Ryann Shane (born July 5, 1993) is an American actress best known for her role as Deva Hopewell in the

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Life and career

Shane grew up with a close relationship with her father. She made her acting debut in 2004, in a short film called ''Superstore''. Shane appeared in ''

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in 2008. She played a daughter of an ex-boxer with dementia in the 2011 series '' Lights Out''. In 2012, Shane was cast as Deva Hopewell, the rebellious teenage daughter of Carrie and Gordon Hopewell, in the

show ''

''. The show ran for four seasons from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, she starred as Deanna Lambert, a teenager whose sex tape with an older boy made her a pariah, in '' Story of a Girl''.

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, author of the novel on which the film was based, met with Shane and praised her performance. Shane beat out hundreds of other actresses for the part.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shane, Ryann 1993 births Living people 21st-century American actresses American child actresses Place of birth missing (living people) American film actresses American television actresses