Lizzy Caplan

  • Name: Lizzy Caplan
  • Date of Birth: June 30, 1982
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio: Better known as Lizzy Caplan, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 2004 film, Mean Girls.



Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a Refor...( read more)m Jewish family. [1] She attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles where she starred in such productions as Much Ado about Nothing and You Can't Take It with You.



Caplan began her television acting career in 1999, when she played the minor role of Sara on the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. She had a series of guest appearances on other shows, and has been a guest on Sharon Osbourne's talk show. Another of her major television characters came on Smallville, a series about Superman as a teenager. She debuted on that show on November 6, 2001, playing "freak of the week" Tina Greer on the episode "X-Ray." She reprised her role on the show on January 14, 2003, in the episode "Visage."
Although she was already an experienced actress, she gained much notice in the 2004 movie Mean Girls, where she played alternative styled girl Janis Ian, namesake of the lesbian singer-songwriter Janis Ian. Caplan's character has been compared to that of Nancy McKeon's character Jo from The Facts of Life.




In 2003, she starred in the television series The Pitts, playing Faith Pitt. In the second season of Tru Calling, she played Avery Bishop, a friend of Tru Davies.




Caplan landed a starring role in 2005, playing Marjee Sorelli, the troubled sister in Related, a one-hour dramedy on The WB. The show was cancelled after one season.
Caplan currently appears in the CBS sitcom, The Class, which premiered on September 18th, 2006.
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Replace this image with an actor photoLizzy Caplan mini-bio: Better known as Lizzy Caplan, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 2004 film, Mean Girls.

Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a Reform Jewish family. [1] She attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles where she starred in such productions as Much Ado about Nothing and You Can't Take It with You.

Caplan began her television acting career in 1999, when she played the minor role of Sara on the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. She had a series of guest appearances on other shows, and has been a guest on Sharon Osbourne's talk show. Another of her major television characters came on Smallville, a series about Superman as a teenager. She debuted on that show on November 6, 2001, playing "freak of the week" Tina Greer on the episode "X-Ray." She reprised her role on the show on January 14, 2003, in the episode "Visage." Although she was already an experienced actress, she gained much notice in the 2004 movie Mean Girls, where she played alternative styled girl Janis Ian, namesake of the lesbian singer-songwriter Janis Ian. Caplan's character has been compared to that of Nancy McKeon's character Jo from The Facts of Life.

In 2003, she starred in the television series The Pitts, playing Faith Pitt. In the second season of Tru Calling, she played Avery Bishop, a friend of Tru Davies.

Caplan landed a starring role in 2005, playing Marjee Sorelli, the troubled sister in Related, a one-hour dramedy on The WB. The show was cancelled after one season. Caplan currently appears in the CBS sitcom, The Class, which premiered on September 18th, 2006.

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  • KirstiieeAnnee
    KirstiieeAnnee
    Your a fantastic actress and one of my favourite actresses.
    I love your movies, love is a drug and mean girls and also love the class and "related"

    I want the class to come back on !!!
    posted 344 days ago
  • taytay1234545
    taytay1234545
    Your the best in SMALLVILLE as Tina. Thats my favorite episode, but i love ya in cloverfield even though you die :[, best movie ever!!!:)
    posted 471 days ago
  • Kirk1982
    Kirk1982
    I Totally love And Respect her..she has a special place in my heart and in my fav list!!
    posted 512 days ago
  • Thenamesbanana
    Thenamesbanana
    You remind me so much of Zooey Deschanel
    posted 562 days ago
  • XdeadontheinsideX
    XdeadontheinsideX
    Awesome in Cloverfield!

    oh and ppl just sayin but this aint like her personal flix so i dont think askin a message board 2 add u is smart lol
    posted 575 days ago
  • williams1664225
    williams1664225
    Lizzy Caplan as Marlena Diamond in "CLOVERFIELD" was probably my favorite character. One thing's for sure, she had the best character death in the movie...though it was sad to see the poor girl go...but still, awesome death and great performance.
    posted 589 days ago
  • angelmoon13
    angelmoon13
    ur hilarious in mean girls! ha! will u ad me as a friend?
    posted 671 days ago
  • jonjaktez
    jonjaktez
    Lizzy,
    you were awsome as Janise in Mean Girls. i loved the part where u had to say sorry and then Rachel got hit by the bus. that was funny.
    Alexis
    posted 850 days ago
  • AlsoKnownAsMikayla1416
    AlsoKnownAsMikayla1416
    rock on in cloverfield!
    posted 854 days ago
  • SomewhereElse
    SomewhereElse
    I love the characters she plays. I loved her as Janise in Mean Girls, and she's really cool as Kate (or Kat, or Kit, or wutever the name is=P) in The Class. SHE ROX!!!
    posted 957 days ago
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