Shannyn Sossamon Wiki Biography
Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon, known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an American actress and musician. She starred in the films A Knight’s Tale, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Wristcutters: A Love Story, The Order and Road to Nowhere. Sossamon also had a starring role on the CBS superna…
| Full Name | Shannyn Sossamon |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 3, 1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.715 m) |
| Weight | 118 lbs |
| Profession | Actor, Musician, Dancer, Model, Disc jockey, Drummer |
| Education | Galena High School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Children | Audio Science Clayton, Mortimer Sossamon |
| Parents | Sherry Sossamon, Todd Lindberg |
| Siblings | Jenny Lee Lindberg |
| Partner | Dallas Clayton |
| Nicknames | Shannon Marie Kahoolani Sossamon , Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon , Shan , Hot Soss , Sossamon |
| http://www.twitter.com/shansossamon | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815370 |
| Awards | Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female |
| Music Groups | Warpaint |
| Nominations | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star, MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance – Female, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller |
| Movies | A Knight’s Tale, Sinister 2, The Rules of Attraction, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Wristcutters: A Love Story, One Missed Call, The Order, The Holiday, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, The End of Love, Road to Nowhere, Undiscovered, Our Family Wedding, Catacombs, Fight for Your Right Revisit… |
| TV Shows | How to Make It in America, Moonlight, Dirt, Wayward Pines, Sleepy Hollow |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2001: Appeared in the music video for “God Gave Me Everything” by Mick Jagger feat. Lenny Kravitz. |
| 2 | Sister of Jenny Lee Lindberg who plays bass guitar in the band Warpaint. |
| 3 | She played drums for the first album of the band Warpaint and directed the video “Undertow”. |
| 4 | Gave birth to her second son, Mortimer, in December 2011. Child’s father is her 2nd ex-boyfriend. |
| 5 | Served on on the Feature Jury at the 2010 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. |
| 6 | 1995: As an adolescent, she added the “y” in her first name. |
| 7 | Is of French, Dutch, English, Irish, Hawaiian, Filipino and German descent. Her maternal grandmother is of Hawaiian and Filipino descent, and her maternal grandfather is of English and German ancestry. |
| 8 | Beat out Kate Hudson for the role of Lady Jocelyn in A Knight’s Tale (2001). |
| 9 | 2002: Was featured as #33 in Maxim Magazine’s “Hot 100 of 2002” supplement. |
| 10 | 2002: Ranked #55 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women In The World”. |
| 11 | She gave birth to her first child, a son with children’s book author and her ex-boyfriend Dallas Clayton named Audio Science Clayton, born on May 29, 2003. |
| 12 | Was with her friend, who deejayed for Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Paltrow’s joint birthday party in Hollywood, when discovered by Brian Helgeland, director of A Knight’s Tale (2001). Was in three commercials before being in the movies. |
| 13 | Born in Hawaii but grew up in Nevada. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jesuit | 2015 | post-production | |
| Man Without a Head | post-production | Hazel | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Pandora |
| Sinister 2 | 2015 | Courtney Collins | |
| Wayward Pines | 2015 | TV Series | Theresa Burke |
| Over the Garden Wall | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Lorna |
| Mistresses | 2013 | TV Series | Alex |
| Desire | 2013/III | Short | |
| Hitman: Absolution | 2012 | Video Game | Jade |
| The End of Love | 2012 | Lydia | |
| The Cyclist | 2012/II | Short | Girl |
| The Day | 2011/I | Shannon | |
| Fight for Your Right Revisited | 2011 | Short | Café Patron |
| Road to Nowhere | 2010/I | Laurel Graham / Velma Duran | |
| The Heavy | 2010 | Claire | |
| How to Make It in America | 2010 | TV Series | Gingy Wu |
| Our Family Wedding | 2010 | Ashley McPhee | |
| Jerry | 2009 | Short | Nurse |
| Life Is Hot in Cracktown | 2009 | Concetta | |
| Moonlight | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Coraline / Morgan |
| One Missed Call | 2008 | Beth Raymond | |
| Catacombs | 2007 | Victoria | |
| Dirt | 2007 | TV Series | Kira Klay |
| The Holiday | 2006 | Maggie | |
| Wristcutters: A Love Story | 2006 | Mikal | |
| Chasing Ghosts | 2005 | Taylor Spencer | |
| Undiscovered | 2005 | Josie | |
| The Double | 2005 | Short | Melanie |
| Devour | 2005 | Video | Marisol |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | 2005 | Pink Hair Girl | |
| I Hate You | 2005 | Short | Jo |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2004 | TV Series | Myra Denning |
| The Order | 2003 | Mara Sinclair | |
| Wholey Moses | 2003 | Short | Max |
| The Rules of Attraction | 2002 | Lauren Hynde | |
| 40 Days and 40 Nights | 2002 | Erica Sutton | |
| A Knight’s Tale | 2001 | Jocelyn | |
| Mr. Show with Bob and David | 1997 | TV Series | Fashion Model / Girl / Trophy Presenter |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Be a Lady | 2015 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode announced |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Be a Lady | 2015 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode announced |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren | 2010/III | writer: “Elephants” – as Shannon Sossamon |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice 70: Future Reloaded | 2013 | Documentary | Woman (segment “Vive L’Amour”) |
| Cannes Film Festival 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Work of Director Mark Romanek | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself (segment “God Gave Me Everything”) |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Korn: Deuce | 2002 | Video documentary | Lab Assistant (segment “Make Me Bad”) |
| Sexy Armor and a Rock Band on Tour | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Rules of Love | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Anatomy of a Scene | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| VH1: All Access | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Young Hollywood Award | Young Hollywood Awards | Breakthrough Performance – Female |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller | One Missed Call (2008) |
| 2002 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Breakthrough Female Performance | A Knight’s Tale (2001) |
| 2002 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | A Knight’s Tale (2001) |
| 2002 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Musical Sequence | A Knight’s Tale (2001) |
| 2002 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Film – Choice Chemistry | 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) |
| 2001 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Film – Choice Breakout Performance | A Knight’s Tale (2001) |
| 2001 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Film – Choice Chemistry | A Knight’s Tale (2001) |