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Polly Shannon (born 1 September 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. Shannon was born in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec. She attended Philemon Wright High School in Gatineau. In 1999, she appeared as Jen in an episode of the Canadian horror series, The Hunger. 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... MORE

Polly Shannon (born 1 September 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. Shannon was born in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec. She attended Philemon Wright High School in Gatineau. In 1999, she appeared as Jen in an episode of the Canadian horror series, The Hunger. 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 (actor), Kerry Young and Darren Portelli. LESS