Shiri Appleby

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Birthday:

7 December 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name:

Shiri Freda Appleby

Height:

160 cm

Shiri Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 1978, to Dina (Bouader), a Hebrew School teacher, and Jerry Appleby, a telecommunications executive. She has a brother, Evan. Her father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and her mother, who is from Israel, is of Moroccan Sephardi Jewish background. 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's "Ben Cronin", in the suspenseful teen film Swimfan (2002). Later roles included the indie When Do We Eat? (2005) and What Love Is (2007). Show less «

I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient.

I took my waitress uniform. Seemed fitting.

I never went to any of the Hollywood child parties.

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's jus...Show more »

I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point. Show less «

I think from here on it's up to me to prove that I'm growing up and that I have other things to say, but in terms of the show it definitely ...Show more »

I think from here on it's up to me to prove that I'm growing up and that I have other things to say, but in terms of the show it definitely gave me all of the opportunities I've had so far. Show less «

I find that people are constantly coming up to me now. There's been a definite surge of people recognizing me and I'm not sure if it has to ...Show more »

I find that people are constantly coming up to me now. There's been a definite surge of people recognizing me and I'm not sure if it has to do with the DVDs or not, but I've sort of assumed that it does because the show has been off the air for three years now. Show less «

There was a scene early on during the first season of Roswell and I broke down crying. Since then, I've always just been able to do it.

There are a lot of different sides to me. I don't know if I'm always peaches-and-cream.

She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season.

They ask questions like 'do you believe in aliens' and those types of things. They were really interested in aliens, and that was really som...Show more »

They ask questions like 'do you believe in aliens' and those types of things. They were really interested in aliens, and that was really something that the Japanese have an interest in, and they are also very big fans of romances. Show less «

The people were just so lovely and accommodating and had really interesting questions and it was just interesting to see how the show is act...Show more »

The people were just so lovely and accommodating and had really interesting questions and it was just interesting to see how the show is actually received in so many different countries. Show less «