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Shiri Appleby - Biography |
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Appleby was born in Los Angeles,
California. She and her younger brother, Evan, were raised in the San
Fernando Valley (northwest of downtown Los Angeles, over the Hollywood
Hills, in Los Angeles County). Her father, Jerry, is a telecommunications
executive and her mother, Dina Bouader, is an Israeli-born Hebrew school
teacher of Sephardic Moroccan Jewish background. 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 (Calabasas, California) in
1997 and went on to major in English literature at the University of
Southern California while also studying theater arts. She is known for her
work in the community and active participation in charity events.
She once dated Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon, with whom she attended the
same high school. In June 2007, she began dating actor Zach Braff and she
was with him in her summer vacation in Hawaii (September 05, 2007).
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.
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 schedule 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 the year 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 of this year she will be seen on the big screen as Charlie Wilson's
press secretary aka Jail bait, the official movie release for the Tom
Hanks and Julia Roberts movie is December 25. |
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Shiri Appleby - Filmography |
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
.... Jailbait
"Six Degrees" .... Anya (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
... aka 6° (USA: promotional title)
- Get a Room (2007) TV episode .... Anya
- Slings and Arrows (2007) TV episode .... Anya
- What You Wish For (2006) TV episode .... Anya
- Masquerade (2006) TV episode .... Anya
- The Puncher (2006) TV episode .... Anya
(1 more)
What Love Is (2007) .... Debbie
The Killing Floor (2007) .... Rebecca Fay
"To Love and Die" (2007) TV series .... Hildy (unknown episodes)
Carjacking (2006) .... Cary
Thrill of the Kill (2006) (TV) .... Kelly Holden
I'm Reed Fish (2006) .... Jill Cavanaugh
I-See-You.Com (2006) .... Randi Sommers
Pizza My Heart (2005) (TV) .... Gina Prestolani
Havoc (2005) .... Amanda
Everything You Want (2005) (TV) .... Abby Morrison
When Do We Eat? (2005) .... Nikki
1/4life (2005) (TV) .... Debra
Darklight (2004) (TV) .... Lilith
Undertow (2004) .... Violet
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) .... Sarah
The Skin Horse (2003) .... Carla
Swimfan (2002) .... Amy Miller
... aka Swimf@n (USA)
... aka Tell Me You Love Me
"Roswell" .... Liz Parker (61 episodes, 1999-2002)
... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
- Graduation (2002) TV episode .... Liz Parker
- Four Aliens and a Baby (2002) TV episode .... Liz Parker
- Crash (2002) TV episode .... Liz Parker
- Who Died and Made You King? (2002) TV episode .... Liz Parker
- Chant Down Babylon (2002) TV episode .... Liz Parker
(56 more)
"The Amanda Show" .... Nerd (2 episodes, 2000)
- Episode #2.18 (2000) TV episode .... Nerd
- Episode #2.16 (????) TV episode
"Batman Beyond" .... Cynthia (1 episode, 2000)
... aka Batman of the Future (Europe: English title) (UK)
- Terry's Friend Dates a Robot (2000) TV episode (voice) ....
Cynthia
A Time for Dancing (2000) .... Samantha 'Sam' Russell
"Movie Stars" .... Lori (1 episode, 1999)
- Pilot (1999) TV episode (scenes deleted) .... Lori
"Beverly Hills, 90210" .... René (1 episode, 1999)
- Local Hero (1999) TV episode .... René
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) .... Bridget Manilla
... aka Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany: TV title)
The Other Sister (1999) .... Free Sample Girl
Deal of a Lifetime (1999) .... Laurie Petler
"Xena: Warrior Princess" .... Tara (2 episodes, 1998)
... aka Xena (Australia)
- A Tale of Two Muses (1998) TV episode .... Tara
- Forgiven (1998) TV episode .... Tara
"City Guys" .... Cindy (1 episode, 1997)
- Bye Mom (1997) TV episode .... Cindy
"7th Heaven" .... Karen (1 episode, 1997)
... aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
... aka Seventh Heaven
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1997) TV episode .... Karen
"Baywatch" .... Jennie (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- Hot Water (1997) TV episode .... Jennie
"ER" .... Ms. Murphy (1 episode, 1994)
- 24 Hours (1994) TV episode .... Ms. Murphy
"Against the Grain" .... Claire (1 episode, 1993)
- Pilot (1993) TV episode .... Claire
"Raven" .... Jess (1 episode, 1993)
- The Guardians of the Night (1993) TV episode (uncredited) ....
Jess
Family Prayers (1993) .... Nina
... aka A Family Divided
"Doogie Howser, M.D." .... Molly Harris (1 episode, 1993)
- Love Makes the World Go 'Round... or Is It Money? (1993) TV
episode .... Molly Harris
Perfect Family (1992) (TV) .... Steff
"Sunday Dinner" .... Rachel (1 episode, 1991)
- Whose House Is It Anyway? (1991) TV episode .... Rachel
I Love You to Death (1990) .... Millie, Girl in Park
"Knots Landing" .... Mary Frances - Age 10 (2 episodes, 1990)
- My Bullet (1990) TV episode .... Mary Frances - Age 10
- My First Born (1990) TV episode .... Mary Frances - Age 10
"Who's the Boss?" (1 episode, 1989)
- To Tony, with Love (1989) TV episode
"Knight & Daye" (1989) TV series .... Amy Escobar (unknown episodes)
"Dear John" .... Girl (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Dear John USA (UK)
- Hello/Goodbye (1988) TV episode .... Girl
Go Toward the Light (1988) (TV) .... Jessica
... aka Go to the Light
"Freddy's Nightmares" .... Marsha - Age 10 (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series
- Freddy's Tricks and Treats (1988) TV episode .... Marsha - Age 10
"The Bronx Zoo" .... Nicole (2 episodes, 1988)
- Behind Closed Doors (1988) TV episode .... Nicole
- Truancy Blues (1988) TV episode .... Nicole
Curse II: The Bite (1988) .... Grace
... aka The Bite (UK: video title) (USA)
The Killing Time (1987) .... Annie Winslow
"thirtysomething" .... Little Hope (1 episode, 1987)
- The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming (1987) TV episode
.... Little Hope
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987) (TV)
Mystery Magical Special (1986) (TV) .... Shiri
... aka Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Special (USA: complete title)
"Santa Barbara" .... Little Girl (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode #1.359 (1985) TV episode .... Little Girl |
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