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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 30, 1982
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Lizzy Caplan
Biography
Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her performances as Virginia E. Johnson in the Showtime series Masters of Sex (2013–2016) and as Libby Epstein in FX on Hulu's Fleishman Is in Trouble have earned her nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Her first acting role was on Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000). Since then, she has had series-regular roles in several television series, including Related (2005–2006), Party Down (2009–2010; 2023), Das Boot (2018), Castle Rock (2019), Truth Be Told (2019), Fatal Attraction (2023), and Zero Day (2025).
Caplan's film breakthrough came with her role as Janis Ian in Mean Girls (2004). Her other film appearances include My Best Friend's Girl (2008) Cloverfield (2008), Hot Tub Time Machine, 127 Hours (both 2010), Save the Date, Bachelorette (both 2012), The Interview (2014), Now You See Me 2, Allied (both 2016), and Cobweb (2023).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zero Day | Alexandra Mullen |
| 2023 | Fatal Attraction | Alex Forrest |
| 2022 | Fleishman Is in Trouble | Libby Epstein |
| 2021 | Inside Job | Reagan Ridley (voice) |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told | Lanie Buhrman / Josie Buhrman |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Annie Wilkes |
| 2018 | Das Boot | Carla Monroe |
| 2017 | Ill Behaviour | Nadia |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Deirdre |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Virginia Johnson |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self |
| 2011 | New Girl | Julia Cleary |
| 2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Vivian Cornelli |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | |
| 2009 | Party Down | Casey Klein |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The League | Rebecca Ruxin |
| 2008 | True Blood | Amy |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Casey Klein |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Harmony |
| 2006 | The Class | Kat Warbler |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Debbie (voice) |
| 2005 | Related | Marjee Sorelli |
| 2003 | Tru Calling | Avery Bishop |
| 2003 | The Pitts | Faith Pitt |
| 2001 | Undeclared | Beautiful Girl |
| 2001 | Smallville | Tina Greer |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Woman Arguing With Quagmire (voice) |
| 1999 | Once and Again | |
| 1999 | Freaks and Geeks | Sara |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Virginia Johnson (voice) |