Shannyn Sossamon
Born	October 3, 1978 (1978-10-03) (age 28) Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupation	Actress

Shannon Marie Sossamon (born October 3, 1978), better known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an American actress, musician and dancer.

Biography

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.[1] 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.

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.

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 (2006)
• The Holiday (2006)

Television appearances

• Moonlight as Coraline (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

Warpaint

Shannyn is in a band with her sister called Warpaint. Their official MySpace can be found here: [1]

Television commercials

• Gap: Denim: "Boys Who Scratch" (2001)
• Gap: "Khaki Swing"
• Kmart
• Kodak
• Oldsmobile
• Pepsi

Music videos

• The Black Heart Procession - "Not Just Words" (2006)
• Mick Jagger - "God Gave Me Everything" (2001)
• Korn - "Make Me Bad" (1999)
• DJ Quik - "Hand In Hand" (1998)
• Cher - "Strong Enough" (1999)
• Goo Goo Dolls - "Dizzy" (1999)
• Deborah Cox - "It's Over Now" (1998)
• Daft Punk - "Da Funk" (1997)

References

External links

• Shannyn Sossamon at the Internet Movie Database
• Shannyn Sossamon at TV.com