Biography for
Shannon Cochran More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

7 August 1958, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

Shannon was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated summa cum laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She had extensive theatre work in Chicago, including the world premiere of "Picasso at the Lapin Agile", a play by Steve Martin. She received a Joseph Jefferson Award for her role as "Gladys Bump" in "Pal Joey", at the Goodman Theatre.

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Spouse

Michael Canavan

(14 June 2003 - present)

Trivia

Has taught text discovery/scene study at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and workshops in Chicago for several theater companies.

Member of the teaching staff at The School at Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois and Steppenwolf West School in Los Angeles, California.

She was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Baby", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "Pal Joey", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "My Fair Lady", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "Happy End", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Sweet Charity", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Heartbeats", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Private Lives", at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Man Who Came to Dinner", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 2008 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Lion in Winter", at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Where Are They Now

(August 2008) She is on the faculty of Steppenwolf Classes West in Los Angeles, California.