Hollywood movies are loved by all the people and we also thanked our favorite films and actors as well. There are lots of movie stars or movies that take place in our hearts from the beginning. Shannyn Sossamon is one of those heroines who not only stole our hearts with her acting and fashion sense but also inspired us as a style icon at the age of 43. As we all know, she sprang onto the scene in the early 2000s, especially known for the exotic and striking looks and leading role in A Knight’s Tale, opposite Heath Ledger in 2001. She also worked in many famous movies and series. But in recent times we are unable to see any new movies or series of her.
So, what’s the reason behind this, and how did she become a superstar? Yes! You will get all of these questions answered throughout this article.
# Who is Shannyn Sossamon?
Shannyn Sossamon came into the fame or the spotlight for the first time for the amazing 2000s teenagers’ drama which got super popular at that time. She shared the screen for the first-time opposite Heath Ledger in the movie named A Knight’s Tale as a female lead in 2001. She vanquished Kate Hudson in the Jocelyn role.
In 2002 she landed another lead role in one more teenage film named 40 days & 40 nights. In this movie, she played the female lead role opposite another superstar of that era named Josh Hartnett. She acted like a girl from dreams of Josh who had sworn to break celibate for 40days.
In 2002, she acted in many films and The Rules of Attraction is one of them. In that movie, she played the role of Lauren Hynde opposite the famous hero James Van Der Beek. Between the years 2003-2005, Shannyn worked for a short film named The Order in 2003, opposite Heath Ledger. Though the year was too bad as any of her movies was not as successful as her 1st movie. However, her first two movies were getting huge success but after that she slowly glided away from the spotlight, nevertheless, she completely disappeared.
Early life:
Shannyn was born on 3rd October in 1978 in Hawaii, USA. The 43 years old beauty is a singer, actor, and model who is under an astrological sign called Libra. Her full name is Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon who holds American nationality.
Sherry Sossamon is her mother and Todd Lindberg is her father. Sossamon also has a younger sister named Jenny Lee Lindberg who is a musician, singer, producer, and songwriter. Meanwhile, her grandmother is of Filipina and Hawaiian descent while others are German, French, Irish, Dutch, and English. When Sossamon was 5 years old, her parents got divorced then she and Jenny were elevated by Sherry and her stepfather Randy Goldman. Her stepfather is a salesperson and also the manager of the auto dealership.
In 1995, Sossamon graduated from Galena High School, and after that Shannyn relocated to LA with her two close friends to study dance.
Career (1995-present):
Early career and breakthrough (1995-2002):
After moving toward Los Angeles, she began her work as a DJ in 1995, booking gigs in the performance venues and local clubs. During the time Shannyn Sossamon was pursuing a profession in dance and was able to build an early career through modeling for several companies including Unionbay Clothing, planned parenthood, American Eagle Outfitters, and Sassy Magazine. She has also worked in two TV commercials and in some music videos such as The Goo Goo Dolls, DJ Quik, 9xdead, and Daft Punk as well.
In 2001, she signed her first movie A Knight’s Tale as the female lead role opposite the famous actor Heath Ledger. The movie garnered US$117,487,474 worldwide and earned 2 teen choice awards and 3 MTV movie awards.
In 2002, Shannyn started romantic comedy movies named 40 days & 40 nights with Josh Harnett. The film was a blockbuster and earned US$95146283 worldwide. After that, she played roles in several movies such as The Rules of Attraction.
Hiatus (2003-05):
In 2003, Heath Ledger and Shannyn together shared the screen again in the supernatural thriller movie The Order. This movie orbited around the examination of the apprehensive death of the excommunicated priest as well as the discovery of the sin eater head office in Rome. The movie was unable to hit the box office as its budget was US$35 million and only US$11 million.
After that film she became pregnant, thus, she took a hiatus from her acting career. After that in 2004, she appeared in a guest-starring role in the Law-and-Order series.
In 2005, she played the role of Marisol who was addicted to video games in the horror & thriller movie named Devour. Again, she played a small role in 2005 in the action-comedy movie named Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. She also appeared in the dramedy Undiscovered which premiered in 2005.
Wrist cutters & Moonlight (2006-08)
Shannyn Sossamon also played the female lead role in an indie black romantic comedy movie named Wristcutters which was based on the Etgar Keret story opposite Patrick Fugit in 2006. The movie not only hit the box office but also got many awards including independent Spirit Awards, humanities prize, and Grand jury awards. In the same year, she also appeared in the romantic comedy movie The Holiday opposite Jack black. The movie was a super blockbuster and earned US$205,135,325 worldwide.
In 2007, Shannyn debuted in drama series named Dirt and played the role of Kira Klay who is a drug-addicted actress and attempted suicide after knowing her pregnancy. She also appeared in the horror movie named Catacombs in 2007.
After that, she signed a vampire drama series named Moonlight and played the character, Coraline Duvall. The series was loved by 8.54 million people.
In 2008, Shannyn played the role of Beth Raymond who is a college student in One Missed Call, the remake of the Japanese horror movie, Takashi Miike. The movie is one of the blockbusters of Shannyn Sossamon movies which earned an overall US$45 million with a budget of US$20 million.
Indie film (2009-12)
Shannyn played the role of Concetta in an Indie drama named Life Is Hot in Cracktown opposite Kerry Washington, Brandon Routh, and Lara Flynn Boyle. The film was 1st screened at Fantasia international film festival in 2009. In that year she also appeared as a guest in a romantic comedy movie Our family wedding.
