| Biography: Birth
name
Shiri Freda Appleby
Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)
Mini biography
Shiri Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 1978. The
daughter of Jerry & 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), "Bronx Zoo", "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 was a cheerleader. In 1997 she graduated from
Calabasas High School, where she was voted 'Most Spirited' by her class.
Roles on _"7th Heaven" (1997)_ and "City Guys" (1997) followed and then
Shiri enrolled into 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 as Liz Parker on the WB 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
past films such as Thirteenth Floor, The (1999) and Other Sister, The
(1999), in 2002, after "Roswell" (1999) ended, Shiri |