Shari Albert is a graduate of New York University. She has been described in the business as a "comedic actress with depth". This is revealed in her breakout performance in Edward Burn's, "The Brother's McMullen" which won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize in 1995 and launched Albert's acting career. Since then, Shari has put her focus on her screenwriting career and was asked to attend the prestigious 2022 Writer's Lab, sponsored by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.