In 2010, she got a lead role in the thriller movie named The Heavy. In the same year, she also acted as a recurring character in the HBO TV series named How to Make It in America. She also worked in a romantic thriller movie named Road to nowhere.
TV work (2013-present):
In 2014, she appeared in a short feature named Desire. She also worked on many music videos and youtube videos. In 2013, she appeared in an ABC drama named Mistresses as Alex. Her other Television shows are Over the Garden Wall, Sinister 2, Sleepy Hollow, and Deadline Hollywood.
Shannyn Sossamon Movies:
Shannyn was also known as 2000s beauty and is loved by many people. At the beginning of her career, people loved Shannyn Sossamon movies so much that the movies hit the box office. She worked at so many blockbuster movies such as:
- The Undertaker’s Wife (2021)
- High Holiday (2021)
- The Hour After Westerly (2019)
- Ghost Light (2018)
- Sinister 2 (2015)
- Desire (2013)
- The Cyclist (2012)
- The End of Love (2012)
- Fight For Your Right Revisited (2011)
- The Day (2011)
- Road To Nowhere (2010)
- The Heavy (2010)
- Our Family Wedding (2010)
- Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009)
- One Missed Call (2008)
- Catacombs (2007)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Wristcutters (2006)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
- Undiscovered (2005)
- The Double (2005)
- I Hate You Leilani (2005)
- Chasing Ghosts (2005)
- Devour (2005)
- The Order (2003)
- Wholey Moses (2003)
- The Rules of Attraction (2002)
- 4o Days & 40 Nights (2002)
- A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Shannyn Sossamon has also appeared in many television shows. The television shows helped to increase Shannyn Sossamon Instagram followers. Famous television shows of Shannyn are:
- Mr. Show (1997)
- Law and Order (2004)
- Dirt (2007)
- Moonlight (2007-08)
- How To Make It in America (2010)
- Mistresses (2013)
- Over Garden Wall (2014)
- Wayward Pines (2015-16)
- Sleepy Hollow (2015-16)
Moreover, she also appeared in a video game named Hitman: Absolution as Jade Nguyen in 2012.
Music & more:
Shannyn continues her dance and music with her acting career. She continues to learn to play guitar even after giving birth to her 1st child. After some practice, she started a music band with Jenny Lee, her sister who knew to play bass. After some time, they designed Warpaint in LA. She became the only drummer of their group. Sossamon is a songwriter too and she has written so many songs and music videos for their band.
Relationship status:
Shannyn is possibly single or in a relationship at the moment. She kept her love life and personal life private & away from the media and public. Previously, she had a relationship for 2 years with the famous author Dallas Clayton. During the relationship, both had a son named Audio Science Clayton and after some time they broke up their relationship and went separate ways. However, after the breakup, she again gave birth, another baby named Mortimer Sossamon nonetheless who is the father of the 2nd child is not known. Meanwhile, she kept the relationship private & barely stated that in front of the media.
What happened to the 00’s beauty Shannyn Sossamon?
Sossamon took a few times off in 2003 from her acting career for doing some different things including working as a musician and also becoming a mother. In an interview, she said that she would like to be a better actress after becoming a mother. She also said that she could not imagine her life without her son, he totally grounded her and made her completely different.
When Shannyn Sossamon did come back into her acting career, she took Indie direction plus did some independent movies, several guest appearances in Television shows such as Law and Order, and some horror movies.
After giving the second birth, she spent her time honing musical talent and made herself ready to hit the screen again.
Took 2 years off from her work for being a mother:
In the early 200s, Shannyn Sossamon movies were a hit at the box office and got huge love from people. After making many successful films in 2000, Shannyn found herself on a different path, the path of motherhood. In 2003 she gave birth to her 1st son named Audio Science.
After that, she worked as a musician in the record store as music is another love of hers. In 2008 she admitted that she was not ready for the next child but having the 2nd child completed her to be a better actress as well as a better person.
Spent several years as lower-key scream queen:
Though Shannyn is not a horror movie fan, she had done lots of horror movies and become a staple of horror movies. In an interview, she accepted that the major reason for doing those horror movies is the movies that come to her. In Moonlight she appeared as a vampire in 2008 and after that, she worked in the psychological thriller movie One Missed Call, TV series the Wayward Pines, Sleepy Hollow, and Sinister 2.
When she thought about stepping away from the horror genre, she came up with Sinister 2.
Body measurements:
The height of Shannyn Sossamon is 5’8” and her weight is 54kg. other measurements of her body include chest size is 34 inches, waist size is 25 inches, and hip size is 33 inches respectively. However, the color of her hair is brown and she has brown eyes as well.
Social media profiles:
Shannyn is so popular on social media.
Shannyn Sossamon Instagram:
Sossamon is so much active on Instagram rather than other social media platforms. Shannyn Sossamon Instagram profile is verified and under the username “Shansossamon”. Her Instagram account has more than 65k followers with 337 plus posts.
On Facebook Sossamon has her official page where she shared her music videos, pictures, and also promotes her movie posters.
Net worth
According to the celebrity’s net worth, her net worth is 3 million dollars and the main source of her income is her acting career and singing.
Conclusion:
Every celebrity has its own success phase. The phase is longer for some people and short for some others. Shannyn Sossamon only got fame at the beginning of her career, after that she just vanished from the industry though she appeared in some music videos and some TV shows. But she never disappeared from the industry. She will always remain in our hearts for her fabulous acting skill as well as her music videos.
