Biography
A pretty brunette player with a charming freshness and likability, Shiri Appleby racked up a number of television credits before landing the role of Liz Parker, a teenage girl who is miraculously healed of a gunshot wound by a smitten classmate who confesses he is really an alien, on The WB sci-fi teen drama "Roswell". Appleby got her start in commercials at age four and from there landed her first series acting job, a recurring part on the …
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Career Milestones
1983 | Began acting in commercials at age four |
1985 | First recurring role on the NBC daytime drama, "Santa Barbara" |
1987 | Appeared in the NBC TV-movie, "Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife" |
1989 | Made film debut in the horror sequel, "Curse II: The Bite" |
1990 | Had a small role in Lawrence Kasdan's "I Love You to Death" |
1991 | Cast on the failed Norman Lear sitcom, "Sunday Dinner" (CBS) |
1992 | Featured in the USA Network movie, "Perfect Family" |
1994 | Appeared in the debut episode of NBC's popular medical drama, "ER" |
1997 | Played a young gang member in an episode of the WB's "7th Heaven" |
1998 | Had a recurring role on the popular syndicated series, "Xena: Warrior Princess" |
1999 | Appeared in Garry Marshall's "The Other Sister" |
1999 | Played the lead role of Liz Parker on the sci-fi drama, "Roswell" (WB, 1999-2001; UPN, 2001-2002) |
2000 | Cast in the teen drama, "A Time for Dancing" |
2002 | Starred opposite Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen in the teen thriller, "Swimfan" |
2003 | Cast in "The Battle of Shaker Heights" |
2004 | Appeared with Jamie Bell and Josh Lucas in the thriller, "Undertow" |
2006 | Had a recurring role on the short-lived ABC drama, "Six Degrees" |
2006 | Starred in the Jewish comedy "When Do We Eat?" |
2007 | Appeared as Charlie Wilson's (Tom Hanks) press secretary (aka Jail bait) in "Charlie Wilson's War" |
2008 | Cast in a recurring role on the final season of "ER" (NBC) as intern Daria Wade |