Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her roles on the television series\' Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson\'s Creek (2001–03) and ER (2006-07), and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series Cougar Town (2009–15), for which she received a Critics\' Choice Television Award. She has also appeared in numerous films, such as The Smokers (2000), Home Room (2002), White Chicks (2004), Made of Honor (2008), He\'s Just Not That Into You (2009), The Gift (2015), and I Feel Pretty (2018).\n', '

Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Her former babysitter, Tracy, gave her the nickname Busy. She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She attended Loyola Marymount University at the same time as Freaks and Geeks costar Linda Cardellini and former boyfriend Colin Hanks.\n', '

Philipps worked the toy-fair circuit as a real-life Barbie ("Cool Teen Skipper") before making her show-business debut. \n', '

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