Shiri Appleby

Shiri Appleby

Born: December 7, 1978
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) 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, before starring as Cate Cassidy in the CW drama Life Unexpected that ran for two seasons. In the summer of 2012, she starred as Lucy in the comedy Dating Rules from My Future Self.

Movies for Shiri Appleby...

Your Place or Mine
Title: Your Place or Mine
Character: Vanessa Morgan
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: Movie
When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.
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Title: Roswell, New Mexico
Character: Allie
Released: January 15, 2019
Type: TV
After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer—he’s an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a violent attack and long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.
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Lemon
Title: Lemon
Character: Ruthie
Released: January 22, 2017
Type: Movie
A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.
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The Devil's Candy
Title: The Devil's Candy
Character: Astrid
Released: December 15, 2016
Type: Movie
A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.
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The Meddler
Title: The Meddler
Character: TV Daughter
Released: April 5, 2016
Type: Movie
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.
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An Entanglement
Title: An Entanglement
Released: November 10, 2015
Type: Movie
A woman's world comes crashing down when a stranger reveals he's been hired to kill her. What follows is a dark proposition: pay double, and she can turn the hit back on her murderous husband.
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Title: Code Black
Character: Carla Niven
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: TV
Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
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Title: UnREAL
Character: Rachel Goldberg
Released: June 1, 2015
Type: TV
Set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, "UnREAL" is led by Rachel, a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program's dispassionate executive producer demands. What ensues is a humorous, yet vexing, look at what happens in the world of unscripted television, where being a contestant can be vicious and producing it is a whole other reality.
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Title: Delirium
Character: Herself
Released: June 20, 2014
Type: TV
Set in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable, she falls in love.
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Kristin's Christmas Past
Title: Kristin's Christmas Past
Character: Kristin
Released: November 23, 2013
Type: Movie
Given the opportunity to revisit her estranged family on Christmas Eve, 1996, Kristin Cartwright discovers that while its impossible to change the past, its important to learn from it.
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All American Christmas Carol
Title: All American Christmas Carol
Character: Pam
Released: November 5, 2013
Type: Movie
A white-trash mom is visited by three ghosts intent on showing her a path to a brighter future.
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Seven Minutes to Save the World
Title: Seven Minutes to Save the World
Character: Caroline
Released: June 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Undercover agent John Smith only has seven minutes to save the world from the evil genius Righteous Whale, so that he can return to his date with Caroline.
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Title: Chicago Fire
Character: Clarice
Released: October 10, 2012
Type: TV
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
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Title: Chicago Fire
Released: October 10, 2012
Type: TV
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
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Title: Elementary
Character: Dalit Zirin
Released: September 27, 2012
Type: TV
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
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Title: Girls
Character: Natalia
Released: April 15, 2012
Type: TV
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
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Title: Dating Rules from My Future Self
Character: Lucy Lambert
Released: January 9, 2012
Type: TV
Dating is complicated. But what if you could get answers about your love life today from your older, wiser self 10 years in the future? There's an app for that, and Lucy Kenner's future self is using it to send her texts! With a little help from her future self, Lucy could be headed toward the future of her dreams. But will she follow the rules?
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Title: Life Unexpected
Character: Catherine "Cate" Cassidy
Released: January 18, 2010
Type: TV
16-year-old Lux was given up for adoption at birth but never adopted. When she is put back into the custody of her estranged-since-high-school birth parents, Cate and Baze, the three form an unlikely family.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Unstable
Title: Unstable
Character: Megan Walker
Released: April 25, 2009
Type: Movie
After an abusive, dangerous relationship, a wealthy pampered new bride who has been under psychiatric care for mental issues is either sabotaging herself and her husband or her new husband is rapidly making her unstable.
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Title: To Love and Die
Character: Hildy Young
Released: December 30, 2008
Type: TV
A fun-loving 30-something with abandonment issues becomes convinced that her dating problems will be resolved if she can only track down the father she never knew. When she finds him, she discovers that he's an assassin and that she may have found her calling.
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To Love and Die
Title: To Love and Die
Character: Hildy Young
Released: December 30, 2008
Type: Movie
A fun-loving 30-something (Shiri Appleby) with abandonment issues becomes convinced that her dating problems will be resolved if she can only track down the father she never knew. When she finds him (Tim Matheson), she discovers that he's an assassin and that she may have found her calling.
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Title: Fear Itself
Character: Tracy
Released: June 5, 2008
Type: TV
A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.
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Title: Welcome to the Captain
Character: Heather
Released: February 4, 2008
Type: TV
The lives of a wildly eclectic group of people are intertwined through the place they all call home, a fabled Hollywood apartment building, El Capitan, which they've dubbed "The Captain." Josh, is a Hollywood whiz kid whose filmmaking career has hit a wall. Just when Josh is about to move back to New York, his accountant-to-the-stars best friend, Marty, convinces him to move into his legendary apartment building.
