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Shannon Elizabeth
Elizabeth in March 2009
Born	Shannon Elizabeth Fadal September 7, 1973 (1973-09-07) (age 36) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Joseph D. Reitman (2002–present) (filed for divorce)

Shannon Elizabeth (born September 7, 1973) is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Acting and modeling 2.2 Poker 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal, Elizabeth's father is Syrian and her mother is of Irish, English, German and Cherokee ancestry. She was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Waco, Texas.¹ In high school, she was very much interested in tennis and at one point even considered a professional tennis career. She worked as a model before she began a career in film.²

Career

Acting and modeling

Elizabeth appeared in several films, including the horror film Jack Frost and Dish Dogs, before being cast in 1999's American Pie. Pie was a major box office success, and achieved cult status for her nude bedroom scene in the movie. Elizabeth subsequently appeared in several Hollywood films, including Scary Movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Tomcats. Elizabeth starred in the UPN series Cuts until the show was canceled in May 2006. Cuts and its parent show, One on One, were two of the many shows not to be picked up by The CW. Elizabeth appeared in That 70's Show for a number of episodes.

In August 1999, she posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy. In 2000 and 2003, she was featured in Maxim.³ In June 2008 she was Maxim's cover girl.

She provided the likeness and voice for Serena St. Germaine in the 2004 video game, James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.⁴

Elizabeth was one of the celebrities on an episode of NBC's Thank God You're Here along with Tom Green, Chelsea Handler, and George Takei.

Elizabeth was among the cast of the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Derek Hough. Elizabeth was the seventh star eliminated from the competition.

Poker

Elizabeth describes poker as her "second career" and has been called "one of the leading celebrity poker players."⁵ She visits Las Vegas up to three times each month to participate in poker games with the top players of the United States. Elizabeth played in the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker and won a special tournament celebrating the opening of a new poker room at Caesars Palace hotel in January 2006, beating out 83 celebrities and poker professionals to win $55,000. She has also cashed four times in the World Series of Poker in 2006 and 2007,⁶ but again busted out of the Main Event early. In 2007, she advanced to the semi-finals of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in a field consisting of the top poker professionals before losing to eventual champion Paul Wasicka. Among the four opponents she defeated were three World Series of Poker multiple bracelet winners: Jeff Madsen, Barry Greenstein, and Humberto Brenes.

Personal life

Elizabeth was in a relationship with actor Joseph D. Reitman for 10 years, including three years of marriage.⁷ The couple separated in March 2005,⁷ and Elizabeth filed for divorce in late June 2005.⁸

Animal Avengers, a non-profit animal rescue organization founded by Elizabeth and her then-husband Reitman,² is dedicated to rescuing and finding a home for homeless pets, reducing pet overpopulation, promoting responsible pet guardianship and preventing animal cruelty. Among the many fundraising events, Team Bodog raised over $50,000 for Animal Avengers in a celebrity poker night on October 8, 2005. The event was hosted by noted tournament director Matt Savage. Over the past year Shannon Elizabeth has participated in numerous other Bodog-sponsored charity events as well.

After the September 11 attacks, Elizabeth recorded a public service announcement in which she said, "I'm half Arabic, but I am 100 percent American. What is going on affects me the same as everyone else."⁹

Elizabeth dated her former Dancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough. Elizabeth denied rumors of a marriage proposal from Hough, or that the couple was engaged.¹⁰ In August 2009, the couple reported they were splitting up.¹¹

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Jack Frost	Jill Metzner	Credited as Shannon Elizabeth Fadal
	Blast	Hostage
1999	Seamless: Kidz Rule	Nicole
	American Pie	Nadia
2000	Scary Movie	Buffy Gilmore
	Evicted	Princess
	Dish Dogs	Anne	Direct-to-DVD release
2001	Tomcats	Natalie Parker
	American Pie 2	Nadia
	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Justice
	Thir13en Ghosts	Kathy Kriticos
2002	Survivin' the Island	Office worker	Uncredited
2003	Love Actually	Harriet, the sexy one
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Chrishelle Rene Boudreau
2005	Cursed	Becky Morton
	The Kid & I	Shelby Roman
2007	The Grand	Toni
2008	Deal	Michelle
2010	Night of the Demons	Angela Feld
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Arliss	Anya Slovachek	1 episode
	Hang Time	Nicole	1 episode
1997	USA High	Melanie	1 episode
	Step by Step	Cindi	1 episode
1998	Pacific Blue	Jo	1 episode
	Blade Squad	Nurse	Television movie
1999	Dying to Live	Vanessa Canningham	Television movie
	G vs E	Cherry Valence	1 episode
2002	Just Shoot Me!	Karen	1 episode
	Off Centre	Dawn	1 episode
	The Twilight Zone	Sondra Lomax	1 episode
2003	The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron	Courtney	Television movie
2003-2005	That '70s Show	Brooke	9 episodes
2004	One on One	Tiffany	1 episode
2005	Confessions of an American Bride	Sam	Television movie
	King of the Hill	Candee (Voice)	1 episode
2005-2006	Cuts	Tiffany Sherwood	31 episodes
2008	You Belong to Me	Alex Wilson	Television movie
	Big Brother 11	Mystery Houseguest	Reality TV Show

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shannon Elizabeth

• Shannon Elizabeth at the Internet Movie Database
• Mensmagazineonline.com interview

Persondata
NAME	Elizabeth, Shannon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fadal, Shannon Elizabeth
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	September 7, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Houston, Texas, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH