Shannon Eubanks is a 50-year veteran of the film, television, and theater industries, having enjoyed a diverse and fulfilling career as an actress and stage director. With a background in classical repertory, she has had the unique opportunity to play a wide range of characters, from the elegant and refined to the dramatic and intense.
Eubanks' career began in the 1970s, when she was part of the last great wave of classical repertory in the United States. She performed with companies from Alaska to Florida, including the Shakespeare Society of America in Los Angeles, where she worked alongside notable talents such as Annie Potts, John Savage, and William Frankfather.
Her early career was marked by critical acclaim, with reviews in top industry publications such as Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Los Angeles Times praising her performances. These early successes set the stage for a long and distinguished career, during which Eubanks has continued to impress audiences with her versatility and range.
In addition to her work in classical repertory, Eubanks has also had a successful career in television and film. She has appeared in a wide range of roles, from the elegant doyenne Amanda Cathcart in the NBC miniseries Margaret Mitchell: A Burning Passion to the hilarious and unsuccessful moral crusader Helen Hunter in the ABC Family comedy Pop Rocks.
Eubanks' ability to disappear into diverse personalities has been a hallmark of her career, and she has been praised for her performances in a variety of genres. Her role as Ann Alden Forbes on the ABC daytime serial Loving prompted a New York Times review to call her "the cream of the crop...Eubanks is smashing as Roger's betrayed and bitter wife Ann."
In recent years, Eubanks has appeared in the CW's The Originals, playing the eerie and smoky-voiced witch Bastianna Natale. She is currently based in Atlanta, where she continues to work in film, television, and theater, cycling back and forth between camera and stage.
Throughout her career, Eubanks has been driven by a singular mission: to tell the truth about the human condition, one story at a time. She is grateful for the opportunities she has had and continues to be inspired by the power of storytelling to bring people together and to challenge our understanding of the world.
