Shannyn SossamonAKA:
Shannon Marie Kahoolani Sossam
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10/03/1978 Birthplace:
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A striking brunette who got her big break after being spotted DJing at a Gwyneth Paltrow birthday bash, Shannyn Sossamon made her feature debut in the modernized period piece "A Knight's Tale" (2001), playing a medieval princess who catches the eye of Heath Ledger's battling squire. With the talk of her seemingly celebratory beginnings almost stealing the thunder away from her solid acting turn, her true story wasn't as glamorous as it at first seemed. 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
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Milestone
Raised in Reno, Nevada
Moved to Los Angeles the day she graduated from high school
1999
Spotted by a casting agent while helping a friend DJ Gwyneth Paltrow's birthday party
2001
Made feature acting debut in "A Knight's Tale," opposite Heath Ledger; directed by Brian Helgeland
2002
Co-starred in "Forty Days and Forty Nights," opposite Josh Hartnett
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