American actress Lizzy Caplan is best known for her parts in the movies “Mean Girls” and “Cloverfield.” Her work as “Virginia E. Johnson” in the television series “Masters of Sex” is also well recognized.
She was raised in the Miracle Mile neighborhood after being born in Los Angeles. She had a strong desire for theatre as a young kid and followed an acting career after college.
With parts in television programs including “Freaks and Geeks,” “Smallville,” “The Pitts,” and “Tru Calling,” Lizzy Caplan began her career at the age of 17.
She made her film debut in “Mean Girls,” and the reviewers praised her for her performance. She has received several nominations for significant honors throughout the years, including “Primetime Emmy Awards,” “Satellite Awards,” and “Critics’ Choice Television Award.” Lizzy Caplan is a voice actress in addition to being an actor.
Lizzy Caplan’s Date of Birth and Parents
Elizabeth Anne Caplan gave birth to Lizzy Caplan on June 30, 1982, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. She is the eldest child of Barbara Bragman and Richard Caplan.
Her mother worked as a political assistant, while her father was a lawyer. She has a sister called Julie and a brother named Benjamin. When Lizzy was 13 years old, her mother passed away.
Lizzy Caplan’s Education
She was raised in Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile neighborhood. She was a student at “Alexander Hamilton High School” and a member of the “Academy of Music.”
She started off concentrating on studying the piano, but then changed her concentration to the theatre. She played soccer for the school team as well.
She pursued an acting profession after completing her education in 2000.
Lizzy Caplan’s Career
Lizzy Caplan started out as an actor in 1999 with the teenage comedy-drama series “Freaks and Geeks.” She was added to the series’ regular cast as a result of her performance. Only 12 of the 18 episodes that were shot were shown.
Later, Lizzy Caplan made appearances in a number of programs and music videos, including Jason Mraz’s “You and I Both.” Her first TV movie, “From Where I Sit,” in which she played “Lily,” was released in 2000. The movie had its television debut.
She made an appearance in an episode of the TV show “Smallville” in 2001, then she returned in the same episode in 2003. She also had an appearance in the 2001 episode “Tough Love” of the TV show “Once and Again.”
She appeared in the American comedy “The Pitts” in 2003 as a member of the main cast. She appeared in the adolescent comedy “Mean Girls” the following year.
She appeared in the second season of the supernatural drama series “Tru Calling” in 2005. She played the character of “Marjee Sorelli” in the comedy-drama television series “Related” from 2005 to 2006. On The WB network, a season of 18 episodes was shown.
Lizzy Caplan starred in the drama movie “Love Is the Drug” in 2006. Her work in the film received high praise. She appeared in the CBS comedy “The Class” the same year as a member of the cast.
She also made multiple appearances around this period in television shows including “Family Guy” and provided the voice of “Debbie” in the animated comedy “American Dad!”
She appeared in the 2008 monster horror movie “Cloverfield.” Both the reviewers and the audience praised her for her role in the movie.
She appeared in the movie “My Best Friend’s Girl” that same year. Additionally, she appeared in six episodes of the horror show “True Blood” as a guest star.
She participated in the comedic TV show “Party Down” in 2009. From 2009 to 2010, two seasons of the show were shown. She performed in the 2010 survival drama movie “127 Hours.”
She has also appeared in the movies “High Road” (2011), “Save the Date” (2012), and “Bachelorette” (2012).
She co-starred with Michael Sheen in the drama series “Masters of Sex” in 2013. The show was partially based on the same-named biography by Thomas Maier.
She was also one of the show’s producers. It was a fictional account of gynecologist Dr. William Masters and his sexologist wife Virginia Johnson. It received both critical and financial success over its four seasons of broadcasting from 2012 to 2016.
She had appearances in television shows including “The League” (2013–2014), “Kroll Show” (2014), and “Comedy Bang! Bang!” throughout the year 2013. (2014).
She also played “Agent Lacey” in the military comedy “The Interview” in 2014. She appeared in “The Night Before” in 2015. She appeared in films like “Now You See Me 2” and “Allied” the following year.
She had an appearance in the science fiction thriller movie “Extinction” in 2018. She played “Annie Wilkes” in the 2019 psychological horror anthology online television series “Castle Rock.”