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when shesnuck ontoa flight to New York at 12 years old.

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Her dramatic turns demonstrate her unparalleled range, flipping between deeply grounded to slapstick physical comedy with ease.

So lets look back at 25 of the legends best performances, big and small.

(More on Emily Dickinson later.)

An ugliest effing skirt moment, but in 18th-century France.

There isnt a good-bye hug when Shannon gets up from their conversation, just a closed door.

You like a guy, you do it with him.

Sometimes he calls; sometimes he doesnt!

Im not cool with anything, ever.

I love when them cars whizz by.

But dont get me started dontevenget me started.

Its only a matter of time until Shannons Pat Dubek hairstyle catches on like the Rachel did.

Wearing a Santa sweater, she performs an impromptu Christmas parody of Shania Twains Man!

I Feel Like a Woman!

Its a range of emotion that she doesnt just flip between but somehow manages to emote simultaneously.

There is simply no better showcase of the range and chops that make Shannon an absolute superstar.

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