Shiri Appleby

Began acting as a toddler, when her parents took her to auditions in an attempt to get her to overcome her shyness. Put her acting career on hold to attend high school. While in high school, she was a cheerleader and worked as a hostess at a restaurant. The daughter of an Israeli mother, she has visited Israel often and feels very connected to her family there. Appeared in the 1994 pilot episode of NBC's ER as apatient, and played an intern for the final season of the long-running medical drama. Breakthroughrole came when she landedthe partof a high school student who befriendsaliens onthe WB sci-fidrama Roswell. Causes that are important to her include getting arts programs for children, promoting healthy lifestyles and stopping animal cruelty.