes as "jazz, crazy modern, and hip-hop" dancing, but wishes she had stuck with tap and ballet from when she was younger. She continues to DJ classic rock and '80s tunes.
She's Hawaiian, French, Dutch, Filipino, Irish and German. She used to get a hundred bucks by DJ-ing in little lounges every Tuesday night. Her sister, Jennifer Lindberg is trying to follow her steps. Hopefully we'll get to see her soon ;) They share a house in L.A.
She has 3 tattoos, including one, on her back shoulder. It's a 'S' with a flower. Totally beautiful on her!
She danced all throughout high school, competing for three years. She loved many forms of dance including jazz, ballet, lyrical and tap. Shannyn attended Dance Unlimited and trained under Gina Hernandez. She says she loved it there. She was dancing four days a week and some day, she wanted to dance professionally--this was her dream. She dated Dallas Clayton, a kick-box instructor in 2002/2003. She gave birth to her first child, Audio Science Clayton. After "The Order" in 2003, she took a small break from her career, probably because of her new motherhood. She came back in 2005 , with some new small roles in some upcoming movies.
In 2007, Shannyn is now the drummer of a band called "WarPain" with sister Jennifer, and friend Theresa Wayman (from The Rules Of Attraction) and . The group got their MySpace.
FILMOGRAPHY:
A Knight's Tale (2001)
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Wholey Moses SHORT(2003)
The Order (2003)
Devour (2005)
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
I Hate You SHORT (2005)
Undiscovered (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Catacombs (2007)
The Holiday (2006)
One Missed Call (2008)
The Heavy (2008)
Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2008)
TELEVISION APPEARANCES:
Moonlight as Coraline/Morgan (2007)
Dirt as Kira Klay (2007)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Episode "Doubt" (2004) as Myra Dempsey
Mr. Show - Episode "Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes" (1997)
Mr. Show - Episode "Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice" (1997) .... Trophy presenter
TELEVISION COMMERCIALS:
"Khakis Swing" for Gap (1998, directed by Matthew Rolston)
"Scratch" for Gap Denim (2001, directed by Paul Hunter)
Kmart
Kodak
Oldsmobile
Pepsi
Unionbay
MUSIC VIDEOS:
Daft Punk - Revolution 909 (1998, directed by Roman Coppola)
Deborah Cox - "It's Over Now" (1998, directed by Marcus Raboy)
DJ Quik feat. 2nd II None - "Hand In Hand" (1998, directed by Terry Heller)
The Goo Goo Dolls - "Dizzy" (1999, directed by Nancy Bardawil)
Cher - "Strong Enough" (1999, directed by Nigel Dick)
KoЯn - "Make Me Bad" (1999, directed by Martin Weisz)
Mick Jagger - "God Gave Me Everything" (2001, directed by Mark Romanek)
The Black Heart Procession - "Not Just Words" (2006, directed by Rainbows & Vampires)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannyn_Sossamon#Filmograp hy
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