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.

Filmography

• The Hawk — Director
• UnPrisoned — Director
• 2023Your Place or Mine — Vanessa Morgan
• Maggie — Director
• Minx — Director
• The Wonder Years — Director
• Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists — Director
• Roswell, New Mexico — Allie, Director
• mixed-ish — Director
• 9-1-1 — Director
• Light as a Feather — Director
• New Amsterdam — Director
• grown-ish — Director
• 2017Lemon — Ruthie
• Young Sheldon — Director
• 2016The Devil's Candy — Astrid
• 2016The Meddler — TV Daughter
• 2015An Entanglement
• Code Black — Carla Niven
• UnREAL — Rachel Goldberg, Director
• 2013All American Christmas Carol — Pam
• Drunk History — Margaret Howe Lovett
• 2013Kristin's Christmas Past — Kristin
• 2013Seven Minutes to Save the World — Caroline
• 2013The Skin Horse — Carla
• Chicago Fire — Clarice
• Dating Rules from My Future Self — Lucy Lambert
• Elementary — Dalit Zirin
• Girls — Natalia
• Franklin & Bash — Emily Adams
• Whole Day Down — Moon
• Life Unexpected — Catherine "Cate" Cassidy
• 2009Unstable — Megan Walker
• 2008Community — Tracy
• Fear Itself — Tracy
• 2008To Love and Die — Hildy Young
• To Love and Die — Hildy Young
• Welcome to the Captain — Heather
• 2007Charlie Wilson's War — Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
• 2007I'm Reed Fish — Jill Cavanaugh
• 2007The Killing Floor — Rebecca Fay
• 2007What Love Is — Debbie
• 2006Carjacking — Cary
• 2006I-See-You.com — Randi Sommers
• Six Degrees — Anya
• 2006Thrill of the Kill — Kelly Holden
• 2006When Do We Eat? — Nikki
• 1/4life
• 2005Everything You Want — Abby Morrison
• 2005Havoc — Amanda
• 2005Pizza My Heart — Gina Prestolani
• 2004Darklight — Lilith / Elle
• 2004Undertow — Violet
• 2003The Battle of Shaker Heights — Sarah
• 2002A Time for Dancing — Samantha 'Sam' Russell
• 2002Swimfan — Amy Miller
• 2000Deal of a Lifetime — Laurie Petler
• Batman Beyond — Cynthia (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Amelia Albers, Kitty Bennett
• Roswell — Liz Parker
• 1999The Other Sister — Free Sample Girl
• 1999The Thirteenth Floor — Bridget Manilla
• 7th Heaven — Karen
• Brotherly Love — Fairy #1
• Xena: Warrior Princess — Tara
• ER — Daria Wade, Ms. Murphy
• Against the Grain — Claire
• 1993Family Prayers — Nina
• 1992Perfect Family — Steff
• Sunday Dinner — Rachel Berenson
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — René
• 1990I Love You to Death — Millie
• Baywatch — Jennie
• 1989Curse II: The Bite — Grace
• Doogie Howser, M.D. — Molly Harris
• Knight & Daye — Amy Escobar
• Freddy's Nightmares — Marsha (Age 10)
• 1988Go Toward the Light — Jessica
• 1988Mystery Magical Special — Shiri
• 1987The Killing Time — Annie Winslow
• thirtysomething — Little Hope
• The New Gidget — Little Girl
• Knots Landing — Mary Frances (Age 10)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice — Director

Appearances as themselves (5)

• Steve — Self
• Delirium — Herself
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• Entertainment Tonight — Self