Shiri Appleby
Encyclopedia
Shiri Freda Appleby is an American
film
and television
actress. She is best known for her leading role as Liz Parker
in the television series
Roswell
. Her film credits include A Time for Dancing
, where she was one of the two female main characters; Swimfan
; Havoc
with Anne Hathaway
; and Charlie Wilson's War
with Tom Hanks
and Julia Roberts
.
In 2008, Appleby joined the cast of the final season of ER
, playing an intern named Daria Wade, and starred in the CW drama Life Unexpected
as Cate Cassidy. Life Unexpected was cancelled in its second season.
, the daughter of Dina (née
Bouader), an Israel
i-born Hebrew school
teacher, and Jerry Appleby, a Jewish-American telecommunications executive. She and her younger brother Evan were raised in Calabasas in Los Angeles County
. Her mother is of Sephardic Moroccan Jewish background. In Hebrew
, shiri means either "my song" or simply "sing." She has a scar above her left eyebrow, which resulted 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
in 1997 and went on to major in English literature
at the University of Southern California
while also studying theater arts.
and M&M's
. Her first advertisement was for Raisin Bran
but it was never aired. She made 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
(1997), Beverly Hills, 90210
(1990), before landing her break-out role in the series Roswell
(1999-2002), for which she tried out for the roles of both Isabel and Maria before landing the leading role of Liz Parker.
Appleby also featured in a number of music videos, such as Bon Jovi
's video for "It's My Life
" with Will Estes
, and the 2004 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 took a recurring role on the short-lived ABC
drama Six Degrees
as Anya, a young assistant in a relationship with a much older photographer. Later that year she was chosen to play Hildy Young in the new USA Network
series To Love and Die
, that began airing in late December 2008. She also participated in a short film called Carjacking directed by Dan Passman and co-starring Geoff Stults
.
In 2007, she appeared in the movie What Love Is
alongside Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard
and Anne Heche
. She also participated in another short film, Love Like Wind
, from Shaolin Film Productions. At the end the year, she appeared as Charlie Wilson's press secretary in the film Charlie Wilson's War
, which stars Tom Hanks
and Julia Roberts
. In 2008, Appleby got a recurring role on the 15th and final season of ER
, being her second time on the show, playing an intern named Daria Wade.
Appleby then starred in The CW network drama; Life Unexpected
as Cate Cassidy, a radio talk show host whose daughter gets back into her life. The show was cancelled after two seasons.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress. She is best known for her leading role as Liz Parker
Liz Parker
Liz Parker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Roswell High book series and Roswell T.V. series, which ran from 1999 to 2002. The character was portrayed by Shiri Appleby....
in the television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
. Her film credits include A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing is a 2000 American drama film starring Larisa Oleynik and Shiri Appleby, and directed by Peter Gilbert. The movie is an adaptation based on the novel of the same title by Davida Wills Hurwin....
, where she was one of the two female main characters; Swimfan
Swimfan
Swimfan, also known as Fanatica, is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed by John Polson and written by Charles Bohl and Phillip Schneider. Considered a Fatal Attraction for a teenage audience, the film stars Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, and Shiri Appleby.-Plot:Ben Cronin is a a star swimmer...
; Havoc
Havoc (film)
Havoc is a 2005 American film about the lives of wealthy Los Angeles, California teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle...
with Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (actress)
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries...
; and Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy drama film recounting the true story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson who partnered with "bare knuckle attitude" CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen in their...
with Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
and Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
.
In 2008, Appleby joined the cast of the final season of ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, playing an intern named Daria Wade, and starred in the CW drama Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
as Cate Cassidy. Life Unexpected was cancelled in its second season.
Early life
Appleby was born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, the daughter of Dina (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Bouader), an Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i-born Hebrew school
Hebrew school
Hebrew school can be either the Jewish equivalent of Sunday school - an educational regimen separate from secular education, focusing on topics of Jewish history and learning the Hebrew language, or a primary, secondary or college level educational institution where some or all of the classes are...
teacher, and Jerry Appleby, a Jewish-American telecommunications executive. She and her younger brother Evan were raised in Calabasas in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
. Her mother is of Sephardic Moroccan Jewish background. In Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
, shiri means either "my song" or simply "sing." She has a scar above her left eyebrow, which resulted from a dog bite when she was young. To get over her fear of dogs
Fear of dogs
Cynophobia is the abnormal fear of dogs. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia, under the subtype "animal phobias". According to Dr. Timothy O. Rentz of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at the University of Texas, animal phobias are among the most common of the specific...
