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Shannon Elizabeth Biography: Probably if you ask some people who Shannon Elizabeth is, they would say she is first a big poker player and then an actress. Indeed, except acting Elizabeth also describes poker to be her second non the less successful career. Shannon Elizabeth, a former model and actress, was born on September 7, 1973 in Houston, Texas. Elizabeth started her way to stardom from tennis through modeling and at last she came to acting. Before Shannon landed her breakthrough role in American Pie in 1999 she appeared in "Blast" and "Jack Frost" movies. But her acting talent and a nude body in American Pie were unforgettable. The film was a huge hit. It seems she enjoyed posing naked as she appeared in Playboy the same year later. It was followed by a photo shoot for Maxim magazine in 2000 and 2003. Elizabeth also starred in such films like "Scary Movie", "Dish Dogs", "Tomcats" and also in a sequel of American Pie - American Pie 2. As it was mentioned, the celebrity in involved in playing poker. To practice it she chooses only the mature professional players and visits Las Vegas rather often. She participates in the World Series of Poker since 2005 and managed to defeat such champions like Humberto Brenes, Jeff Madsen and Barry Greenstein. The money she wins she donates to animal rescuing fund organized by her own and her former husband Rietman. In 2009 Elizabeth took part in a television show Dancing With the Stars and teamed with Derek Hough. Alongside with dancing Elizabeth also started dating to her teacher but despite the rumors about their marriage a couple split the same year later. |