Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Dina (née Bouader), an Israeli-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 Read more...

Appleby began her acting career at the age of four, starting with advertising for various products such as Cheerios and M&M's. Her first advertisement was for Raisin Bran but it was never aired. She has had 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 (1996) Read more...

Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) is an American actress. She is probably best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the Roswell television series.