, she went on the show Emergency Vets
Emergency Vets
Emergency Vets is a reality television series that airs on the U.S. cable network Animal Planet. First aired in 1998, it depicts the working and outside lives of the veterinarians at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, Colorado, USA, plus the animals that they treat...
, accompanying staff veterinarian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald
Kevin Fitzgerald
Kevin Terrel Fitzgerald , a board certified veterinarian who works at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in his native Denver, Colorado is best known through his visibility on the Animal Planet reality show Emergency Vets and, more recently, E-Vet Interns. Fitzgerald also does stand-up comedy and a...
(she also overcame another phobia
Phobia
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational...
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 High School
Calabasas High School is a four-year high school in Calabasas, California, United States.Calabasas High School, which serves Calabasas,and portions of West Hills, Los Angeles, California is one of three high schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District Calabasas High School is a four-year...
in 1997 and went on to major in English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
while also studying theater arts.
Career
Appleby began her acting career at the age of four, starting with advertisements for various products such as CheeriosCheerios
Cheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal by General Mills introduced on May 1, 1941 as the first oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal. Originally named CheeriOats, the name was changed to Cheerios in 1945 because of a trade name dispute with Quaker Oats. The name fit the "O" shape of the cereal pieces...
and M&M's
M&M's
M&M's are dragée-like "colorful button-shaped candies" produced by Mars, Incorporated...
. Her first advertisement was for Raisin Bran
Raisin Bran
Raisin bran is a breakfast cereal manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names, including Kellogg's Raisin Bran; General Mills' Total Raisin Bran, a variant by General Mills called Raisin Nut Bran; and Ralcorp's Post Raisin Bran.-History:Skinner's Raisin Bran was the first...
but it was never aired. She made guest appearances on many television programs, most notably thirtysomething (1987), Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.-Plot:Dr....
(1989), ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
(1994), Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
(1989), Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
(1995), 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
(1997), Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
(1990), before landing her break-out role in the series Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
(1999-2002), for which she tried out for the roles of both Isabel and Maria before landing the leading role of Liz Parker.
Appleby also featured in a number of music videos, such as Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
's video for "It's My Life
It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)
"It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush. It was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin. The song hit #1 across several countries...
" with Will Estes
Will Estes
Will Estes is an American actor best known for his role as JJ Pryor, on the NBC drama American Dreams. In 2010, he joined the cast of Tom Selleck's new CBS police drama Blue Bloods...
, and the 2004 video for the song "I Don't Want To Be
I Don't Want to Be
"I Don't Want to Be" is a song by Gavin DeGraw appearing on his 2003 debut album Chariot. It was released as a single in Australia in 2004, and in the UK in 2005....
" by Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" , "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".-Early life:DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg,...
, opposite Scott Mechlowicz
Scott Mechlowicz
Scott David Mechlowicz is an American actor. He began his professional acting career in 2003, working in commercials and television, and is best known for his lead roles in the films EuroTrip, Mean Creek, Peaceful Warrior, Gone, Undocumented, and Cat Run.- Early life :Mechlowicz was born in New...
. She also appeared in Sense Field
Sense Field
Sense Field was an American indie rock band from California, formed in 1991 out of the ashes of hardcore punk band, Reason to Believe.Sense Field has been largely credited with bringing their sound from emo circles to a more mainstream audience alongside contemporaries like Sunny Day Real Estate,...
's music video for "Save Yourself" which is part of the Roswell soundtrack and featured in the first season DVD boxset.
In 2006, she took a recurring role on the short-lived ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
drama Six Degrees
Six Degrees
Six Degrees is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation....
as Anya, a young assistant in a relationship with a much older photographer. Later that year she was chosen to play Hildy Young in the new USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
series To Love and Die
To Love and Die
To Love and Die is the title of an American television action dramedy starring Shiri Appleby and Tim Matheson, and created by Sara Goodman. The pilot, killed in 2006, was greenlit to series on the USA Network in July 2007, with a 12-episode order that was planned to air in 2008. The 2-hour pilot...
