Lizzy Caplan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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 (2022) have earned her nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Her first acting role was on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000). Since then, she 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lizzy Caplan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Boys from Brazil
TV · as Hannah Liebermann · 4 eps
Far Cry
TV · 1 ep
Darkwing Duck
TV · as Gosalyn Mallard (voice) · 1 ep
Drag
Movie · as Fuckup
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Movie · as Lula
Zero Day
TV · as Alexandra Mullen · 6 eps
Cobweb
Movie · as Carol
Fatal Attraction
TV · as Alex Forrest · 8 eps
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Movie · as Marissa
Fleishman Is in Trouble
TV · as Libby Epstein · 8 eps
Inside Job
TV · as Reagan Ridley (voice) · 18 eps
7 Up & Me
Movie · as Self
The Toll Road
Movie · as Emily
Truth Be Told
TV · as Lanie Buhrman / Josie Buhrman · 8 eps
Extinction
Movie · as Alice
Castle Rock
TV · as Annie Wilkes · 10 eps
Das Boot
TV · as Carla Monroe · 8 eps
The Disaster Artist
Movie · as Lizzy Caplan
Ill Behaviour
TV · as Nadia · 3 eps
Now You See Me 2
Movie · as Lula
Allied
Movie · as Bridget Vatan
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Deirdre · 1 ep
The Night Before
Movie · as Diana
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Beef
Movie · as Audrey
The Interview
Movie · as Agent Lacey
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sidekick
Movie · as Bailey
Masters of Sex
TV · as Virginia Johnson · 46 eps
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Save the Date
Movie · as Sarah
Bachelorette
Movie · as Gena Myers
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Movie · as Lassie
High Road
Movie · as Sheila
Queens of Country
Movie · as Jolene Gillis
Marvel One-Shot: Item 47
Movie · as Claire Wise
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Home for Actresses
Movie · as Lizzy
New Girl
TV · as Julia Cleary · 4 eps
Mr. Sunshine
TV · as Vivian Cornelli · 1 ep
Hot Tub Time Machine
Movie · as April
127 Hours
Movie · as Sonja Ralston
Successful Alcoholics
Movie · as Lindsay
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
Movie · as Juliette Flowers
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Crossing Over
Movie · as Marla
The Cleveland Show
TV · 1 ep
Party Down
TV · as Casey Klein · 21 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The League
TV · as Rebecca Ruxin · 3 eps
My Best Friend's Girl
Movie · as Ami
Cloverfield
Movie · as Marlena
True Blood
TV · as Amy · 6 eps
Childrens Hospital
TV · as Casey Klein, Harmony · 1 ep
Crashing
Movie · as Jacqueline
Love Is the Drug
Movie · as Sara Weller
The Class
TV · as Kat Warbler · 19 eps
American Dad!
TV · as Debbie (voice) · 5 eps
Related
TV · as Marjee Sorelli · 19 eps
Mean Girls
Movie · as Janis Ian
Hardcore Action News
Movie · as Lizzy Lyons
Tru Calling
TV · as Avery Bishop · 4 eps
The Pitts
TV · as Faith Pitt · 7 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Everybody's Doing It
Movie · as Angela
Orange County
Movie · as Party Girl
Undeclared
TV · as Beautiful Girl · 1 ep
Smallville
TV · as Tina Greer · 2 eps
From Where I Sit
Movie · as Lily
Family Guy
TV · as Woman Arguing With Quagmire (voice) · 1 ep
Once and Again
TV · 1 ep
Freaks and Geeks
TV · as Sara · 4 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Virginia Johnson (voice) · 1 ep