Shiri Appleby Add to My Celebs Age 33 Birthday Dec. 7th, 1978 Born in Los Angeles, California, USA Height 5' 3"

Shiri Appleby's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Roswell Liz Parker Life UneXpected Cate Cassidy To Love & Die Hildy Against the Grain Claire (2) Knight & Daye Amy Escobar Sunday Dinner Rachel The Bronx Zoo Nicole (2)

Main Movie Roles 2007 - Charlie Wilson's War 2007 - The Killing Floor 2007 - What Love Is 2006 - I-See-You.Com 2005 - Havoc 2004 - Undertow 2003 - The Battle of Shaker Heights 2002 - Swimfan 1999 - The Other Sister 1999 - The Thirteenth Floor 1990 - I Love You to Death 1987 - The Killing Time

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Shiri Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 1978. The daughter of Jerry and Dina Appleby, Shiri has been acting since the age of 4, landing jobs in several commercials for Cheerios, M&Ms, and Taco Bell. Her first television job was on the soap "Santa Barbara" (1984). Next came various roles on "thirtysomething" (1987), "The Bronx Zoo" (1987) and "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989). She made her film debut in the low-budget sequel Curse II: The Bite (1989). I Love You to Death (1990) came next and Shiri finally started to get secure work as an actress. For the next four years, she worked steadily in television movies and made various television appearances.

When she entered high school, she took a small break and took part in Yearbook, Student Council, and Cheerleading. In 1997, she graduated from Calabasas High School, where she was voted "Most Spirited" by her class. Roles on "7th Heaven" (1996) and "City Guys" (1997) followed. Afterward, Shiri enrolled at the University of Southern California, where she planned on taking a break from acting and studying English. However, her plans gave way when she landed the role of Liz Parker on the WB/UPN Hit "Roswell" (1999). It was then that she gave her education a break and decided to try acting full-time. With the success of "Roswell" (1999), Shiri rose to fan-magazine fame and was seen everywhere through the show's success. With small roles in films such as The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and The Other Sister (1999), in 2002, after "Roswell" (1999) ended production, Shiri landed the lead role of Amy Miller, the trusting girlfriend of Jesse Bradford, in the suspenseful teen film Swimfan (2002). Later roles included the indie When Do We Eat? (2005) and _What Love Is (2006)_.


TRIVIA:

• Graduated in 1997 from Calabasas High School (located in Los Angeles' West San Fernando Valley) where she was voted "Most Spirited" by classmates.
• Attended the University of Southern California, studying English literature in addition to theatre arts.
• Her first name, Shiri, means "song of mine" in Hebrew.
• Has a younger brother, Evan.
• Her mother, Dina, was born in Israel
• Audtioned for all 3 female roles on _"Roswell" (1999)_ (qv) several times before being cast as Liz.
• While in high school, she was on yearbook committee, student council, and was a cheerleader for one year.
• Girlfriend of Florida Panthers' back-up goaltender, Steve Shields.

Shiri Appleby Photos

powered by

Loading...

Previous | Next   (1)