Biography
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Born on September 7th in Houston, Texas, an only child, of
a Syrian/Lebanese father and a mother also of mixed decent (Cherokee
Indian).
At age two she started taking ballet,
tap and jazz. She loved to sing and dance and show off in any
way possible. In her third grade year they moved to Waco, Texas,
where a ton of her relatives already lived.
Her parents figured it would be safer
to be raised in a small town versus the big city. Although Shannon
Elizabeth says she found Waco was to be really boring!!
Two things she loved to do when growing up were: making her mom
laugh so hard that she couldn’t breathe and arguing until she
proved she was right. So, with that in mind, options seemed to
be entertainer or lawyer.
During her senior year she had the
opportunity to be in a video for a local band. The producer of
the project thought that she should be in New York modeling and
proceeded to pitch the idea to her parents.
That Christmas Shannon Elizabeth
and her family ended up going to New York to have some pictures
taken and meet with some agencies. By the end of our trip she
had an agent.
Trivia
Starred as singer Enrique Iglesias' love interest in the video
for his third American single, "Be With You."
Shannon Elizabeth
grew up in Waco, Texas. Shannon is part Syrian.
July 1999 - Shannon lives with Joseph
D. Reitman. They have five dogs.
Engaged to Joseph D. Reitman with plans
to marry in Summer 2001.
Personal quotes
"Oh my God, NO!!! I was a funny looking little girl.
When I was in school I had a hard time getting a boyfriend. So
any of you girls who feel unattractive now, don’t worry……I still
feel funny looking!"
Contact Shannon
Shannon Elizabeth PMB 690 7336 Santa Monica
Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90046
