Polly Shannon (born September 1, 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.Polly Shannon was born September 1, 1973 in Kingston,
Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec. Her 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. Her mother, Mary Mackay-Smith, is a screenwriter for
children's films and television. 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. She attended Philemon Wright High
School in Hull, Quebec.In 1992, Shannon began her television career,
landing a part in Catwalk, a YTV series about a struggling rock band.
She went on to appear in several television series, including Sirens
(1994) as Kelly Van Pelt, Ready or Not (1996) as Angelique, Side
Effects (1996) as Lisa Burns, and the Canadian horror series The
Hunger (1999) as Jen.
best known for her portrayal of Margaret Trudeau in the 2002
miniseries Trudeau, a film about the late Prime Minister of Canada
Pierre Trudeau.Polly Shannon was born September 1, 1973 in Kingston,
Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec. Her 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. Her mother, Mary Mackay-Smith, is a screenwriter for
children's films and television. 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. She attended Philemon Wright High
School in Hull, Quebec.In 1992, Shannon began her television career,
landing a part in Catwalk, a YTV series about a struggling rock band.
She went on to appear in several television series, including Sirens
(1994) as Kelly Van Pelt, Ready or Not (1996) as Angelique, Side
Effects (1996) as Lisa Burns, and the Canadian horror series The
Hunger (1999) as Jen.
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