Lizzy Caplan

Her other film appearances include 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 Extinction (2018).\n', ' Elizabeth Anne Caplan was born on June 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in its Miracle Mile district. Her family are Reform Jews. Her father, Richard Caplan, was a lawyer, and her mother, Barbara (née Bragman), was a political aide. She is the youngest of three children with a brother, Benjamin, and a sister, Julie. Her mother died of illness when she was 13 years old. Her uncle is publicist Howard Bragman. Caplan attended Alexander Hamilton High School, and was a student at the school\'s Academy of Music. She first focused on playing the piano, then later decided to pursue drama. She was also on her school\'s soccer team. She graduated in 2000, but did not attend college because she wanted to focus on acting.\n', ' Caplan began her acting career in 1999, first playing a girl named Sara in the critically acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks. Due to her performance, her character became the girlfriend of Jason Segel\'s character. She then had a series of guest appearances on numerous shows, and appeared in Jason Mraz\'s music video "You and I Both". In 2000 she appeared in her first film From Where I Sit which was released straight to television. In 2001, she played Tina Greer in an episode of Smallville, and reprised her role on the show in 2003. She appeared in two episodes of the ABC series Once and Again. In 2003, she starred in the television series The Pitts, playing Faith Pitt. She gained wider notice for playing Janis Ian in the 2004 film Mean Girls. She played Avery Bishop in the second season of Tru Calling.\n', '