Shiri Appleby
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| Born | Shiri Freda Appleby December 7, 1978 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) is an American actress. She is probably best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the Roswell television series.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Dina (née Bouader), an Israeli-born Hebrew school teacher, and Jerry Appleby, a Jewish-American telecommunications executive.[1] She and her younger brother, Evan, were raised in Calabasas, in Los Angeles County. Her mother is of Sephardic Moroccan Jewish background.[2] In Hebrew, "Shiri" means either "my song" or simply "sing". She has a scar above her left eyebrow, resulting from a dog bite when she was young. To get over her fear of dogs, she went on the show Emergency Vets, accompanying staff veterinarian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald (she also overcame another phobia in the same episode by holding a live snake, one of Fitzgerald's patients) and shortly after adopted a Tabby, which she named Abby.
Appleby graduated from Calabasas High School in 1997 and went on to major in English literature at the University of Southern California while also studying theater arts.
[edit] Career
Appleby began her acting career at the age of four, starting with advertising for various products such as Cheerios and M&M's. Her first advertisement was for Raisin Bran but it was never aired. She has had guest appearances on many television programs, most notably thirtysomething (1987), Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989), ER (1994), Baywatch (1989), Xena: Warrior Princess (1995), 7th Heaven (1996) and Beverly Hills 90210 (1990). For Roswell, she tried out for the roles of both Isabel and Maria before landing the role of Liz Parker. On 7th Heaven, she played a gang member who hid weapons underneath her little brother's mattress.
Appleby was in Bon Jovi's music video for "It's My Life" with Will Estes. She was also featured in the 2004 music video for the song "I Don't Want To Be" by Gavin DeGraw, opposite Scott Mechlowicz. She also appeared in Sense Field's music video for "Save Yourself" which is part of the Roswell soundtrack and featured in the first season DVD boxset.[3]
In 2006 she could be seen in a recurring role on the now cancelled ABC drama Six Degrees as Anya, a young assistant in a relationship with a much older photographer. Later this year she was chosen to play Hildy Young in the new USA Network series To Love and Die that is scheduled to air early 2008. Shiri also participated in a short film called Carjacking directed by Dan Passman and co-stared by Geoff Stults from 7th Heaven fame.
In 2007, she was part of the movie What Love Is with Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard and Anne Heche. She also participated in another short film, Love Like Wind, this one from Shaolin Film Productions. At the end the year, she appeared as Charlie Wilson's press secretary, aka Jailbait, in the film Charlie Wilson's War, which stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
[edit] Personal life
She once dated Rob Bourdon drummer of nu metal band Linkin Park in 1992-2000.In June 2007, she began dating actor Zach Braff.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife | TV movie | |
| The Killing Time | Annie Winslow | ||
| 1988 | Curse II: The Bite | Grace | |
| Go Toward the Light | Jessica | TV movie | |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Millie | Girl in the park |
| 1992 | Perfect Family | Steff | TV movie |
| 1993 | Family Prayers | Nina | aka A Family Divided |
| 1999 | Deal of a Lifetime | Laurie Petler | |
| The Other Sister | Free sample girl | ||
| The Thirteenth Floor | Bridget Manilla | ||
| 2000 | A Time for Dancing | Samantha 'Sam' Russell | |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Amy Miller | |
| 2003 | The Skin Horse | Carla | |
| The Battle of Shaker Heights | Sarah | ||
| 2004 | Undertow | Violet | |
| Darklight | Lilith / Elle | TV movie | |
| 2005 | 1/4life | Debra | TV movie |
| When Do We Eat? | Nikki Stuckman | ||
| Everything You Want | Abby Morrison | TV movie | |
| Havoc | Amanda | ||
| Pizza My Heart | Gina Prestolani | TV movie | |
| 2006 | I-See-You.Com | Randi Sommers | |
| I'm Reed Fish | Jill Cavanaugh | ||
| Thrill of the Kill | Kelly Holden | TV movie | |
| Carjacking | Cary | Short film | |
| 2007 | The Killing Floor | Rebecca Fay | |
| What Love Is | Debbie | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War | Charlie's Angels - Jailbait |
[edit] Nominations and Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1993 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress in a Cable Movie for: Perfect Family (1992) (TV) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | TV - Choice Actress for: "Roswell" (1999) |
[edit] References
- ^ Shiri Appleby Biography (1978-)
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi. "Valley to Hollywood: An Actress' Journey", July, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
- ^ Kenna (2004-02-05). DVD Review: Roswell: The Complete First Season. News and Information. Crashdown.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ NBC Lights Up Summer With a Burst of Original Program Premieres as Part of 'NBC'S All-American Summer'.
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| NAME | Appleby, Shiri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Appleby, Shiri Freda |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film, television actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-12-7 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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