My Take
Shiri Appleby is one of those actors who quietly built a really impressive career without ever making a big Hollywood noise about it. I first noticed her as Liz Parker in Roswell back in 1999 — she carried that whole show with this understated sincerity that made the alien-teen drama feel genuinely emotional rather than cheesy. But honestly, her best work came much later in Unreal, the sharp, uncomfortable Lifetime drama where she played a reality-TV producer wrestling with her own complicity. That role showed range I don't think enough people gave her credit for — morally complicated, raw, and hard to look away from. The USC education tracks too; there's a thoughtfulness to her choices that feels deliberate. She's also stepped behind the camera as a director, which makes total sense for someone who clearly understands story from the inside out.
Overview
Shiri Appleby is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series Roswell (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal (2015–2018). Her major film credits include A Time for Dancing (2000), Swimfan (2002), Havoc (2005), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), and The Devil's Candy (2015).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shiri Appleby
- Name (Japanese)
- シリ・アップルビー
- Reading
- しり・あっぷるびー
- Born
- December 7, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / television director / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Calabasas High School
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.