Shiri Appleby
Shiri Appleby is an American actress and director who garnered fame through her main role as Liz Parker in the science fiction TV series Rosewell and Rachel Goldberg in the drama television series Unreal. She gained further recognition from her major films acting credits including A Time for Dancing, Swinfan, and Charlie Wilson's War.
Calabasas High School Graduate
Shiri Appleby was born Shiri Freda Appleby on December 7, 1978, in Los Angeles, California. the United States. She is one of two children of her parents; Dina Appleby (née Bouader) and Jerry Appleby.
Her mother, a school teacher, and former actress from Israel whereas, her father, a telecommunications executive is of Ashke - Jewish descent. She was raised in Calabasas in Los Angeles County with her younger brother Evan Appleby, an actor.
Moving on to her education, she went to Hebrew School and later graduated from Calabasas High School in 1997. She majored in English at the University of Southern California from 1998-1999.
Appleby is 42 years old as of 2021. She has a height of 5 feet 3 inches or 1.6 m. As per her nationality, she is American.
Television And Movies - Acting Career
Shiri Appleby start-off her professional career with advertisements for numerous products like Cheerios and M&M's at the early age of four.
She made her television debut with NBC's Santa Barbara in 1985. She first appeared in the feature film The Killing Time in 1987.
Her other early films and TV series are Family Prayers, I Love You to Death, Thirtysomething, and The Bronx Zoo. In 1991, she landed the main role of Rachel in the CBS series Sunday Dinner.
From 1999-2002, she played the leading role of Liz Parker in the WB/UPN drama series Rosewell. She grabbed further recognition from her major films acting credits including A Time for Dancing, Swinfan, and Charlie Wilson's War.
Appleby portrayed recurring roles in numerous television series like Chicago Fire, Girls, Six Degrees, Code Black, and ER. She starred as Rachel Goldberg in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal from 2015-2018.
The actress is set to appear as Holly in the upcoming Disney+ series Big Shot alongside Yvette Nicole Brown, Cricket Wampler, Darcy Rose Byrnes, and Jessalyn Gilsig.
What Is Her Net Worth In 2021?
As of April 2021, the 42-year-old actress owns an estimated net worth of $1 million, which she acc u mulated from her decade-long successful acting career.
Appleby was cast in the biographical comedy-drama film Charlie Wilson's War, which made a world box office collection of $119.5 million against the budget of $75 million.
Married To Chef Jon Shook- Mother Of Two
Shiri Appleby is married to her long-term chef and restaurateur Jon Shook. The two tied the knot in the year 2013 after dating for few years.
The couple got engaged in July 2012 while they were on a trip to Ventotene, Italy. The lovebird met for the first time in the year 2010, through their mutual friends. Prior to Jon, Appleby dated a number of famous celebrities such as Zach Braff, Jason Behr, Rob Bourdon, and Steve Shields.
The happy couple welcomed their first baby girl, Natalie Bouader Shook on March 23, 2013. Appleby then gave birth to their second child, son Owen Lee Shook on December 17, 2015.