Shannyn Sossamon
Biography
Shannyn Sossamon is an American actress and musician who was born in Honolulu and raised in Reno, Nevada. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995, worked as a DJ and model, and a casting director, Francine Maisler, spotted her. Her breakthrough was Lady Jocelyn in A Knight's Tale (2001) opposite Heath Ledger, which earned her two Teen Choice Award nominations and three MTV Movie Awards nominations. She starred in 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) and The Rules of Attraction (2002), starred in The Order (2003), and appeared in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) and The Holiday (2006). Other films include One Missed Call (2008), Road to Nowhere (2010) and Sinister 2 (2015). Her television work includes Moonlight, How to Make It in America, Mistresses, Wayward Pines and Sleepy Hollow. She sang and played drums in Warpaint from 2004 to 2008, and directed shorts and music videos through her Maudegone Theater.
48years old
Turns 49 on October 3in 355 days
- Born Honolulu
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 21 years2001 to 2022
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Big break
Sossamon was cast as Lady Jocelyn in Brian Helgeland's A Knight's Tale, the love interest of a peasant played by Heath Ledger. She won the lead female role over Kate Hudson.
Beyond film
Sossamon provided vocals and drums for the band Warpaint from 2004 to 2008, leaving after they recorded their first EP, Exquisite Corpse.
Behind the camera
In 2009, Sossamon started directing and producing music videos and shorts. She did this work through her production company, the Maudegone Theater.
A first
Sossamon was the first person cast in Monte Hellman's Road to Nowhere after writer Steven Gaydos spotted her in a restaurant rehearsing a scene.
Shannyn Sossamon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brian Helgeland directed two of these films. Ariel Winter appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ariel Winter's page
Will Arnett's page
Dominique Swain's page
Rufus Sewell's page
Peter Weller's page
Thomas Ian Nicholas's page
Brian HelgelandDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2003
All films by Brian Helgeland
Also two films together6 more actors
- Edward BurnsOne Missed Call (2008) and The Holiday (2006)
- Heath LedgerThe Order (2003) and A Knight's Tale (2001)
- Kip PardueUndiscovered (2005) and The Rules of Attraction (2002)
- Mark AddyThe Order (2003) and A Knight's Tale (2001)
- Azura SkyeOne Missed Call (2008) and Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
- Leagh ConwellThe Order (2003) and A Knight's Tale (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Shannyn Sossamon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$582 million
15 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$205M35.3% of the total
- 2$117M20.2% of the total
- 3$95M16.4% of the total
- 4$53M9.2% of the total
- 5$46M7.9% of the total
- 6$21M3.7% of the total
- 7$16M2.7% of the total
- 8$12M2.0% of the total
$15.7 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
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