, that began airing in late December 2008. She also participated in a short film called Carjacking directed by Dan Passman and co-starring Geoff Stults
Geoff Stults
Geoffrey Manton "Geoff" Stults is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on 7th Heaven, October Road and Happy Town. During the 2011 network upfronts, Fox announced it was picking up The Finder, a spin-off of Bones, in which Stults will star as the title character.-Early...
.
In 2007, she appeared in the movie What Love Is
What Love Is
What Love Is is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a man who finds out the true nature of love one Valentine's Day when he wants to propose to his...
alongside Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Stu Macher in Scream, Stevo in SLC Punk , and Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film series and the Animated reboot series.-Early life:Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, and grew up in Tustin, California...
and Anne Heche
Anne Heche
Anne Celeste Heche is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She started her career on the daytime soap opera Another World, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991. Heche gradually landed supporting roles in feature films, and in 1997 appeared in I Know What You Did Last Summer,...
. She also participated in another short film, Love Like Wind
Love Like Wind
Love Like Wind is a 2007 film directed byMei-Juin Chen, and produced by Lisa Muskat and Bianca Giancoli.-Synopsis:Love Like Wind is a Kung Fu love story with a traditional Chinese ghost story twist.-Cast:Shiri Appleby as Syd...
, from Shaolin Film Productions. At the end the year, she appeared as Charlie Wilson's press secretary in the film Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy drama film recounting the true story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson who partnered with "bare knuckle attitude" CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen in their...
, which stars Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
and Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
. In 2008, Appleby got a recurring role on the 15th and final season of ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, being her second time on the show, playing an intern named Daria Wade.
Appleby then starred in The CW network drama; Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
as Cate Cassidy, a radio talk show host whose daughter gets back into her life. The show was cancelled after two seasons.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (TV series) Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California... |
Little Girl | Episode #1.359 |
| 1986 | Mystery Magical Special Mystery Magical Special Mystery Magical Special is an American television special aired on the Nickelodeon television network. Advertised as a Halloween-themed program, the special was originally produced in 1986, but continued air, often multiple times, every October for several years afterward.Primarily, the special was... |
Herself | Halloween special |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | Little Hope | "The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming" |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo may refer to:* The Bronx Zoo, an urban zoo in New York City* The Bronx Zoo , a short lived television series* The Bronx Zoo , book about the New York Yankees by Sparky Lyle... |
Nicole | "Truancy Blues" & "Behind Closed Doors" |
| Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares is an American horror anthology series, which aired in syndication from October 1988 until March 1990. A spin-off from the Nightmare on Elm Street series, each story was introduced by Freddy Krueger... |
Marsha (age 10) | "Freddy's Tricks and Treats" | |
| Dear John | Girl | "Hello/Goodbye" | |
| 1989 | Knight & Daye Knight & Daye Knight & Daye is an NBC television sitcom that ran for only seven episodes in the summer of 1989. The show was about a pair of radio broadcasters, Hank Knight and Everett Daye, who hadn't spoken to each other in years; despite their estrangement, they accept an offer to work together on the air... |
Amy Escobar | Unknown episodes |
| Who's the Boss? Who's the Boss? Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992... |
Kid #1 | "To Tony, with Love" | |
| 1990 | Knots Landing Knots Landing Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle... |
Mary Frances (age 10) | "My Firstborn" & "My Bullet" |
| 1991 | Sunday Dinner Sunday Dinner (TV series) Sunday Dinner is a short-lived 1991 CBS sitcom produced by Norman Lear, which marked his return to TV after an absence of several years. It ran as a summer entry on CBS' lineup from June 2, 1991 until July 7, 1991... |
Rachel | "Whose House Is It Anyway?" |
| 1993 | Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.-Plot:Dr.... |
Molly Harris | "Love Makes the World Go 'Round... or Is It Money?" |
| Raven | Jess (uncredited) | "The Guardians of the Night" | |
| Against the Grain Against the Grain (series) Against the Grain is an American dramatic television series that aired on NBC from October to December 1993. There were 8 hour-long episodes, starring John Terry, Donna Bullock, Robyn Lively, Ben Affleck, and Vanessa Lee Evigan... |
Claire | Pilot | |
| 1994 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Ms. Murphy | "Pilot: 24 Hours" |
| 1997 | Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
Jennie | "Hot Water" |
| 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Karen | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | |