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Charlie Wilson's War
Title: Charlie Wilson's War
Character: Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
Released: December 19, 2007
Type: Movie
The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
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I'm Reed Fish
Title: I'm Reed Fish
Character: Jill Cavanaugh
Released: June 1, 2007
Type: Movie
When an old high school crush returns to his small hometown, Reed Fish's once simple, calculated life begins to unravel. A drunken incident prompts Reed's fiancee (Alexis Bledel) and the entire town to turn against him. This one-of-a-kind hilariously clever comedy features an up and coming ensemble cast and an unforgettably captivating original soundtrack.
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The Killing Floor
Title: The Killing Floor
Character: Rebecca Fay
Released: May 10, 2007
Type: Movie
A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.
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What Love Is
Title: What Love Is
Character: Debbie
Released: March 23, 2007
Type: Movie
It's Valentine's Day and Tom has big plans. He's about to get engaged and has a surprise party planned to share the good news with friends. But things take a turn for the worse. Tom returns home only to discover his girlfriend has packed up and left him. Now, instead of a surprise party, the surprise is on Tom. Fortunately, his friends are there to help him make sense of it all.
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Thrill of the Kill
Title: Thrill of the Kill
Character: Kelly Holden
Released: October 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Haunted by her sister's suspicious death, Kelly Holden enlists the help of murder-mystery novelist Graydon Jennings to help solve the crime. Together they discover that Kelly's sibling was living quite the double life -- sleeping with a congressman and fending off a scorned ex-lover! As this salacious story unfolds, Kelly discovers that truth isn't just stranger than fiction -- it can be more evil too!
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Title: Six Degrees
Character: Anya
Released: September 21, 2006
Type: TV
Six very different New Yorkers go about their lives without realizing the impact they're having on one another—yet. A mysterious web of coincidences will gradually draw these strangers closer, changing the course of their lives forever.
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When Do We Eat?
Title: When Do We Eat?
Character: Nikki
Released: April 7, 2006
Type: Movie
An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective."
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I-See-You.com
Title: I-See-You.com
Character: Randi Sommers
Released: March 8, 2006
Type: Movie
A 17-year-old boy buys mini-cameras and displays the footage online at I-see-you.com. The cash rolls in as the site becomes a major hit. Everyone seems to have fun until it all comes crashing down....
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Havoc
Title: Havoc
Character: Amanda
Released: October 16, 2005
Type: Movie
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.
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Pizza My Heart
Title: Pizza My Heart
Character: Gina Prestolani
Released: July 24, 2005
Type: Movie
Another modern spin-off of Romeo & Juliet, this time about two families who each run rivaling pizza restaurants in New Jersey.
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Everything You Want
Title: Everything You Want
Character: Abby Morrison
Released: April 17, 2005
Type: Movie
A visionary and artistic young woman finds her love torn between her imaginary boyfriend and a real boy from one of her classes.
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Title: Project Runway
Character: Self - Guest Judge
Released: December 1, 2004
Type: TV
Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
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Undertow
Title: Undertow
Character: Violet
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.
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Darklight
Title: Darklight
Character: Lilith / Elle
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancient demoness Lilith now lives as a young woman with no memory of her agless past. However, the terrifying plague unleashed by a rampaging monster, the Demonicos, forces one human to recruit her mystical power known as the Darklight to fight this terrifying beast...
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The Battle of Shaker Heights
Title: The Battle of Shaker Heights
Character: Sarah
Released: August 22, 2003
Type: Movie
A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart. The school bully is one of Kelly's regular headaches, and he also has to deal with a frustrating situation at home, where his father is a recovering drug addict. Kelly's life gets even more complicated when he falls for Tabby, Bart's pretty and soon-to-be-wed older sister.
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A Time for Dancing
Title: A Time for Dancing
Character: Samantha 'Sam' Russell
Released: September 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.
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Swimfan
Title: Swimfan
Character: Amy Miller
Released: September 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.
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Deal of a Lifetime
Title: Deal of a Lifetime
Character: Laurie Petler
Released: October 31, 2000
Type: Movie
The agent for the Devil takes the soul of a high school sophomore in exchange for a date with the most popular girl on campus.
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Title: Roswell
Character: Liz Parker
Released: October 6, 1999
Type: TV
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Kitty Bennett
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Amelia Albers
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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The Thirteenth Floor
Title: The Thirteenth Floor
Character: Bridget Manilla
Released: April 16, 1999
Type: Movie
Los Angeles. A wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
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The Other Sister
Title: The Other Sister
Character: Free Sample Girl
Released: February 26, 1999
Type: Movie
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.
