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Shiri Appleby

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
7 December 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name / Gerçek Adı
Shiri Freda Appleby

Mini Biography / Biyografi
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 (1988). 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)_ . IMDb Mini Biography By: Breighton Lee; bonbon_03@hotmail.com

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