Audtioned for all 3 female roles on Roswell (1999) several times before being
cast as Liz.
Has two children with her husband Jon Shook - a daughter Natalie Bouader Shook (b. March 23, 2013) and a son Owen Lee Shook (b. December 16, 2015).
Her first name, Shiri, means "song of mine" in Hebrew.
Her mother, Dina (Bouader), who was born in Israel, is of Moroccan Jewish background. Her father, Jerry Appleby, who is American-born, is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Started a relationship with Jon Shook in 2010, they became engaged in July 2012 and have married sometime after daughter Natalie's March 2013's birth.