Lizzy Caplan | |
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Caplan at PaleyFest 2014 for Masters of Sex
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Born |
Elizabeth Anne Caplan June 30, 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Relatives | Howard Bragman (uncle) |
Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. After starting her career in the critically acclaimed television series Freaks and Geeks in 1999, Caplan started to get wider attention for her roles in films Mean Girls (2004) and Cloverfield (2008) for which she was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Caplan also starred in television shows The Class, True Blood, and Party Down. She starred as Virginia Johnson in the Showtime series Masters of Sex, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award, Satellite Award and Critics’ Choice Television Award, all for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Her other film appearances include Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Save the Date (2012), Bachelorette (2012), The Interview (2014), Now You See Me 2 (2016) and Allied (2016). She also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe short film Item 47.