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Title: Batman Beyond
Character: Cynthia (voice)
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: TV
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
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Title: 7th Heaven
Character: Karen
Released: August 26, 1996
Type: TV
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household.
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Title: Brotherly Love
Character: Fairy #1
Released: September 16, 1995
Type: TV
Brotherly Love is an American sitcom that ran from September 16, 1995 to April 1, 1996, on NBC, and then moved to The WB, where it aired from September 15, 1996 until May 18, 1997. The series was created by Jonathan Schmock and Jim Vallely, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television and Walt Disney Television. The primary focus of the series is on the relationship of three brothers, played by Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence.
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Title: Xena: Warrior Princess
Character: Tara
Released: September 4, 1995
Type: TV
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.
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Title: ER
Character: Daria Wade
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: ER
Character: Ms. Murphy
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: Against the Grain
Character: Claire
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: TV
Insurance salesman Ed Clemons has just taken on the task of coaching the slumping high school football team of the small, but football-crazy town of Sumpter, Texas. He is given just one season to turn the fumbling teens around, and he throws himself into the job wholeheartedly. Though his methods ruffle the feathers of the quiet little town, he manages to make some real progress with the players. The show was inspired by Buzz Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream.
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Family Prayers
Title: Family Prayers
Character: Nina
Released: March 19, 1993
Type: Movie
This coming of age story set in the 1960s takes a look at the effects of a couple's break-up on a sensitive, thirteen year old Jewish boy in the 1960s.
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Perfect Family
Title: Perfect Family
Character: Steff
Released: November 11, 1992
Type: Movie
Maggie, a recent widower, hires a housekeeper, Janice, to help her with chores taking care of her two young daughters. With Janice comes her brother Allan who is an alcoholic haunted by the deaths of his wife and daughter. Love blooms between Maggie and Allan much to the dismay of Janice. However, as time wears on the mystery surrounding Allan begins to fall away.
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Title: Sunday Dinner
Character: Rachel Berenson
Released: June 2, 1991
Type: TV
Sunday Dinner is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from June 2, 1991 until July 7, 1991. The series was produced by Norman Lear, and marked his return to television producing after an absence of several years. Lear's current wife Lyn Davis Lear served as co-producer on the series, which was the first official Lear show to be made under his latest production marquee Act III Productions.
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Title: Beverly Hills, 90210
Character: René
Released: October 4, 1990
Type: TV
Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.
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I Love You to Death
Title: I Love You to Death
Character: Millie
Released: April 6, 1990
Type: Movie
Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.
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Title: Doogie Howser, M.D.
Character: Molly Harris
Released: September 19, 1989
Type: TV
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.
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Title: Knight & Daye
Character: Amy Escobar
Released: July 8, 1989
Type: TV
Knight & Daye is an NBC television sitcom that ran for only seven episodes in the summer of 1989. The show was about Hank and Everett, two former friends that hadn't spoken to each other in years after Everett married the woman they were both interested in, but are reunited for a radio talk show. Their bickering proves to be a ratings bonanza.
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Curse II: The Bite
Title: Curse II: The Bite
Character: Grace
Released: June 27, 1989
Type: Movie
After a young man is bitten on the hand by a radioactive snake, his hand changes into a lethal snake head, which attacks everyone he comes into contact with. Also, his body becomes filled with snakes. Now, he must prevent himself from hurting others.
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The Killing Time
Title: The Killing Time
Character: Annie Winslow
Released: October 23, 1987
Type: Movie
After a psychopath murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California town, he assumes the deputy's identity and arrives in town to start his new 'job'. What he doesn't know is that the recently appointed sheriff and his mistress are plotting to murder her evil husband—and blame it on the new deputy.
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Title: thirtysomething
Character: Little Hope
Released: September 29, 1987
Type: TV
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.
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Mystery Magical Special
Title: Mystery Magical Special
Character: Shiri
Released: October 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Mystery Magical Special is an American television special aired on Nickelodeon. 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 designed to show off the talents of stage magicians Lance Burton and Tina Lenert, as well as capitalise on Marc Summers' then-newfound fame as the host of the game show Double Dare. Shiri Appleby and Jonathan Brandis and Trenton Teigen also appear, and John Astin makes a cameo appearance.
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Title: Entertainment Tonight
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1981
Type: TV
Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news.
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Title: Knots Landing
Character: Mary Frances (Age 10)
Released: December 27, 1979
Type: TV
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
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Wildfire
Title: Wildfire
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
7-year-old Lu accidentally starts a wildfire. A mute from an abusive home, Lu slyly tricks Merribelle, a hardworking trans woman, into kidnapping her — sparking a beautifully unexpected bond with a devastating expiration date.
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Title: 1/4life
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV