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| 2 | Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. |
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| 4 | She's perhaps best known for her role as Janis Ian in cult film ''Film/MeanGirls'', but she's also highly versatile with many appearances in film and television. She starred on the critically acclaimed ''Series/MastersOfSex'' as Virginia Johnson, for which she gained notable press. |
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| 6 | She married English actor Tom Riley in 2017, and gave birth to their son in 2021. |
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| 8 | !!Film Roles |
| 9 | * 2004 ''Film/MeanGirls'' as Janis Ian |
| 10 | * 2008 ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' as Marlena Diamond |
| 11 | * 2008 ''Film/MyBestFriendsGirl'' as Ami |
| 12 | * 2010 ''Film/HotTubTimeMachine'' as April Drennan |
| 13 | * 2010 ''Film/OneHundredAndTwentySevenHours'' as Sonja Ralston |
| 14 | * 2012 ''Film/{{Bachelorette}}'' as Gena |
| 15 | * 2012 ''Film/Item47'' as Clare |
| 16 | * 2012 ''Film/{{Save The Date|2012}}'' as Sarah |
| 17 | * 2014 ''Film/TheInterview'' as Agent Lacy |
| 18 | * 2016 ''Film/NowYouSeeMe2'' as Lula May |
| 19 | * 2018 ''Film/Extinction2018'' as Alice |
| 20 | * 2023 ''Film/{{Cobweb}}'' as Carol |
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| 22 | !!Television Roles |
| 23 | * 1999–2000 ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' as Sara |
| 24 | * 2001, 2003 ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' as Tina Greer |
| 25 | * 2003 ''Series/ThePitts'' as Faith Pitt |
| 26 | * 2005 ''Series/TruCalling'' as Avery Bishop |
| 27 | * 2006–2009 ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' as Debbie |
| 28 | * 2006–2007 ''Series/TheClass2006'' as Kat Warbler |
| 29 | * 2008 ''Series/TrueBlood'' as Amy Burley |
| 30 | * 2009–2010 ''Series/PartyDown'' as Casey Klein |
| 31 | * 2012 ''Series/NewGirl'' as Julia |
| 32 | * 2013–2016 ''Series/MastersOfSex'' as Virginia Johnson |
| 33 | * 2018 ''Series/{{Das Boot|2018}}'' |
| 34 | * 2019 ''Series/CastleRock'' as Annie Wilkes |
| 35 | * 2021 ''WesternAnimation/{{Inside Job|2021}}'' as Reagan Ridley |
| 36 | * 2022 ''Series/FleishmanIsInTrouble'' as Libby Epstein |
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| 39 | !!Tropes |
| 40 | * AbilityOverAppearance: The ''Mean Girls'' producers thought Lizzy Caplan was too pretty for "art freak" Janis, but eventually cast her due to considering her the best actress that auditioned. |
| 41 | * BrainyBrunette: In most of her roles she's a very intelligent woman, and has her natural brunette hair. |
| 42 | * TheCastShowoff: She sings cover versions of "You Don't Know Me" and "What the World Needs Now is Love" for ''Series/MastersOfSex''. |
| 43 | * ContraltoOfStrength: She has a surprisingly deep voice, [[VocalDissonance especially for her younger roles]], and has played the ActionGirl a few times. |
| 44 | * DeadpanSnarker: Watch ''any'' interview with her. It's little wonder she often plays snarky EnsembleDarkhorse types. [[invoked]] |
| 45 | * MsFanservice: In both ''Series/MastersOfSex'' and ''Series/TrueBlood'' she has extensive scenes topless or having sex. |
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