Born: Shannon Elizabeth Fadal on 7 September 1973, in Houston, Texas, US.

Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model, who came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.

Elizabeth was the only child of Patricia Dianne (née Abbott) and Gerald Edward Fadal. Her father is of Syrian descent and her mother has English, Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry. She was raised in Waco, Texas. 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.

Elizabeth appeared in several films, including the notorious Jack Frost and Dish Dogs, before being cast in 1999's American Pie, which was a major box office success and garnered her fame for the 'bedroom scene' in which she appeared nude. Elizabeth subsequently appeared in several major Hollywood films, including Scary Movie (2000) and Tomcats. Elizabeth starred in the UPN series Cuts until the show was cancelled in May of 2006.

Elizabeth, who describes poker as her "second career" has been called "one of the leading celebrity poker players." 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. 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.

Elizabeth was in a relationship with actor Joseph D. Reitman for ten years, including three years of marriage.

 Shannon Elizabeth Fadal on 7 September 1973, in Houston, Texas, US.

Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model, who came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.

Elizabeth was the only child of Patricia Dianne (née Abbott) and Gerald Edward Fadal. Her father is of Syrian descent and her mother has English, Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry. She was raised in Waco, Texas. 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.

Elizabeth appeared in several films, including the notorious Jack Frost and Dish Dogs, before being cast in 1999's American Pie, which was a major box office success and garnered her fame for the 'bedroom scene' in which she appeared nude. Elizabeth subsequently appeared in several major Hollywood films, including Scary Movie (2000) and Tomcats. Elizabeth starred in the UPN series Cuts until the show was cancelled in May of 2006.

Elizabeth, who describes poker as her "second career" has been called "one of the leading celebrity poker players." 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. 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.

Elizabeth was in a relationship with actor Joseph D. Reitman for ten years, including three years of marriage.