Polly Shannon

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Polly Shannon
Shannon at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1973-09-01) September 1, 1973 (age 38) Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present

Polly Shannon (born 1 September 1973) is a Canadian actress.

She is best known for her portrayal of Margaret Trudeau in the 2002 miniseries Trudeau, a film about the late Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau.^[1]

Shannon was born in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec.^[2] She attended Philemon Wright High School in Gatineau.

In 1999, she appeared as Jen in an episode of the Canadian horror series, The Hunger.

Awards and nominations

She was nominated consecutively in 1999 and 2000 for a Gemini at the Gemini Awards, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Girl Next Door (1999) (TV) and for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999) (TV), respectively. She was nominated in 2003 for a Canadian Comedy Award at the Canadian Comedy Awards for Film - Pretty Funny Female Performance for Men with Brooms (2002). She won the 2008 Special Jury Award at the WorldFest Houston for Miranda & Gordon (2006), shared with Mark Lutz (actor), Kerry Young and Darren Portelli.

Filmography

• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1 episode, "The Tale of the Pinball Wizard", 1992), Sophie
• Catwalk (unknown episodes, 1992-1994), Nina Moore
• Love and Human Remains (1993), The Second Victim
• The Hidden Room (1 episode, "Marion & Jean", 1993), Counter Girl
• No Contest (1994), Candice 'Candy' Wilson, Miss U.S.A.
• Sirens (1 episode, "The Needle and the Damage Done", 1994), Kelly Van Pelt
• A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995), Alisande/Alexandra
• Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story (1995) (TV), Carol
• Forever Knight (1 episode, "Trophy Girl", 1995), Liselle
• Frankenstein and Me (1996), Elizabeth
• Ready or Not (1 episode, "Glamour Girl", 1996), Angelique
• No Greater Love (1996) (TV), Helen Horowitz
• Snowboard Academy (1996), Tori
• Side Effects (1 episode, "Behind the Scenes", 1996), Lisa Burns
• Devil's Food (1996) (TV),
• End of Summer (1997) (TV), Maid
• Due South (1 episode, "Seeing Is Believing", 1997), Judy Cates
• Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension (1 episode, "Perfect", 1998), Esthetician
• Hard to Forget (1998) (TV), Sandra/Nicky Applewhite
• My Date with the President's Daughter (1998) (TV), Cashier (uncredited)
• Dirty Work (1998), Toni-Ann
• Highlander: The Raven (1 episode, "Passion Play", 1998), Young Lucy Becker
• The Girl Next Door (1999) (TV), Fiona Winters
• Earth: Final Conflict (1 episode, "Between Heaven and Hell", 1999), Dr. Joyce Belman
• The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Human Operators", 1999), Human Operator of Starfighter-88
• Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1 episode, "Sacrifices", 1999), Moira Stratton
• The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999) (TV), Jana
• The Hunger (1 episode, "Brass", 1999), Jen
• Code Name: Eternity (1 episode, "The Long Drop", 2000), Cinda
• Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000) (TV), Phyllis Nesmith
• Twice in a Lifetime (2 episodes, "What She Did for Love" and "The Escape Artist", 1999-2000), Vicky Sue
• The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000) (TV), Christine
• La Femme Nikita (3 episodes, "Deja Vu All Over Again", "All the World's a Stage" and "The Man Behind the Curtain", 2001), Michelle
• Doc (1 episode, "You Gotta Have Heart", 2001),
• Harvard Man (2001), Juliet
• The Triangle (2001) (TV), Julia Lee
• Leap Years (5 episodes, "#1.10", "#1.13", "#1.14", "#1.15" and "#1.18", 2001), Valerie/Valerie Wilson/Valerie Adler
• Men with Brooms (2002), Joanne
• Trudeau (2002) (TV), Margaret Trudeau
• Jeremiah (1 episode, "Ring of Truth", 2002), Polly
• Street Time (unknown episodes, 2002),
• TrueSexLies (2003), Jackie
• Do or Die (2003) (TV), Ruth Hennessey
• 4th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2003) (TV), Herself
• Wild Card (1 episode, "Backstabbed", 2003), Ilana
• Ham & Cheese (2004), Lucy (MOW Detective)
• Puppets Who Kill (1 episode, "Portrait of Buttons", 2004), Rosa
• Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (5 episodes, "Silent Night", "Diplomatic Immunity", "The Hunter", "Cold Case" and "The Gambler", 2002-2004), Darcy D'Angelo
• Direct Action (2004), Billie Ross
• The Jane Show (1 episode, "Pilot", 2004), Susan
• Making of Direct Action (2004) (V), Herself
• Camp Hollywood (2004) (TV), Herself, Actress
• Stone Cold (2005) (TV), Abby Taylor
• Lie with Me (2005), Victoria
• Miranda & Gordon (2006), Mother and also Writer and Film producer
• Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006) (TV), Abby Taylor
• CSI: Miami (1 episode, "Double Jeopardy", 2006), Allison Grady
• Cold Case (1 episode, "The Red and the Blue", 2006), Honey Sugar
• Victor (2008) (TV), Donna Clavel
• Hide (2008), Jenny
• Hydra (2009) (TV), Dr. Valerie Cammon
• One Love (short film) (2009), Olivia

References

External links

• Polly Shannon at the Internet Movie Database

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