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Shannon Marie Sossamon (born October 3,
1978), better known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an American
actress, musician and dancer.
Early life: Sossamon was born in Honolulu,
Hawaii, to Sherry Sossamon and Todd Lindberg, 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 addition in 1995. The day after her high
school graduation, Sossamon moved to Los Angeles to
pursue a career in dance. Sossamon appeared in
television commercials 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.
Newcomer Shannyn Sossamon's story could inspire
thousands of wannabe actresses to buy a few turntables:
casting director Francine Maisler discovered the
20-year-old actress spinning records at a posh Hollywood
party and cast the Angelina Jolie lookalike in A
Knight's Tale, which Sony hoped would be a huge summer
hit.
While A Knight's Tale performed somewhat respectably at
the box office, it failed to set the world on fire. But
it did establish Sossaman and co-star Heath Ledger as
up-and-coming young actors.
The Hawaii-born and Nevada-raised Sossaman moved to Los
Angeles when she was 15 to study dance, which she
considers a lifelong passion. She and a friend were
DJing Gwyneth and Jack Paltrow's joint birthday party
when Maisler noticed her, contacting her soon after the
party about auditioning for the movie.
Hailing from Reno, Nevada, Sossamon moved to California
in pursuit of a career in dance, but soon started
working as a disc jockey. When a friend landed the
Paltrow gig and needed to borrow her turntables, she
came along to spin during the DJ's breaks and her
effortless charisma caught the eye of a casting
director.
Following her fairy tale-like discovery and subsequent
female lead role, the exotically beautiful but
girl-next-door unaffected Sossamon was featured in many
a magazine, but was careful to avoid the media
saturation trap that has ruined the careers of many a
starlet.
Sossaman next appeared in 40 Days and 40 Nights
alongside Josh Hartnett, another actor who saw his star
rise in 2001 thanks to a summer blockbuster.
In 2002, "Forty Days and Forty Nights" was
released, pairing the up and comer with fellow young
Hollywood hotshot Josh Hartnett in a role that the
actress hoped would prove her success in "A
Knight's Tale" wasn't a fluke. Later that year, she
co-starred with James Van Der Beek in the feature
adaptation of "Rules of Attraction", a
1980s-set adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' best-selling
novel.
She rejoined her "A Knight's Tale" director
Helgeland and co-stars Ledger and Mark Addy for the
secret sect thriller "The Order" (2003),
playing Mara, a troubled artist with a turbulent past
who tests a priest's (Ledger) devotion to his vows.
She then appeared in “Undiscovered” (2005)
co-starring Pell James, Ashlee Simpson and Kip Pardue.
Thanks to poor reviews and limited advertising, the
insipid romantic drama about wannabe singers guided by
random fate and superficial ambitions remained true to
its name by failing to crack seven figures in wide
release opening weekend
Personal life: Has 3 tattoos, including an S with
a flower on her right back shoulder, and has the
"S" backward on her left shoulder. Her son,
Audio Science Clayton, was born on May 29, 2003. Shannyn
continues to study acting, music and dance. |
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