| BIOGRAPHY
As part of the amazingly successful American Pie (1999), Shannon
Elizabeth went almost overnight from complete obscurity to being
a lust object for mammary-obsessed teenage boys everywhere. Before
her turn as Nadia, the Czech foreign-exchange student who steals
the heart and hormones of the film's perpetually horny protagonist,
Jim (Jason Biggs), Elizabeth did time in a number of forgettable
films and TV movies.
Born of Syrian, Lebanese, and Cherokee heritage in Houston, TX,
on September 7, 1976, the actress made her film debut in 1998's
Dish Dogs. Minor parts in two TV programs, My Generation (1998)
and Dying to Live (1999), followed before her role in American
Pie. After the success of the blockbuster teen comedy, Elizabeth
was signed to a three-picture deal with Miramax, ensuring that
her career was off to an auspicious start. In 2000 she could be
seen as the star of Keenen Ivory Wayans' Scary Movie, a teen thriller
parody. The following year would find Elizabeth in no less than
three films.
After headlining the critically lambasted Tomcats, Elizabeth
returned to the role of Nadia before a small role as a jewel thief
in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001. Later
that same year, 13 Ghosts found the saucy young actress moving
from horror spoof to the real deal. |
FILMOGRAPHY
• Cursed (2005)
• Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
• The Twilight Zone: Season One (2004)
• 13 Ghosts (2001)
• American Pie 2 (2001)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• Tomcats (2001)
• Evicted (2000)
• Scary Movie (2000)
• American Pie (1999)
• Seamless (1999)
• Dish Dogs (1998) |
