23 Facts About Shiri Appleby

Shiri Appleby later starred as Cate Cassidy in The CW drama series Life Unexpected and as Lucy Lambert in the web comedy series Dating Rules from My Future Self.

Shiri Appleby had recurring roles on the NBC drama series Chicago Fire and the HBO comedy-drama series Girls.

Shiri Appleby's Israeli-born mother is of Moroccan Jewish descent, and her Los Angeles-raised father is American and of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Shiri Appleby was raised in what she described as a "middle-class" household in Calabasas in Los Angeles County, and kept kosher in her home growing up.

Shiri Appleby attended Hebrew school, and had a Bat Mitzvah.

Shiri Appleby attended University of Southern California from 1998 to 1999, where she studied English.

Shiri Appleby started acting and taking acting classes because her parents were concerned that she was so shy and introverted.

Shiri Appleby has been featured in a number of music videos, such as Bon Jovi's video for "It's My Life" with Will Estes, and the 2004 video for the song "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw, opposite Scott Mechlowicz.

Shiri Appleby appeared in Sense Field's music video for "Save Yourself," which is part of the Roswell soundtrack and featured in the first season DVD box set.

Shiri Appleby participated in a short film called Carjacking directed by Dan Passman and co-starring Geoff Stults.

Shiri Appleby participated in another short film Love Like Wind from Shaolin Film Productions.

In 2008, Shiri Appleby had a recurring role on the 15th and final season of ER, playing an intern named Daria Wade.

In 2010, Shiri Appleby starred in The CW network drama Life Unexpected as Cate Cassidy, a radio talk show host whose daughter whom she gave up for adoption becomes a part of her life.

In 2012, Shiri Appleby starred as the main character of Dating Rules from My Future Self, which she produced.

Shiri Appleby said the role allowed her to break out of a career where she was often typecast as being sweet.

Shiri Appleby said that she was invited to read for a role when she was on the set of Girls because she was interested in directing and shadowed director Jesse Peretz.

Shiri Appleby said that one of the appeals of the show was that the central focus was not about her character being in a romantic relationship.

In 2016, Shiri Appleby directed her first episode of Unreal, titled "Casualty".

Shiri Appleby went on to direct multiple episodes of the series.

In 2017, Shiri Appleby starred in Janicza Bravo's first full-length feature, Lemon, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival.

In 2021, Shiri Appleby had a cameo role in the last scene of Season 3 Episode 13 of Roswell, New Mexico, having previously directed an episode in each of the first two seasons.

Shiri Appleby said her parents said that when she was born, she was like the song in their hearts.

Shiri Appleby has a scar above her left eyebrow that she got when a neighbor's dog bit her when she was young.