Polly Shannon (born 1 September 1973) is a Canadian actress. Shannon was born in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec. She has a younger brother Micah and a half-sister Kaitlin. 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. [edit] 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, Kerry Young and Darren Portelli. [edit] 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
- 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
- Hydra (2008) (TV) .... Dr. Valerie Cammon
- Victor (2008) (TV) .... Donna Clavel
- Hide (2008) .... Jenny
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