- Born
- Birth nameShiri Freda Appleby
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Shiri jumped in front of the lens as a youngster appearing in Norman Lear Sunday Dinner and Lawrence Kasden's I Love You To Death. At 19 she had her breakout performance on the series Roswell, playing the leading role of Liz Parker. She went on to appear in ER, Six Degrees, as well as Mike Nichols' Charlie Wilson's War, HBO's GIRLS, CW's Life Unexpected, before starring in Lifetime's critically acclaimed dramady UnReal, playing Rachel Goldberg, a producer working behind the scenes of a dating competition show, which received the Peabody Award. In 2016, Shiri was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. Shiri directed four episodes of UnReal before focusing most of her attention on directing. Shiri has directed shows such as Minx, UnPrisoned, Blackish, New Amsterdam, Young Sheldon, and many others, across all platforms.- IMDb Mini Biography By: UTA
- SpouseJon Shook(2013 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenNatalie Bouader ShookOwen Lee Shook
- ParentsDina ApplebyJerry Appleby
- RelativesEvan Appleby(Sibling)
- Audtioned for all 3 female roles on Roswell (1999) several times before being cast as Liz.
- Has two children with her husband Jon Shook - a daughter Natalie Bouader Shook (b. March 23, 2013) and a son Owen Lee Shook (b. December 16, 2015).
- Her first name, Shiri, means "song of mine" in Hebrew.
- Her mother, Dina (Bouader), who was born in Israel, is of Moroccan Jewish background. Her father, Jerry Appleby, who is American-born, is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
- Started a relationship with Jon Shook in 2010, they became engaged in July 2012 and have married sometime after daughter Natalie's March 2013's birth.
- I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient.
- I took my waitress uniform. Seemed fitting.
- I never went to any of the Hollywood child parties.
- I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.
- I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point.
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