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Shannon Elizabeth Kane (born September 14, 1985) is an American actress best known for portraying her roles as Traci Madsen on the

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series '' Hollywood Heights'' (2012) and

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on the

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daytime

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'' (2008–2011) and her role as Sabine Laurent / Céleste Dubois in '' The Originals''

Early life

Shannon Elizabeth Kane was born on September 14, 1985 in

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. Shannon attended Portage Central High School in

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and

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Career

Her first on-screen appearance was a guest role as Leslie Anderson in an episode of the police procedural drama series ''

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.'' Kane had small guest roles on the television shows ''

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'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2007). In 2008, she joined the cast of

's daytime soap opera ''

'' as

. Kane appeared in two 2009 films; ''

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'' and ''

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.'' She also had roles in films ''

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'' (2011), '' S.W.A.T.: Firefight'' (2011) and '' The Collection'' (2012). In 2012, she played a successful graphic designer called Traci Madsen in the family drama series '' Hollywood Heights'', which aired on

and

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from June 18 to October 5, 2012. She landed a recurring role as Sabine Laurent, a witch who is possessed by Celeste DuBois, in the first season of

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's supernatural drama series '' The Originals.'' Kane had a recurring role opposite

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in three episodes on the final season of

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’ medical drama series '' Code Black.'' In October 2018, ''

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'' reported that Kane had joined the cast of

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's musical drama series ''

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'', portraying attorney Ilsa Dejarnette. She appeared in four episodes on the first season of ''American Soul''. She portrayed Sam in five episodes of the mini drama series ''Terror Lake Drive'' in 2020. ''Terror Lake Drive'' is a six-part series that follows a single mother who moves to

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in an attempt to avoid her troubled past.

Personal life

Kane has a son named Zion.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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