Shoshannah Stern

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name = Shoshannah Stern

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Shoshannah Stern (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress.

She was born in Walnut Creek, California into an observant Jewish and fourth-generation deaf family.cite journal | last =Miller| first=Gerri| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Signing Up for Hollywood| journal =JVibe| volume =3| issue =2| pages =30–31| publisher =Jewish Family & Life| date =March/April, 2007| url =http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/signing_up_hollywood.shtml| doi =| id =| accessdate =2007-04-18| format =Dead link|date=May 2008 ] One of her grandmothers is a Holocaust survivor. Her hometown is Fremont, California where she attended the California School for the Deaf, Fremont.

Stern's first language is American Sign Language.Fact|date=October 2007 She is also able to read lips and speak English without an interpreter. She attended Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts college for the deaf in the world. [ [http://www.tv.com/shoshannah-stern/person/105473/biography.html TV.com Shoshannah Stern Bio] ]

Stern appeared on ABC's "Threat Matrix", and had a recurring role in Showtime's "Weeds". She was also on "ER", "Providence", and "Cold Case". She appeared with Matthew Broderick in the film "The Last Shot". Her most recent role was that of the character Bonnie Richmond in the recently renewed, then cancelled CBS post-apocalyptic drama "Jericho". Stern also appeared on the popular music video "Yes We Can", written by will.i.am for the Barack Obama campaign.

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External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/bio/shoshannah_stern/bio.php Shoshannah Stern Bio at CBS - Jericho]
* [http://www.shoshannah-stern.com/ Shoshannah Stern official site]
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* [http://www.gatecommunications.org/gatecomm/celsign07/celsign07shoshannah.htm Shoshannah at CelSign 2007 & Links to additional sites]