Shannon Elizabeth Kane (born September 14, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Traci Madsen on the

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family drama series '' Hollywood Heights'' (2012),

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on the

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'' (2008–2011) and Sabine Laurent / Céleste Dubois on

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fantasy supernatural drama series '' The Originals'' (2013–14)

Early life

Shannon Elizabeth Kane was born in

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. She attended

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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 '' CSI: Miami.'' 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 TeenNick 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

'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 anthology thriller series ''

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'' 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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