Since the very first time I saw Shannyn Sossamon in "A Knight's Tale" alongside Heath Ledger, I was in awe of Lady Jocelyn's grace and exotic beauty. She was just so mysterious! I did some research at the tender age of 10 on my mom's computer and found she was a mixed-race lady, like me. She soon became a subconscious role model. I cut my hair to my chin and did my best to achieve the messy/nonchalant look she so effortlessly mastered. As an inactive child of books, movies, and video-games, I unfortunately could not emulate her dancer's body. :( But I definitely caught the bad girl look, being the bad-ass, man eater, sharpie tattoo artist of the 7th grade. I desperately applied pseudo-eyeshadow (bronzer) to my 12 year old eyelids to achieve the dark, yet natural look she had.
Something about her is so effortless, like the fact she wasn't even TRYING to become an actress! She moved to L.A. to be a dancer, and did GAP commercials to pay her rent. Once she realized she liked to act, she went for the part of lady Jocelyn and totally persisted until they couldn't ignore her anymore. Totally great and I love her that is all.
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