Ryann Shane

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|4}}

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| nationality = American

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2004–present

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Ryann Shane (born July 4, 1993){{cite tweet|user=rainyshaney|last=Shane|first=Ryann|number=485580076738543616|date=July 5, 2014|title=It was my birthday}}{{cite news |last1=Acken |first1=Lori |title=Kyra Sedgwick, Ryann Shane Talk Lifetime's Moving 'Story of A Girl' |url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2017/06/30/kyra-sedgwick-ryann-shane-interview-story-of-a-girl-lifetime/ |access-date=June 11, 2020 |work=Channel Guide Magazine |date=June 30, 2017}} is an American actress best known for her role as Deva Hopewell in the Cinemax series Banshee.

Life and career

Shane grew up with a close relationship with her father. 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.{{cite web |title=Ryann Shane: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/07/ryann-shane-story-of-a-girl-bio-deanna-age/ |website=Heavy.com |access-date=June 11, 2020 |date=July 2017}} In 2012, Shane was cast as Deva Hopewell, the rebellious teenage daughter of Carrie and Gordon Hopewell, in the Cinemax show Banshee.{{cite news |last1=Gelman |first1=Vlada |title=Scoop: Ryann Shane, Ben Cross Join Alan Ball/Greg Yaitanes' Cinemax Series Banshee |url=https://tvline.com/2012/03/30/banshee-cinemax-ryann-shane-ben-cross/ |access-date=June 11, 2020 |work=TV Line |date=March 30, 2012}} The show ran for four seasons from 2013 to 2016.{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Les |title=Back to Banshee classic, with rough brawls and emotional scars |url=https://www.avclub.com/back-to-banshee-classic-with-rough-brawls-and-emotiona-1798187921 |access-date=June 11, 2020 |work=The A.V. Club |date=May 6, 2016}} 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. Shane beat out hundreds of other actresses for the part.