Shiri Appleby Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Family, Facts, Biography

Shiri Appleby is an American actress and TV director who has worked in numerous films and TV series in an illustrious career that began in 1985. She is most well recognized for portraying the characters of Liz Parker in the science fiction drama series Roswell (19992002) and Rachel Goldberg in the drama series Unreal (20152018).

Shiri Appleby Quick Info
Height5 ft 3 in
Weight54 kg
Date of BirthDecember 7, 1978
Zodiac SignSagittarius
SpouseJon Shook

Shiri Appleby is an American actress and TV director who has worked in numerous films and TV series in an illustrious career that began in 1985. She is most well recognized for portraying the characters of Liz Parker in the science fiction drama series Roswell (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the drama series Unreal (2015–2018). Shiri has also directed a few episodes of TV series such as Light as a Feather (2019) and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019).

Born Name

Shiri Freda Appleby

Nick Name

Shiri

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Born Place

Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Shiri graduated from Calabasas High School in California, in 1997. She was then enrolled at the University of Southern California where she studied English literature and theatre arts from 1998 to 1999. While she was shooting for the teen drama TV series Life Unexpected in 2010, she decided to pursue a psychology degree online from the University of Phoenix. She completed the degree in 2012.

Occupation

Actress, TV Director

Family

  • Father – Jerry Appleby (Telecommunications Executive)
  • Mother – Dina Appleby (née Bouader) (Hebrew School Teacher, Former Actress)
  • Siblings – Evan Appleby (Younger Brother)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 3 in or 160 cm

Weight

54 kg or 119 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Shiri has dated –

  • Rob Bourdon (1992-1998)
  • Jason Behr (1999-2000)
  • Steve Shields (2004)
  • Zach Braff (2007-2008)
  • Jon Shook (2010-Present) – Shiri was introduced to chef and restaurateur Jon Shook by the wife of Jon’s business partner in 2010 and they began dating soon after. The couple got engaged in July 2012 during a trip to Ventotene, Italy. They got married in 2013 and have 2 children together – a daughter named Natalie Bouader Shook (b. March 23, 2013) and a son named Owen Lee Shook (b. December 17, 2015).

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    She is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on her father’s side and Israeli and Sephardic Jewish (Moroccan Jewish) descent on her mother’s side.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Hazel

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Has a scar above her left eyebrow
    • Petite frame
    • Long, straight hair
    • Affable smile
    • Gleaming face

    Brand Endorsements

    Shiri has been featured in the TV/Print commercials of –

    • Cheerios (TV)
    • M&M’s (TV)
    • Levi’s Lot 53 (Spring 2000) (Print)

    Religion

    Judaism

    Shiri Appleby Facts

  • She began acting in TV advertisements from the age of 4. Her parents had also enrolled her for acting classes as they felt that she was too shy and introverted.
  • Her name, in Hebrew, means, ‘song/poem of mine’.
  • She was bitten by a dog when she was quite young and the event had caused her enough trauma to be wary of dogs all the time. To overcome her fear, she participated in an episode of the reality TV series Emergency Vets. She also overcame her phobia of snakes by holding a live one in the same episode.
  • After making guest appearances in several TV shows in the late 1980s and the 1990s, she landed her breakthrough role as Liz Parker in the TV series Roswell in 1999. She had auditioned for the characters of Isabel and Maria but the showrunners felt that she fit the role of Liz Parker better.
  • She was featured in the music video of the iconic Bon Jovi song titled It’s My Life (2000).

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