Shannyn Sossamon born on October 3, 1979 in Hawaii. She moved to Nevada where she spent most of her early years. She then decided to make her way to L.A. to study her life passion, dance. Her dancing soon led to commercial work and appearances in music videos for Cher, Korn and Mick Jagger. Sossamon was discovered while attending a birthday party for Gwyneth Paltrow, where a friend of Shannyn's was deejaying. There the director of A Knight's Tale (2001) spotted her in the crowd and asked her to audition. She did and landed the starring role of Jocelyn opposite Heath Ledger. With the film providing her with nationwide exposure, she soon landed other starring roles in features such as 40 Days And 40 Nights and The Rules of Attraction (both 2002). She worked again with Ledger in the film The Order (2003) and then alongside Kate Winslet and Cameron Diax in The Holiday (2006). Although she continued to take on supporting roles in films, Shannyn seemed to turn her attention to television a little bit, landing a recurring role on Dirt and Moonlight in 2007 and in How to Make It in America in 2010. But the Hollywood bug hadn't quite left her yet because she returned to the big screen to star in the 2012 thriller The Day.
Movie Title/Year/Character
Wayward Pines (2014) - TV stars as Theresa Burke
The Jesuit (2014)
The End of Love (2013) stars as Lydia
Man Without a Head (2012) stars as Hazel
The Day (2012) stars as Shannon
Wild East (2012) stars as Allure
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) stars as Cafe Patron
Road to Nowhere (2011) stars as Velma Duran
How to Make It in America (2010) - TV stars as Gingy Wu
Our Family Wedding (2010) stars as Ashley McPhee
The Heavy (2010) stars as Claire
Jerry (2009) stars as Nurse
Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009) stars as Concetta
One Missed Call (2008) stars as Beth Raymond
Dirt (2007) - TV stars as Kira Klay
Catacombs (2007) stars as Victoria
Moonlight (2007) - TV stars as Coraline / Morgan
The Holiday (2006) stars as Maggie
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) stars as Mikal
Devour (2005) - VI stars as Marisol
Chasing Ghosts (2005) stars as Taylor Spencer
Undiscovered (2005) stars as Josie
I Hate You (2005) stars as Jo
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) stars as Girl with Pink Hair
The Double (2005) stars as Melanie
The Order (2003) aka The Sin Eater stars as Mara Sinclair
Wholey Moses (2003) stars as Max
The Rules of Attraction (2002) aka Regeln des Spiels, Die (Germany) stars as Lauren Hynde
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) aka 40 jours et 40 nuits (France) stars as Erica Sutton
A Knight's Tale (2001) stars as Jocelyn
Mr. Show with Bob and David (1997) - TV stars as Fashion Model / Girl / Trophy Presenter
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