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Jennifer Marie Shakeshaft (born December 26, 1984) is an American actress and model living in
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.


Early life

Shakeshaft was born and raised in
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. She attended Lewis-Palmer High School. She was a member of the school forensics team, and participated in local stage performances such as '' Cinderella'' and ''
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''. She played
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throughout high school. She attended the
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and American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.


Career

Shakeshaft's early career consisted of working in many commercials, including
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, Joe's Crab Shack,
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, and Pepsi. She became the co-host of ''
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TV'', a monthly in-store video airing in GameStop locations across the United States. The exact date of her departure is unknown, but on October 2, 2009 on her Twitter account she posted, "Farewell GameStop, it's been fun!". She contributed her vocal skills to the Adult Swim version of '' Shin Chan'', playing Suki, and '' Ghost Hunt'', playing Keiko. She was cast as ''Crystal Martin'', a small town waitress, on the sequel projects '' Walking Tall: The Payback'' and '' Walking Tall: Lone Justice'' with Sony Pictures. Independent films dominated Shakeshaft's early screen career. She was cast as Rachel alongside
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and Lea Thompson in ''
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'', and as Brie in the horror film ''From the Dark''. She also appeared in ''Karma Police'', an official selection of the Dallas
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; ''Boggy Creek''; and the
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-produced ''Breaking the Press''. One of Shakeshaft's favorite roles to date is the indie ''Inventing Adam'', where she flexed her comedic muscles playing Kendall alongside Josh Meyers, Claire Coffee, Ike Barinholtz and Alyshia Ochse. Shakeshaft's biggest honor was being cast in
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' ''
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'' alongside
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and Chris Evans. As the lead female in ''
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'', Shakeshaft helped propel the film to win the
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Film Festival Audience Award. She also appeared in the SXSW films ''
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'', (playing the onscreen daughter of William Katt), and ''Wuss'', which won the audience award in November 2011 at the
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Film Festival in Los Angeles. Shakeshaft appeared on ''
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'' as Beatrice. She also appeared in on the ABC series '' The Deep End'', starring
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. She appeared as the onscreen wife of
Nick Stahl Nicolas Kent Stahl (born December 5, 1979) is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Man Without a Face'', co-starring Mel Gibson. He later transitioned into his adult ...
in ''
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''.Set Visit Preview: A Reflection of 'Mirrors II'
/ref> She was in '' W.'', directed by
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, playing the role of Susie Evans, a friend of President George Bush (played by Josh Brolin. Her onscreen husband was actor Noah Wyle. Shakeshaft was cast by director
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in '' The Tree of Life'' as the ex-girlfriend of
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. The role required a great deal of improvisation based on direction from Malick. However, following the release of the feature, her character was not included in the final cut.


Filmography


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