She was born in Brownsville, Texas, was home schooled, and trained as a child model, but later moved to California where she pursued her acting career. She has also guest-starred on shows like ER, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and Romeo! She got her big break when she starred in the James L. Brooks film Spanglish in which she played the bilingual daughter of a housemaid who speaks only Spanish. She signed a deal with Claire's Boutique to have her own jewelry line, which launched on September 8, 2006. She was featured in an issue of Miss Quince Magazine which is about planning quinceañeras.
Shelbie is part Spanish and Mexican on her mother's side, and part Scottish and Native American on her father's side. She identifies as Mexican American and practices Roman Catholicism. She states that her family and Jesus Christ are the two most significant aspects of her life.
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Filmography
Miscellaneous
2013
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (voice cast)
2013
Stoker (additional voice cast)
2012
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (additional voices)
2011
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (additional voices)
2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (voice-over artist)
2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (voice-over artist)
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie (adr)
2007
Zodiac (adr loop group)
2007
Bordertown (adr voices)
2006
Apocalypto (loop group: voice)
2006
Charlotte's Web (adr loop group)
2006
Bella (adr artist)
2004
Catwoman (adr loop group)
2002
American Family (TV Series) (adr loop group - 6 episodes)
- Victory (2004) - (adr loop group - uncredited)
- Shadows (2004) - (adr loop group)
- The Wedding (2004) - (adr loop group)
- Mexican Revolution (2002) - (adr loop group)
- La Llorona: Part 2 (2002) - (adr loop group)
- La Llorona: Part 1 (2002) - (adr loop group)
2004
Man on Fire (voice actor)
2004
Teacher's Pet (walla group)
2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (TV Movie) (adr loop group)