Lizzy Caplan

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Lizzy Caplan
Born Elizabeth Anne Caplan
June 30, 1982 (1982-06-30) (age 26)
Los Angeles, California
Other name(s) Lizzy-Fun
Years active 2000 - present

Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the CBS show The Class, in the 2004 film Mean Girls, and the 2008 film Cloverfield.

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Biography

Early life

Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in a Reform Jewish family.[1] She attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles,[2] where she starred in such productions as Much Ado about Nothing and You Can't Take It with You.

Career

Caplan began her television acting career in 1999, when she played the minor role of Sara on the series Freaks and Geeks. She had a series of guest appearances on other shows, and has been a guest on Sharon Osbourne's talk show. Lizzy also appeared in Jason Mraz's music video for "You and I Both". Another of her major television characters came on Smallville. She debuted on that show on November 6, 2001, playing "freak of the week" Tina Greer on the episode "X-Ray". She reprised her role on the show on January 14, 2003, in the episode "Visage". For two episodes she also appeared on the series, Once and Again, as a girl named Sarah, playing an ex-girlfriend of Katie Singer (Mischa Barton).

Although she was already an experienced actress, she gained much notice in the 2004 movie Mean Girls, where she played alternative styled girl Janis Ian, named for singer-songwriter Janis Ian. In 2003, she starred in the television series The Pitts, playing Faith Pitt. In the second season of Tru Calling, she played Avery Bishop, a friend of Tru Davies.

Caplan landed a starring role in 2005, playing Marjee Sorelli, the troubled sister in Related, a one-hour dramedy on The WB. The show was cancelled after one season. In 2006, Caplan played the starring role of Sara Weller in Wesley Strick's thriller, Love is the Drug. After Related ended, Caplan was cast in the CBS sitcom The Class, which premiered on September 18, 2006 and lasted one season. The final episode aired March 5, 2007.

Caplan, along with Jason Ritter, presented a People's Choice Award for Favorite Soundtrack From a Movie, in January 2007.

On May 16, 2007, the CBS sitcom The Class was announced as officially canceled. The Class was taped in front of a live studio audience in Burbank, California on Stage 24, the same soundstage that the sitcom Friends was filmed on. Lizzy, along with her co-star Heather Goldenhersh, appeared on the talk show The View in early 2007.

Lizzy has recently appeared in the J.J. Abrams project, Cloverfield, where she plays Marlena Diamond. She is currently filming the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Girl where she plays Ami, the roommate of Kate Hudson's character Alexis, which is due out September 19 2008. She is also lending her voice to the character of Faith Pitt, in the animated version of her canceled TV show, The Pitts in 2009. Caplan has recently been nominated for a Saturn award for her work in Cloverfield as "Best Supporting Actress". Caplan has just finished a short film with Cloverfield co-star T.J. Miller entitled Successful Alcoholics, which will be released on the internet sometime in the summer.

Personal life

Caplan resides in the Hollywood Hills with some roommates. She has a cat named Lisa Turtle, which she named after her favorite character on Saved By The Bell. She became a godmother to her friend Busy Phillips' daughter when she was bon in August 2008.[3] Caplan's Cloverfield character, Marlena Diamond, has a Myspace page.

Filmography/television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 My Best Friend's Girl Ami film
Crossing Over Marla film
Cloverfield Marlena Diamond film
2007 American Dad Debbie (voice)
2006 Crashing Jacqueline film
The Class Kat Warbler TV Series
Love is the Drug Sara Weller film
2005 Tru Calling Avery Bishop TV Series
Related Marjee Sorelli TV Series
2004 Mean Girls: Only the Strong Survive Herself Home Video
Mean Girls Janis Ian film
You and I Both Bank Teller Music Video by Jason Mraz
2002 Hardcore Action News Lizzy Lions film
Everybody's Doing It Angela Television Movie
Smallville Tina Greer TV Series
Orange County Party Girl film
2000 From Where I Sit Lilly Television Movie
Freaks and Geeks Sara TV Series

References

  1. ^ Miller, Gerri (2005). "Mean girl no more". American Jewish Life Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-12-13. 
  2. ^ Lizzy Caplan - Bios - The Class on CBS
  3. ^ Update: Actress Busy Philipps expecting first child, a girl : Celebrity Baby Blog

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzy_Caplan"

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