Shannon Reed is a fictional character

Character (arts)

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from the Australian soap opera Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

, played by Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher

Isla Lang Fisher is an actress and author. She began acting on Australian television, on the short-lived soap opera Paradise Beach before playing Shannon Reed on the soap opera Home and Away...

. She made her first on screen appearance on 16 September 1994. She departed on 6 August 1997.

Character development

Shannon was bisexual. In her final storyline it was implied that she had moved away with a lesbian lover, but never directly stated.

Storylines

Shannon arrived in Summer Bay in September 1994, with her brother Curtis Reed

Curtis Reed (Home and Away)

Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Shane Ammann. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 16 September 1994 and departed on 15 April 1997.-Character development:...

. She was fostered by Michael and Pippa Ross

Pippa Ross

Phillipa "Pippa" Routledge OAM is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away. Actress Vanessa Downing originated the role from 1988 to 1990, then Debra Lawrance took over from 1990 to 1998. The character has made guest returns in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and...

, while Curtis went to live with Alf and Ailsa Stewart

Ailsa Stewart

Ailsa Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away. She was married to Alf Stewart and had a son Duncan. She was played by actress Judy Nunn for 13 and a half years...

. The community were shocked to discover that the two were romantically involved, but it was later revealed that they were not blood related and were adopted brother and sister.

After splitting with Curtis, she dated several local guys, including doctor Lachlan Fraser. At one point, Shannon developed a crush on Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Dieter Brummer. He made his first on-screen appearance on 28 May 1992 and he departed on 13 March 1996.-Casting:...

 and made a pass at him. Afterward, she claimed to his wife Angel that she and Shane had been having an affair. The truth eventually came out and not until Shannon rescued Angel's son Dylan from a kidnapper did they forgive her. She was close friends with Selina Roberts

Selina Roberts

Selina Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Tempany Deckert. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 30 March 1994. Deckert was given the role of Selina after her third audition for the show. In 1996, Deckert...

, Sally Fletcher

Sally Fletcher

Sally Louise Fletcher is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Kate Ritchie...

 (her foster sister) and Chloe Richards

Chloe Richards

Chloe Richards is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Kristy Wright. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 28 June 1995. Chloe left in 1999, making a short return stint in 2005 when she died from the resulting injuries of a car...

, and the four often got up to mischief together.

One of Shannon's biggest storylines was when she was suffering from anorexia

Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...

, and was involved in another controversial storyline when it was revealed she had been sexually abused as a child by her uncle. There were also several instances where she questioned her sexuality. She left the Bay in 1997 to move to Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 to become an author, with her new lesbian

Lesbian

Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...

 lover, Mandy Thomas.

Reception

For her portrayal of Shannon, Fisher received a nomination for "Most Popular New Talent" at the 1995 Logie Awards. In 1997, she was earned a nomination for "Most Popular Actress".