Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 31, 1996
Place of Birth:
Houston, Texas, USA
Social Media
Liza Koshy
Biography
Elizabeth Shaila Koshy (born March 31, 1996) is an American YouTuber, media personality and actress. Her main channel has amassed almost 17 million subscribers, and her two channels have over 3 billion views combined. She has received four Streamy Awards, four Teen Choice Awards, and a Kids' Choice Award.
Koshy began her career on Vine in 2013 before starting a YouTube channel. She made her acting debut as Aday Walker in Tyler Perry's horror comedy film Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016). She went on to star as Violet Adams in the horror drama series Freakish (2016–2017) and The Explorer in the YouTube Premium mystery series Escape the Night (2017–2019). She was also a correspondent for the MTV television series Total Request Live (2017–2018).
Koshy co-created, produced and starred as the title character in the YouTube Premium comedy series Liza on Demand (2018–2021), which earned her several accolades, and hosted the Nickelodeon game show revival Double Dare(2018–2019), for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. She starred in the Netflix dance comedy film Work It (2020). She had voice roles in the animated adventure film My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) and the science fiction film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
Koshy was included in the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list, the Time 2019 list of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet and its 100 Next list that same year.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Naked Gun | Detective Barnes |
| 2025 | Summer of 69 | Angel |
| 2025 | KPop Demon Hunters | Host (voice) |
| 2024 | A Family Affair | Eugenie |
| 2024 | Players | Ashley |
| 2023 | Cat Person | Beth |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Margo (voice) |
| 2023 | Good Burger 2 | Wilma the Technician |
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Arcee (voice) |
| 2022 | The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday | Self - Contestant |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation | Zipp Storm (voice) |
| 2020 | Work It | Jasmine Hale |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup | Self |
| 2020 | Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 | Self |
| 2020 | VOMO: Vote or Miss Out | Self |
| 2018 | Crow: The Legend | Owl (voice) |
| 2016 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | Aday Walker |
| 2016 | Jingle Ballin' | Herself |
| 2016 | FML | Princess Aubrey |
| The Man with the Bag |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dancing with Myself | Self - Judge |
| 2022 | Hamster & Gretel | Veronica Hill (voice) |
| 2022 | The Tiny Chef Show | Liza |
| 2022 | Password | Self - Celebrity Guest |
| 2021 | Chopped Next Gen | Host |
| 2021 | Snacked | Self |
| 2021 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Jinx (voice) |
| 2020 | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Self |
| 2020 | Punk'd | Self |
| 2020 | Floored | |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Liza Koshy (voice) |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | All That | Herself |
| 2018 | Double Dare | Self - Host |
| 2018 | Liza on Demand | Liza Hertzler |
| 2018 | What the Fit | Self |
| 2016 | Escape the Night | The Explorer |
| 2016 | Freakish | Violet Adams |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2005 | Hell's Kitchen | Self - Restaurant Patron |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1974 | American Music Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest | Self - Co-Host |