1. Polly Shannon was born on September 1,1973 and is a Canadian actress.
11 Facts About Polly Shannon
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Polly Shannon is best known for her portrayal of Margaret Trudeau in the 2002 miniseries Trudeau, a film about the Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau.
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Polly Shannon was born September 1,1973, in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec.
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Polly Shannon's father, Michael Shannon, is a doctor who served in various senior posts at Health Canada, including director general for the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control.
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Polly Shannon's mother, Mary Mackay-Smith, is a screenwriter for children's films and television.
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At the age of 13, after acting in theatre as a child, Shannon became a model, with assignments that took her to New York, London, and Tokyo.
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Polly Shannon attended Philemon Wright High School in Hull, Quebec.
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In 1992, Polly Shannon began her television career, landing a part in Catwalk, a YTV series about a struggling rock band.
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Polly Shannon went on to appear in several television series, including Sirens as Kelly Van Pelt, Ready or Not as Angelique, Side Effects as Lisa Burns, and the Canadian horror series The Hunger as Jen.
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In 2002, Polly Shannon appeared in the popular comedy film Men with Brooms in the role of Joanne.
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Polly Shannon starred opposite Tom Selleck as his girlfriend Abby Taylor in two Jesse Stone television films, Stone Cold and Jesse Stone: Night Passage.