Ryann Shane (born July 4, 1993) 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. In 2012, Shane was cast as Deva Hopewell, the rebellious teenage daughter of Carrie and Gordon Hopewell, in the Cinemax show Banshee. The show ran for four seasons from 2013 to 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.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Superstore Stacey Short film 2008 Definitely, Maybe School kid 2009 Amelia Young Amelia 2012 Frances Ha Crying Girl 2017 Story of a Girl Deanna Lambert
Television Year Title Role Notes2011 Blue BloodsChloe Carson1 episode2011 Lights OutDaniella LearyMain role2012Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAshley Riggs1 episode2013–2016 Banshee Deva Hopewell Main role, 32 episodes2017 GoneRuth1 episode2018–2022Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMia Morino2 episodes
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