Shannon Dalonzo-Thomas is a Canadian actor of Italian-Dutch decent. She was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and is the youngest of three. At age 16, Shannon was discovered at a mall in Montreal and started modeling, moving to New York City shortly after to pursue her career. Always having had an interest in acting, she studied theater in college. Shannon eventually left New York City and moved to Los Angeles where she signed with theatrical agents and was cast in a few indie films/shorts.