Shannon Elizabeth - She was born in Houston, Texas to Gerald Edward Fadal (of Syrian and Lebanese descent) and Patricia Dianne Abbott (who had French, English, and American Indian (Cherokee) descent);

She was raised in Waco, Texas. In high school, Shannon Elizabeth 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.

n August of 1999, she appeared nude in Playboy magazine.Starlet and poker player Shannon Elizabeth rocked the tables at GQ and Calvin Klein’s 2nd Annual Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament on Thursday May 5th. Elizabeth ended up a respectable 6th in the tournament and donated her wínnings to the Peace Games.

The last woman at the final table, Elizabeth was knocked out on an especially bad beat. With pocket Jacks, professional poker player Chip Jett called her all-in with K-7 off-suit and drew a King on the turn.