- Makes her That '70s Show debut Wednesday with her recurring role as the love interest of Ashton Kutcher's Kelso. (November 17, 2003)
- Wants to be more than a sex kitten - so she's refusing to show her flesh on screen again.
- Fearing typecasting, she declined to perform a nude scene for AMERICAN PIE 2 (2001).
- Plays Buffy in SCARY MOVIE (2000) who is based on Sarah Michelle Gellar's characters in I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997) hence Buffy (from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997), of course).
- She originally read for a minor role in JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK (2001) but so impressed director Kevin Smith that he decided to cast her in the lead.
- Was nominated for Breakthrough Female Performance for AMERICAN PIE at MTV Movie Award in 2000.
- Sometimes Credited As: Shannon Elizabeth Fadal
- Starred as singer Enrique Iglesias' love interest in the video for his third American single, Be With You.
- Grew up in Waco, Texas.
- Has five dogs.
- Is an avid animal lover, supporting numerous charities.
- Is well trained in Krav Maga - the Israeli hand-to-hand combat system. Trained at the Krav Maga National Training Center in Los Angeles for her role in Tomcats, and she continues to train ever since.
- Voted the 8th Sexist Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
- Is a big fan of Prodigy and Garth Brooks
- Is in the August 1999 issue of Playboy magazine with a 10 page photo spread.
- Her first job in LA was a Taco Bell commercial.
- According to her Stuff Magazine interview she feels she has a boxy stomach. It's her least favorite feature and she obsesses about it.
- During her Howard Stern appearance Shannon said she lost her virginity when she was 16.
- Her father is of Syrian/Lebanese decent and her mother is of French/English/American Indian decent.
Quotes- "I was just terrified of LA. I had the idea in my head it was so big and my parents kept saying, 'Your car is going to get stripped.'"
- "I'm half Arabic, but I am one hundred per cent American. What is going on affects me the same as everyone else."
- "I was so happy on the first day because I had such a cute little outfit and I thought I was going to be able to keep it.
- "I know I got people's attention with the sex scene in AMERICAN PIE (1999), but I don't want to be known as a T*ts & A*s girl. I've gotten plenty of offers for roles with nudity, and I've said no to all of them."
- "I really admire Michelle Pfeiffer and Cameron Diaz, because they're not afraid of unglamourous parts. They don't always play sex kittens, and neither will I."
- "I was just terrified of LA. I had the idea in my head it was so big and my parents kept saying, 'Your car is going to get stripped.'"
- About living with her boyfriend: "I wouldn't call him a slave. I don't whip him when he does something wrong. Just when he does something good."
Awards- Hollywood Film Festival: Hollywood Discovery Award - Breakthrough Female Performance (2001)
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