Shannon Berry is an Australian actress best known for her role as Dot Campbell in the Amazon Prime survival thriller series Into the Wild (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Shannon Berry was born on Tuesday, July 27, 1999 as Shannon Grace Berry (21 years old in 2020) from Melbourne, Australia. During her school days, Shannon was introverted and had a hard time making friends at school. In an interview, she said:
I did find it hard to find myself growing up, especially at school, and I just had to learn to accept that not everyone is going to like you.”
Later, in 2017, she dropped out of school to play the role of Brody Jordan in the Netflix series Descendants. In an interview, she said:
I actually dropped out of school to do Descendants, so my advice might not be that great! (Laughs) Don’t be afraid to take it seriously. There will be people in your life who will tell you it’s just a dream, and people who will tell you you need to have a ‘Plan B.’ ”
appearance
Height: 5′ 7″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: light brown
family
Shannon Berry’s father is David Berry and her mother is Nerissa Sutcliffe Berry, who works in a kindergarten. Shannon has two brothers, Lane Berry and Reid Berry.
Shannon Berry with her father and brother
Shannon Berry with her mother and brother
Profession
TV series
In 2016, Shannon Berry made her television screen debut, playing the role of Emme Dawson in the TV series Hunters.
Shannon Berry, Hunter (2016)
Later, she made guest appearances in the shows Romper Stomper (2018) and Monday Night Menace (2018).
OTT/Web Series
In 2017, she made her digital screen debut in Netflix’s Australian comedy series Offspring, playing the role of Brody Jordan.
Shannon Berry, Descendants (2017)
In 2020, she came into the spotlight for her role in Amazon Prime’s “Wild”, in which she played the role of Dot Campbell. The show tells the story of a group of teenage girls who are stranded on a desert island after a plane crash and must fight for survival.
Movie
In 2018, she made her film debut in the movie The Gateway, playing the role of Samantha Chandler.
Shannon Berry, The Gateway (2018)
Facts/Trivia
- Shannon Berry has a tattoo on her arm that she called a “keyhole” in a post on Instagram. The tattoo mimics the scenery of Piha Beach in New Zealand.
Shannon Berry’s Tattoo
- Although she had appeared in several Australian TV series before Wild (2020), Berry was working at a McDonald’s store in Melbourne, Australia when she auditioned for the role of Dot Campbell. In an interview, she said:
But after Descendants I went to work at McDonalds so I could live in Melbourne and I talked to Sarah Streicher about [writer of The Wilds] While on the phone in the McDonald’s lounge.”
- Shannon Berry revealed in a tweet that she belongs to the LGBTQ community.
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