Ryann Shane

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Ryann Shane
Born (1993-07-04) July 4, 1993 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Ryann Shane (born July 4, 1993) [1] [2] is an American actress best known for her role as Deva Hopewell in the Cinemax series Banshee .

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Life and career

Shane grew up with a close relationship with her father. [2] She made her acting debut in 2004, in a short film called Superstore. Shane appeared in Definitely, Maybe alongside Ryan Reynolds in 2008. She played a daughter of an ex-boxer with dementia in the 2011 series Lights Out . [3] In 2012, Shane was cast as Deva Hopewell, the rebellious teenage daughter of Carrie and Gordon Hopewell, in the Cinemax show Banshee . [4] The show ran for four seasons from 2013 to 2016. [5] In 2017, she starred as Deanna Lambert, a teenager whose sex tape with an older boy made her a pariah, in Story of a Girl . Sara Zarr, author of the novel on which the film was based, met with Shane and praised her performance. [2] Shane beat out hundreds of other actresses for the part. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004SuperstoreStaceyShort film
2008 Definitely, Maybe School kid
2009 Amelia Young Amelia
2012 Frances Ha Crying Girl
2017 Story of a Girl Deanna Lambert

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Blue Bloods Chloe Carson1 episode
2011 Lights Out Daniella LearyMain role
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ashley Riggs1 episode
2013–2016 Banshee Deva HopewellMain role, 32 episodes
2017 Gone Ruth1 episode
2018–2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mia Morino2 episodes

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References

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