| City Guys City Guys City Guys is a United States television sitcom that aired from 1997 to December 2001. It lasted five seasons, and ended its airing time around the dissolution of TNBC.-Premise:... |
Cindy | "Bye Mom" | |
| 1998 | Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... |
Tara | "Forgiven" & "A Tale of Two Muses" |
| 1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Rene | "Local Hero" |
| Movie Stars Movie Stars (TV series) Movie Stars is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000. It stars Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant as famous Hollywood actors trying to raise their children.-Synopsis:... |
Lori | Pilot (scenes deleted) | |
| 1999–2002 | Roswell Roswell (TV series) Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002... |
Liz Parker Liz Parker Liz Parker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Roswell High book series and Roswell T.V. series, which ran from 1999 to 2002. The character was portrayed by Shiri Appleby.... |
All 61 episodes |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond Batman Beyond Batman Beyond is an American animated television series created by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy... |
Cynthia | "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot" |
| The Amanda Show The Amanda Show The Amanda Show is an American live-action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from November 6, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points, such as John Kassir,... |
Nerd | Episodes #2.16 & #2.18 | |
| 2003 | Project Greenlight Project Greenlight Project Greenlight was a contest and television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production... season 2 |
Herself | (see: The Battle of Shaker Heights The Battle of Shaker Heights The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 comedy-drama film co-directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin. It starred Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart, and Shiri Appleby... ) |
| 2006–2007 | Six Degrees Six Degrees Six Degrees is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation.... |
Anya | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Welcome to The Captain Welcome to The Captain Welcome to The Captain is an American television comedy created, executive produced and directed by John Hamburg. Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen also serve as executive producers... |
Heather | "The Wrecking Crew" |
| Fear Itself Fear Itself (TV series) Fear Itself was a horror/suspense anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with some additional shooting in the city of St. Albert and the town of Devon, Alberta. It began airing on June 5, 2008 on NBC.... |
Tracy | "Community Community (Fear Itself episode) Community is the seventh episode of the NBC horror anthology Fear Itself.-Story:A man is running away from a search patrol and watch dogs. He crouches behind grass and hides.... " |
|
| To Love and Die To Love and Die To Love and Die is the title of an American television action dramedy starring Shiri Appleby and Tim Matheson, and created by Sara Goodman. The pilot, killed in 2006, was greenlit to series on the USA Network in July 2007, with a 12-episode order that was planned to air in 2008. The 2-hour pilot... |
Hildy Young | 12 episodes ordered/pilot turned into TV movie | |
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Dr. Daria Wade | 15th season | |
| 2009 | Unstable | Megan Walker | Lifetime movie |
| 2010–2011 | Life Unexpected Life Unexpected Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010... |
Catherine "Cate" Cassidy-Thomas | Main Role |
| 2011 | Royal Pains Royal Pains Royal Pains is a USA Network television series that premiered on June 4, 2009, starring Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint and Reshma Shetty. The series is based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies... |
Stella | "Rash Talk" |
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife is a 1987 television film directed by Paul Wendkos. The film received generally negative reviews.- Plot :... |
TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| The Killing Time The Killing Time (film) The Killing Time is a 1987 thriller film starring Kiefer Sutherland, Beau Bridges, and Michael Madsen.-Plot Summary:A psycho murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California coastal town... |
Annie Winslow | ||
| 1988 | Curse II: The Bite | Grace | |
| Go Toward the Light Go Toward The Light Go Toward the Light is a 1988 television film starring Linda Hamilton, Joshua Harris and Richard Thomas. The film first aired on CBS on November 11, 1988- Plot :A young couple face the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS... |
Jessica | TV movie Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound... |
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| 1990 | I Love You to Death I Love You to Death I Love You to Death is a 1990 American dark comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It is loosely based on an attempted murder that happened in 1984, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Frances Toto repeatedly tried to kill her husband, Anthony... |
Millie | Girl in the park |
| 1992 | Perfect Family | Steff | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
| 1993 | Family Prayers Family Prayers Family Prayers is a 1993 feature film starring Anne Archer, Tzvi Ratner-Stauber, Julianne Michelle, Joe Mantegna, Brittany Murphy, and Patti LuPone.Directed by Scott Rosenfeld-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Nina | aka A Family Divided |
