Caption: Actress Shannyn Sossamon attends the Variety Celebrates Ashok Amritraj event held at the Martini Terraza during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France.
Actress, Writer, Director
Born: October 3, 1978
Star sign: Libra
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Known for: A Knight's Tale (2001), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
Source: IMDB
Shannyn, who credits her striking looks to an eclectic mix of English, French, Hawaiian, Dutch, Irish, Filipino, and German ancestry, was born Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the age of one, Shannyn and her family moved to a new exotic locale: Reno, Nevada. Her youth was spent at a dance studio. At 17, promptly after high ...