Shoshannah Stern Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Children

Shoshannah Stern is an American actress and writer who is best known for portraying characters such as Holly Brodeen in the drama TV series Threat Matrix (2003-2004), Megan Graves in the dark comedy-drama TV series Weeds (2005-2006, 2012), Bonnie Richmond in the post-apocalyptic action drama TV series Jericho (2006-2008), Eileen Leahy in the dark fantasy drama TV series Supernatural (2016-2020), and Kate in the comedy-drama TV series This Close (2018-2019). This Close was written and created by Shoshannah and Joshua Feldman, both of whom are deaf. They also starred as the principal characters of the show that revolves around two deaf best friends navigating their twenties in Los Angeles. This Close, thus, became the first TV series created, written by, and starring deaf artists. More than 20 other members of the cast and crew were also deaf. Besides, Shoshannah has played minor roles in films such as The Last Shot (2004), Adventures of Power (2008), The Hammer (2010), and Under the Boardwalk (2023).

Born Name

Shoshannah Oppenheimer Stern

Nick Name

Shoshannah

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States

Residence

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Shoshannah had attended The California School for the Deaf in Fremont, Alameda County, California. She later studied at the Gallaudet University, a federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. Founded in 1864, it was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world. As of November 2023, it was the only liberal arts college for the deaf in the world.

Occupation

Actress, Writer

Family

• Father – Ron Stern
• Mother – Hedy Marilyn Stern (née Udkovich)
• Siblings – Louise Stern (Older Sister) (Writer, Artist), Brendan Stern (Younger Brother) (Political Scientist, Former University-Level Basketball Coach)
• Others – Both of her grandmothers are Holocaust (the genocide of European Jews during World War II) survivors.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 3 in or 160 cm

Weight

56 kg or 123.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Shoshannah has dated –

1. Ricky Mitchell (2012-Present) – Shoshannah got married to her longtime boyfriend Ricky Mitchell on June 3, 2012, in Santa Fe, the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. They have a daughter together named Mayim Helene Mitchell (b. February 18, 2015).

Race / Ethnicity

Caucasian

She is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Hazel

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Slender frame
• Side-parted, shoulder-length, straight hair
• Charming smile
• Radiant face

Shoshannah Stern Facts

1. Her first name, Shoshannah, means ‘Lily’ in Hebrew while her last name, Stern, means ‘Star’.
2. She was born in a family where she was 4th-generation deaf on her father’s side and 3rd-generation deaf on her mother’s side.
3. Her first language is ASL (American Sign Language – the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the US and most of Anglophone Canada). Besides that, Shoshannah can read lips and speak English without the help of an interpreter.
4. During her time at The California School for the Deaf, she played the titular role of Juliet in the school’s theatre program’s production of Romeo and Juliet. She also played Annabelle in The Cat and the Canary, Gymnasia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and the titular role of Anne in Anne of Green Gables.
5. Both Shoshannah and her older sister Louise (who is also deaf) played cameo roles in The Auteur Theory, a 1999 comedic murder mystery film.
6. At the Deaf West Theatre, a non-profit arts organization based in Los Angeles, she has portrayed characters like Susan in the play Open Window and Sarah in the play Children of a Lesser God.
7. Shoshannah’s portrayal of Dr. Lauren Riley (2 episodes in 2020) on Grey’s Anatomy (a long-running and highly popular American medical drama TV series) was the first recurring deaf doctor role on a prime-time network TV show.

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