Recognized for her roles in Mean Girls, Cloverfield, and Masters of Sex Elizabeth Anne Caplan/ Lizzy Caplan is an actress and model based in America. She started her acting journey on the Television Series Freaks and Geeks which aired from 1999-2000. She has made appearances in other films including Hot tub Time Machine, Extinction, 127 Hours and few others.
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| Full Name | Elizabeth Anne Caplan |
| Date of Birth | June 30, 1982 (age 38) |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Richard Caplan(Father) Barbara Bragman(Mother) |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Age | 38 years |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Riley |
| Partner(s) | Matthew Perry (2006-2012) |
| Net Worth | US $ 4 million |
EARLY LIFESTYLE
Born to Father, Richard Caplan; a lawyer, and Mother Barbara; a political aide in Los Angeles on 30th June 1982, Elizabeth Anne Caplan is the youngest of the three children. She spent her childhood in the Miracle Mile district. She completed her schooling from Alexander Hamilton High School. At the age of 13, Caplan lost her mother, who was suffering from cancer. At high school, she learned to play the piano but later pursued drama. She was a very generous student at the time of her school days. Lizzy Caplan was also a part of her school’s soccer team. Caplan is from a Jewish family. She is also the niece of publicist Howard Bragman.
Lizzy Caplan completed her high graduation in 2000 but decided not to go to college to pursue her career in acting.
CAREER
Her career in acting started from the role of Sara, in the series “Freaks and Geeks” which is 8.8 rated on IMDb. After the series, she made appearances as a guest in different series and did a music video for Jason Mraz’s You and I Both. Her first film was From Where I Sit, which did not release in theatres but instead released on TV directly. She took the role of Tina Greer in Smallville and appeared in Once and Again for two episodes. She starred as Faith Pitt in 2003 series The Pitts before appearing in the 2004 film mean Girls as Janis Ian for which she gained wide attention.
Lizzy Caplan made an appearance in Tru Calling’s second season as Avery Bishop. Before taking the film, Love is the Drug, for which she was listed in Variety’s “10 Actors to Watch” she starred in the comedy-drama Related. The next sitcom she was featured on was The Class, where she took up the role of Kat Warbler.
Lizzy Caplan gained more attention after her role in Cloverfield (2008) as Marlena Diamond; she was nominated at the Saturn Awards. This helps in increase of her net worth and a strong path on Hollywood. She did films like My Best Friend’s Girl, 127 Hours, Save the Date and Bachelorette in Sundance Film Festival and The Interview. And few series like True Blood, Party Down and New Girl before joining the cast of Masters of Sex in 2013 as Virginia E. Johnson. She was well received by the critics for the show and earned Emmy Award nomination. She was featured in the series until its completion in November of 2016.
AWARDS
For her performance in more than 50 different films, series, and drama she has earned nominations for seven different award functions including one Saturn Award, two Teen Choice Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
PERSONAL LIFE / LOVE LIFE
Lizzy Caplan was in a relationship with actor Mathew Perry for six years until their breakup. She got engaged to Tom Riley in 2016 after dating for two years. The couple got married in September of 2017.
Lizzy Caplan currently resides in Hollywood Hills and has a cat named Lisa Turtle. She is the godmother of Birdie Silverstein; daughter of Busy Philipp. Lizzy’s prefers watching the show Saved by the Bell.
She is not active on social media but the Instagram fan page has been handled for updates.
NET WORTH
According to celebritynetworth.com Lizzy Caplan has an estimated net worth of $4 million. She has earned all of her net worth from Hollywood.