| 1999 | Deal of a Lifetime Deal of a Lifetime Deal of a Lifetime is a 1999 US romantic comedy film starring Shiri Appleby, Michael A. Goorjian, and Kevin Pollak.The film centers around the main character Henry Spooner , the school nerd who has a crush on Lori, the prettiest, most popular girl in his high school... |
Laurie Petler | |
| The Other Sister The Other Sister The Other Sister is a 1999 romantic comedy film starring Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton, and Tom Skerritt. Garry Marshall directed the film... |
Free sample girl | ||
| The Thirteenth Floor The Thirteenth Floor The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 science fiction film directed by Josef Rusnak and loosely based upon Simulacron-3 , a novel by Daniel F. Galouye... |
Bridget Manilla | ||
| 2000 | A Time for Dancing A Time for Dancing A Time for Dancing is a 2000 American drama film starring Larisa Oleynik and Shiri Appleby, and directed by Peter Gilbert. The movie is an adaptation based on the novel of the same title by Davida Wills Hurwin.... |
Samantha 'Sam' Russell | |
| 2002 | Swimfan Swimfan Swimfan, also known as Fanatica, is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed by John Polson and written by Charles Bohl and Phillip Schneider. Considered a Fatal Attraction for a teenage audience, the film stars Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, and Shiri Appleby.-Plot:Ben Cronin is a a star swimmer... |
Amy Miller | |
| 2003 | The Skin Horse | Carla | |
| The Battle of Shaker Heights The Battle of Shaker Heights The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 comedy-drama film co-directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin. It starred Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart, and Shiri Appleby... |
Sarah | ||
| 2004 | Undertow | Violet | |
| Darklight Darklight (film) Darklight is a 2004 movie that has links to the Lilith Jewish myth. In the movie, Lilith and William Shaw join forces to kill the Demonicus, an evil beast that is starting a worldwide plague.... |
Lilith / Elle | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| 2005 | 1/4life | Debra | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
| When Do We Eat? When Do We Eat? (2006 film) When Do We Eat? is a 2006 American comedy film. It is rated R for drugs, sex, and suggestive content.-Plot:When Do We Eat? is the story of a dysfunctional Jewish family's Passover Seder. This is the family's first Seder in three years and the tension is high. Before the Seder, Zeke slips his... |
Nikki Stuckman | ||
| Everything You Want Everything You Want (film) Everything You Want is a 2005 made for television romantic-comedy film on ABC Family starring Shiri Appleby and Nick Zano.-Plot:Abby Morrison has lived a sheltered life. She has an imaginary boyfriend Sy since she was five; it was all because she never had her parents and real friends with her.... |
Abby Morrison | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| Havoc Havoc (film) Havoc is a 2005 American film about the lives of wealthy Los Angeles, California teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle... |
Amanda | ||
| Pizza My Heart | Gina Prestolani | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| 2006 | I-See-You.Com I-See-You.Com I-See-You.Com is a comedy film directed and co-written by Eric Steven Stahl, starring Beau Bridges and Rosanna Arquette.-Plot:Harvey Bellinger , his wife Lydia , and their two teenage kids live a well off life in suburbia... |
Randi Sommers | |
| I'm Reed Fish I'm Reed Fish I'm Reed Fish is an American film, based on a story by Reed Fish, and released theatrically on June 1, 2007. The film was directed by Zackary Adler and stars Alexis Bledel, Jay Baruchel, and Schuyler Fisk. Jay Baruchel won the Best Actor award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2007 for his role... |
Jill Cavanaugh | ||
| Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill is a 2006 dramatic film produced for Lifetime. The film is set in Manchester, Vermont, and was filmed in Montréal, Québec.-Plot:... |
Kelly Holden | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| Carjacking | Cary | Short film | |
| 2007 | The Killing Floor The Killing Floor The Killing Floor is a 2007 American thriller film. It was directed by Gideon Raff, and stars Marc Blucas, Shiri Appleby, and Reiko Aylesworth.-Plot:... |
Rebecca Fay | |
| What Love Is What Love Is What Love Is is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a man who finds out the true nature of love one Valentine's Day when he wants to propose to his... |
Debbie | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War Charlie Wilson's War Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy drama film recounting the true story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson who partnered with "bare knuckle attitude" CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen in their... |
Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men... - Jailbait Jailbait Jailbait is American English slang for a person who is younger than the legal age of consent for sexual activity, but physically mature enough to be mistaken for an adult and be considered sexually desirable... |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1993 | Nominated | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Best Young Actress in a Cable Movie for: Perfect Family (1992) (TV) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with... |
TV — Choice Actress for: Roswell (1999) |