Shiri Appleby

'Shiri Appleby' (qv) 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)_ (qv). Next came various roles on _Thirtysomething (1987)_ (qv), _The Bronx Zoo (1987)_ (qv) and _Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)_ (qv). She made her film debut in the low-budget sequel _The Bite (1989)_ (qv). _I Love You to Death (1990)_ (qv) 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)_ (qv) and _City Guys (1997)_ (qv) 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)_ (qv). It was, then, that she gave her education a break and decided to try acting full-time. With the success of _Roswell (1999)_ (qv), 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)_ (qv) and _The Other Sister (1999)_ (qv), in 2002, after _Roswell (1999)_ (qv) ended production, Shiri landed the lead role of "Amy Miller", the trusting girlfriend of 'Jesse Bradford' (qv)'s "Ben Cronin", in the suspenseful teen film _Swimfan (2002)_ (qv). Later roles included the indie _When Do We Eat? (2005)_ (qv) and _What Love Is (2007)_ (qv).::Breighton Lee; [email protected]