Shannyn Sossamon (SOSSAMON Shannyn)

This is a classic Hollywood tale. A girl from a small town moves to the big city, suddenly met with her agent to recruit actors and a star is born. Over fifty years ago the same happened with Lanoy Turner, and today it is happening with Shannyn Sossamon. But Sossamon, star of the movie "A Knight's Tale" (A Knight's Tale), argues that it was not the case.

"History does not develop so fast. In Los Angeles I have lived 5 years, I am a dancer, I co-starred in many commercials, I read all the magazines, I watch over the affairs of the business world, "- says Sossamon, alluding to the fact that it is not as naive as it may seem at first sight.

. Charming or not, but the story looks like this: "I was a DJ at a friend at a party," - she began her story
. Agent Casting just saw me and called the next day, we chatted for a while, but nothing special happened. "

. Six months later, this chance meeting led to what Sossamon appeared in the film "A Knight's Tale" with Heath Ledger (Heath Ledger).

. Shannyn Sossamon was born in Hawaii on Oct. 3, 1979, grew up in Reno, Nevada
. At age 17 she packed their bags and headed to Los Angeles to make a career as a dancer. While the dance was her first vocation, Shannyn admits that she always wanted to try herself as an actress. "I would be interested to do this, but I was happy with my life and therefore did not give this move."

. This contented life included a wrap records in local bars and lounges, as well as shooting commercials, which she describes as "the best work of her life."

. After she was spotted odim of the most powerful agents in Hollywood, she visited the set plays, before faced with "A Knight's Tale".

. "On most plays, I simply refused the draft because it was not interested in them," - she said on numerous auditions for youth comedies and television shows
. "When I read" A Knight's Tale ", I realized that this is the very. I knew that I wanted to play in this film. "

. Then followed by another role in the romantic movie "40 Days and 40 Nights" (40 days and 40 nights), where she starred with Josh Hartnett (Josh Hartnett).

. But despite its success in the film industry, she is not going to abandon their favorite pastime
. "I pay 100 bucks every Tuesday, so I was a DJ," - she says with satisfaction, - "and I do not think that ever abandon it."


. 2003 Wholey Moses
. 2003 The Sin Eater / 20th Century Fox /
. 2002 The Rules of Attraction / Lion Gates Films /
. 2002 40 Days and 40 Nights / Universal Pictures /
. 2001 A Knight's Tale / Columbia Pictures /