Biography

Shannon Van Esley (she/her) is a New York City based Actor, Singer/Dancer, and Theatre Educator. She was born in Detroit, and graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and The New School in NYC. Her wide-ranging ability and versatile skill has garnered over two decades of professional performances on stage (Yates Musical Theatre, American Family Theatre, Celtic Theatre Company), camera (American Prophet, A Crime to Remember, Brain Games), voiceover ( Google, Fisher Price, Brother Ink, Inside Amy Schumer), commercials, and more. She has instructed at Motor City Youth Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse Classes for Kids, and Creative Arts Workshop. Shannon and her charming partner, Eric Davidson (music journalist/singer of the punk band New Bomb Turks), reside in Queens with their feline companion, Mr. Marty Showbiz (Please hold- His agent will be with you shortly!) She's a strong believer that people should frequent diners and buy from newsstands. "If we don't use them, we will lose them!"
- IMDb mini biography by: ED