Shoshannah Stern

Shoshannah Stern botn July 3 1980 is an American actress writer and director She was born in Walnut Creek California into an observant Jewish and fourthgeneration deaf family the daughter of Ron Stern and Hedy Marilyn Stern née Udkovich and the sister of writer and artist Louise Stern and former Gallaudet Mens Basketball Coach and current political scientist Brendan Stern Both of her grandmothers are Holocaust survivors Her hometown is Fremont California where she attended the California School for the Deaf Fremont Sterns first language is American Sign Language 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 She married her husband Ricky Mitchell on June 3 2012 in Santa Fe New Mexico Their daughter was born in February 2015 She currently resides with him in Hollywood California Stern got her first regular series role as Holly Brodeen a member of an elite government antiterrorist task force in ABCs Threat Matrix The role was created for her by the shows producers after a director who had worked with her on The Division recommended her She had a recurring role as Megan BealsBotwin in Showtimes Weeds and was also on ER Providence and Cold Case She played Bonnie Richmond in the CBS postapocalyptic drama Jericho Eileen Leahy on the CW show Supernatural and had a recurring role in Foxs Lie to Me Her 2020 role on Greys Anatomy is the first recurring deaf doctor role on a prime time television network show In 2025 Stern made her directorial debut with Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore a documentary revolving around actress Marlee Matlin which will have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival