Her feature films include Not Today which received seven awards including an IFFF Spirit Award and Best Justice Film; October Baby named one of the “Top 15 Impressive Box Office Performances of 2012” by CNN; and leading roles in Boonville Redemption (starring Diane Ladd, Ed Asner), Wildflower (starring Cody Longo
and Nathalia Ramos), The Least of These (starring Sharman Joshi
and Stephen Baldwin), Extraordinary (starring Karen Abercrombie, Leland Klassen
and Lindsley Register), and recently Overcomer (starring Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer
and Cameron Arnett)
Shari co-wrote her biography, Beautifully Flawed, with Claire Yorita Lee, which was published in March 2015, was recently shot as a TV Pilot. Shari was the Executive Producer and co-director of the show, Dream Center, completing 20 episodes for the Daystar Network. She has directed and co-written several short films including Birdie's Song, nominated for 8 awards, The Church That Never Sleeps for Dream Center, Pursue The Passion devotional for the re-release of The Passion of The Christ, and Lassies for the Salvation Army.
Shari is the founder of “The Women In My World,” a women's group focusing on identity, purpose, ministry, serving others, mentoring, and living life in Hollywood. Shari’s greatest gift of all is her family. Shari and her husband Matt have been married for twenty years and have been blessed to raise two boys together.