Sharon Blynn

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Sharon Blynn (2019)

Sharon Blynn (* 1. January 1972 in Miami , Florida ) is an American actress . In addition to her acting activities, she is an activist who campaigns intensively for public awareness of the fight against cancer , which she herself defeated in 2003.

Early years

Sharon Blynn was born with her twin sister Elisa in Miami, Florida, where she grew up. In her youth she did sports and played various musical instruments. In 1989 she moved to New York to after high school graduation from Barnard College, Columbia University studying ethnomusicology with cum laude graduated. She also studied architecture as a minor. After graduation, she worked for a music brokerage agency for a year before she was hired as a marketing assistant at Verve Records and later became a marketing manager.

In 2000 she left Verve and initially spent time in Europe. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer that same year after she returned to Miami. After three years of treatment across the Miami area, combined with chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, she was declared cured in January 2003.

activism

After during the treatment, motivated by the experiences and impressions she had gathered, she founded the organization Bald is Beautiful (in German: “ Bald is beautiful”) in 2002. It focuses on self-confidence despite the restrictions of the public and is intended to help women to develop themselves despite the limitations associated with cancer treatment, being comfortable in their bodies and at the same time achieving awareness for programs to combat the type of cancer. Since her healing, she has continued to shave her hair to show the image of the confident woman in the media, according to the campaign. In 2010 PBS published the documentary The Whisper , for which Blynn was interviewed. Her commitment earned her several awards from.

Acting career

In 2005 she stood in front of the camera for the first time and took part in the short film Last Time I Said Goodbye . Her next appearances also included short films before she was cast in guest roles on the television series Lie to Me , Shameless , Body of Proof and The Detour .

In 2019, she took on the role of Skrull Soren in the Marvel film adaptation of Captain Marvel . She also appeared briefly in that role in Spider-Man: Far From Home later that year .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2005: Last Time I Said Goodbye (short film)
  • 2008: Secrets. (Short film)
  • 2009: The Skeleptica Effect (short film)
  • 2010: Lie to Me (TV series, episode 2x14)
  • 2011: Shameless (TV series, episode 1x05)
  • 2011: Body of Proof (TV series, episode 2x09)
  • 2011: The Instant Messenger Mission
  • 2011: The Historian Paradox (short film)
  • 2016: Parallel Worlds: A New Rock Music Experience
  • 2017: The Detour (TV series, episode 2x07)
  • 2019: Captain Marvel
  • 2019: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.thewomenseye.com/2011/07/23/interview-sharon-blynn-ovarian-cancer-survivor-bald-is-beautiful/
personal data
SURNAME Blynn, Sharon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida , United States