Shannyn Sossamon Trivia

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Birth name: Shannon Marie Kahoolani Sossamon

Date of birth: 3 October 1979

Place of birth: Hawaii, USA

Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Nickname : Shannyn

Born in Hawaii but grew up in Nevada.
The ‘y’ in her name was an adolescent addition in 1995.
Was with her friend, who deejayed for Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Paltrow’s joint birthday party in Hollywood, when discovered by director of A Knight’s Tale (2001). Was in three commercials before being in the movies.
Her maternal grandmother is Hawaiian Filipino, and her maternal grandfather is English and German.
She had 5 auditions for A Knight’s Tale, beating Kate Hudson for the role of Jocelyn.
Josh Hartnett approved her casting for 40 days & 40 nights.
Stars in Mick Jagger’s solo video “God Gave Me Everything” (11/2001)
[May 29, 2003] Gave birth to her first son, Audio Science Clayton
GAP gave her $200 in clothing tokens for doing a Denim ad. She bought all her friends boxer shorts.
Ranked #55 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women In The World” (2002).
In the Spring of 2009, Sossamon starred in Monte Hellman’s first feature film in over 30 years, The Road to Nowhere. It debut in the fall of 2010.