Shannon Elizabeth

Shannon Elizabeth ( born September 7, 1973 in Houston, Texas as Shannon Elizabeth Fadal ) is an American actress, poker player and former fashion model.

Life and career

Grew up in Waco, Texas, the daughter of a Syrian-Lebanese father and a Cherokee Indian woman as a mother, she went to her graduation in 1991 to New York City to work as a model. Then she moved to Los Angeles and attended drama school. She began as an actress with small supporting roles as well with appearances in commercials and music videos.

In August 1999, a series of nude photos of Elizabeth appeared in the U.S. edition of Playboy magazine; in March of the following year some pictures of the photo series was also published in the German edition of Playboy. Also in 1999, she became the actress of the breakthrough with the role of the pretty and permissive Czech exchange student Nadia in the film American Pie.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth has developed into a respectable poker player. It was sponsored by Full Tilt Poker, and had in 2008 a contract with Mansion Poker. The National Heads - Up Poker Championship 2007 they reached the semi-finals at the World Series of Poker it has scored five cashed. Her best tournament result is a second place among 83 participants at a charity game, the $ 5,000 Ante Up For Africa Charity Event at the WSOP in 2012.

In June 2002, Elizabeth married in Mexico their fellow actor Joseph D. Reitman, with whom she had previously appeared together in three films. Since March 2005, the couple lives separately.

Filmography (selection)

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