Elizabeth Anne Caplan was born on June 30,1982 and is an American actress.
32 Facts About Lizzy Caplan
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Lizzy Caplan's first acting role was on the television series Freaks and Geeks.
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Lizzy Caplan received wider recognition with roles in the films Mean Girls and Cloverfield, she starred on the television shows Related, The Class, and Party Down.
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Lizzy Caplan starred in FX on Hulu's Fleishman Is in Trouble and the Paramount+ erotic thriller Fatal Attraction.
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Elizabeth Anne Lizzy Caplan was born on June 30,1982, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in its Miracle Mile district.
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Lizzy Caplan's family are Reform Jews of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
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Lizzy Caplan had a Bat Mitzvah and attended Jewish summer camp.
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Lizzy Caplan's father, Richard Caplan, was a lawyer and her mother, Barbara, was a political aide.
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Lizzy Caplan is the youngest of three children with a brother, Benjamin, and a sister, Julie.
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Lizzy Caplan's mother died of cancer when she was 13 years old.
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Lizzy Caplan attended Alexander Hamilton High School, and attended the school's Academy of Music.
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Lizzy Caplan first focused on playing the piano, then later decided to pursue drama.
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Lizzy Caplan graduated in 2000, but did not attend college because she wanted to focus on acting.
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Lizzy Caplan began her acting career in 1999, first playing a girl named Sara in the critically acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks.
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Lizzy Caplan then had a series of guest appearances on numerous shows, and appeared in Jason Mraz's music video "You and I Both".
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Lizzy Caplan appeared in two episodes of the ABC series Once and Again.
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Lizzy Caplan gained wider notice for playing Janis Ian in the 2004 film Mean Girls.
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Lizzy Caplan played Avery Bishop in the second season of Tru Calling.
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In 2005, Lizzy Caplan played troubled sister Marjee Sorelli in Related, a one-hour comedy-drama on The WB that was canceled after one season.
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Lizzy Caplan played Kat Warbler, one of several elementary school friends that reunite after 20 years.
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In 2008, Lizzy Caplan played Marlena Diamond in the film Cloverfield and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Lizzy Caplan appeared as Ami in the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Girl.
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Lizzy Caplan was the voice of Faith Pitt in the proposed animated version of The Pitts, which was developed in 2007.
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Lizzy Caplan appeared in the critically acclaimed Starz ensemble comedy Party Down, playing a struggling comedian who is part of a catering crew.
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In early 2012, Lizzy Caplan premiered two films at the Sundance Film Festival: Save the Date and Bachelorette.
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Lizzy Caplan played Agent Lacey in the 2014 film The Interview.
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Once she met the producers, it took several months before Lizzy Caplan was officially signed, and she turned down several other roles in the meantime.
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The author allowed Lizzy Caplan to listen to some of his interview tapes with Johnson.
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Lizzy Caplan attempted to spend some time with Johnson before she died in 2013, but Johnson was ambivalent about the development of the show.
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Lizzy Caplan's portrayal earned her nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award, Satellite Award and Critics' Choice Television Award, all for Outstanding Lead Actress.
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Lizzy Caplan was involved with Matthew Perry for several years.
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Lizzy Caplan became engaged in May 2016 in New York to British actor Tom Riley.