Polly Shannon
Polly Shannon (born September 1, 1973 in Kingston , Ontario ) is a Canadian actress , screenwriter and film producer .
life and career
Polly Shannon's mother was a screenwriter for children's programs on Canadian television and her father was a healthcare decision maker. Shannon made her debut in an episode of the Canadian television series Scary, Horror, Goosebumps from 1992, in the same year she starred in the television series Catwalk .
The lead role in the television thriller The Girl Opposite (1999) earned Shannon a 1999 Gemini Award nomination . The following year she was nominated for the same award for her role in the television drama The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999). In the television series Nikita , she impersonated Michelle , the sister of the main character, who was played by Peta Wilson , in three episodes of the fifth season . In the thriller Trapped in the Bermuda Triangle (2001) Shannon played the role of Julia Lee , the fiancé of Stu Sheridan ( Luke Perry ), who is murdered by him. In the award-winning biopic Trudeau (2002) she played one of the bigger roles alongside Colm Feore . For her role in the sports comedy Men with Brooms (2002) she was nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award in 2003 . In 2005 and 2006, she played alongside lead actor Tom Selleck, his lover in the thriller Stone Cold and his prequel Jesse Stone: Night Passage , with which the first two parts of Robert B. Parker's novel series about police chief Jesse Stone were filmed . In the short film Miranda & Gordon (2006) she not only took on one of the bigger roles, but also wrote the script and co-produced the film.
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: Love and Human Remains (Love & Human Remains)
- 1995: Full throttle to the round table (A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court)
- 1998: Dirty Work
- 1998: The Girl Next Door
- 1999: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series episode 5x07)
- 1999: The Sheldon Kennedy Story
- 2001: Nikita ( La Femme Nikita , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2001: Harvard Man
- 2001: Trapped in the Bermuda Triangle (The Triangle)
- 2001: Leap Years (TV series, episodes 1x10–1x19)
- 2002: Men with Brooms
- 2002: Trudeau
- 2002–2004: Sue Thomas: FBI ( Sue Thomas: FBEye , TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2004: The Outcasts - On the Edge of the Apocalypse
- 2004: Direct Action
- 2005: Jesse Stone: Eiskalt ( Stone Cold , TV movie)
- 2005: Lie with Me - Liebe mich (Lie with Me)
- 2006: Jesse Stone: Knallhart ( Jesse Stone: Night Passage , TV movie)
- 2006: Miranda & Gordon
- 2008: Hide - Love is Hell (Hide)
- 2008: Hydra - The Lost Island (Hydra)
- 2010: Concrete Canyons (TV movie)
- 2010: Shattered (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Rookie Blue (TV series episode 2x02)
- 2012: Less Than Kind (TV series episode 3x03)
Web links
- Polly Shannon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shannon, Polly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress, screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Ontario |