Biography
American film actress who gained fame on her behalf striking, amazing looks and appeared in the 2001 film A Knight’s Story as well as the 2008 film 1 Missed Call. She 1st moved to LA to pursue a profession in dance and worked well like a DJ. She became recognized to audiences on her behalf breakout part in the 2001 film A Knight’s Story. She experienced a two 12 months relationship with writer Dallas Clayton. Throughout that time that they had a child named Audio Technology. After their separation, she experienced another child called Mortimer with her partner. She experienced a recurring part on HBO’s Steps to make it in the us, which starred Bryan Greenberg.
Quick Facts
Full Name Shannyn Sossamon
Date Of Birth October 3, 1978
Place Of Birth Honolulu, HI
Height 1.72 m
Profession Movie Actress
Education Galena High School
Nationality American
Children Audio Science Clayton, Mortimer Sossamon
Parents Todd Lindberg, Sherry Sossamon
Siblings Jenny Lee Lindberg
Partner Dallas Clayton
Awards Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance - Female
Music Groups Warpaint
Nominations MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance - Female, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry
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, The End of Love, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Road to Nowhere, Undiscovered, Catacombs, Our Family Wedding, Fight for Your Right Revisited, Man Without a Head, Chasing Ghosts, Devour, The Day, The Heavy, Jerry, The Cyclist, Wild East, Andam Kosam Pandem
TV Shows Sleepy Hollow, How to Make It in America, Moonlight, Dirt, Wayward Pines
Star Sign Libra
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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
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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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
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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How to Be a Lady | 2015 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode announced | |
Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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How to Be a Lady | 2015 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode announced | |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Siren | 2010/III | writer: "Elephants" - as Shannon Sossamon | |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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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
Archive Footage
Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2002 | Young Hollywood Award | Young Hollywood Awards | Breakthrough Performance - Female | | |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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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) | · Heath Ledger |
2002 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Musical Sequence | A Knight's Tale (2001) | · Heath Ledger |
2002 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Film - Choice Chemistry | 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) | · Josh Hartnett |
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) | · Heath Ledger |
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