Editing Lizzy Caplan

{{short description|American actress (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Lizzy Caplan at PaleyFest 2014.jpg
| caption = Caplan at the 2014 [[PaleyFest]]
| birthname = Elizabeth Anne Caplan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|06|30}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Tom Riley (actor)|Tom Riley]]|2017}}
| children = 1
| relatives = [[Howard Bragman]] (uncle)
}}
'''Elizabeth Anne Caplan''' (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her performances as [[Virginia E. Johnson]] in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Masters of Sex]]'' (2013–2016) and as Libby Epstein in [[FX Network|FX on Hulu]]'s ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]'' (2022) have earned her nominations at the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].

Her first acting role was on the television series ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' (1999–2000). Since then, she had series-regular roles in several television series including ''[[Related]]'' (2005–2006), ''[[Party Down]]'' (2009–2010; 2023), ''[[Das Boot (2018 TV series)|Das Boot]]'' (2018), ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]'' (2019), ''[[Truth Be Told (2019 TV series)|Truth Be Told]]'' (2019), ''[[Fatal Attraction (2023 TV series)|Fatal Attraction]]'' (2023), and ''[[Zero Day (American TV series)|Zero Day]]'' (2025).

Caplan's film breakthrough came with her role as Janis Ian in ''[[Mean Girls]]'' (2004). Her other film appearances include ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]'' (2008) ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008), ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'', ''[[127 Hours]]'' (both 2010), ''[[Save the Date]]'', ''[[Bachelorette (film)|Bachelorette]]'' (both 2012), ''[[The Interview]]'' (2014), ''[[Now You See Me 2]]'', ''[[Allied (film)|Allied]]'' (both 2016), and ''[[Cobweb (2023 American film)|Cobweb]]'' (2023).

==Early life==
Elizabeth Anne Caplan was born on June 30, 1982, in [[Los Angeles]], California,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lizzy Caplan: Film Actor/Film Actress, Television Actress (1982–) |url=http://www.biography.com/people/lizzy-caplan |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]]) |access-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162621/https://www.biography.com/people/lizzy-caplan |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and grew up in its [[Miracle Mile, Los Angeles|Miracle Mile]] district.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |title=The Liberation of Lizzy Caplan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/the-liberation-of-lizzy-caplan-20140825 |first=Stephen |last=Rodrick |date=August 25, 2014 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> Her family are [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jews]] of [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]] descent.<ref name="Caplan">{{cite journal |last=Miller |first=Gerri |title=Mean girl no more |journal=American Jewish Life Magazine |year=2005 |url=http://www.atlantajewish.com/content/092005/falltv/lizzy.html |access-date=December 13, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415050628/http://www.atlantajewish.com/content/092005/falltv/lizzy.html |archive-date=April 15, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Huver |first=Scott |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/celebrity/Lizzy-Caplan-Takes-Over-the-World---Including-the-Marvel-Universe-171185871.html |title=Lizzy Caplan Tackles "Masters of Sex" and the Marvel Universe |publisher=NBC New York |date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928073925/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/celebrity/Lizzy-Caplan-Takes-Over-the-World---Including-the-Marvel-Universe-171185871.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Nate |title=Jewish Stars |publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]] |date=October 20, 2011 |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_276749e4-fb60-11e0-878e-001cc4c03286.html |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310032834/https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_276749e4-fb60-11e0-878e-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She had a [[Bat Mitzvah]] and attended [[Jewish summer camp]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2014 |title=Lizzy Caplan |url=https://forward.com/series/forward-50/2014/lizzy-caplan/ |website=forward.com |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127205606/https://forward.com/series/forward-50/2014/lizzy-caplan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jews in the News: Lizzy Caplan, Tiffany Haddish and Craig Gerber &#124; Tampa JCCS and Federation |url=https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-lizzy-caplan-tiffany-haddish-and-craig-gerber |website=jewishtampa.com |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127192634/https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-lizzy-caplan-tiffany-haddish-and-craig-gerber |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-nice-jewish-girl-to-master-of-sex/|title=From nice Jewish girl to master of sex|website=[[The Times of Israel]]|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127211219/https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-nice-jewish-girl-to-master-of-sex/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father, Richard Caplan, was a lawyer and her mother, Barbara (née Bragman), was a political aide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10991713/Lizzy-Caplan-interview-for-Masters-of-Sex-Sex-is-easy-to-fake-comedy-isnt.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10991713/Lizzy-Caplan-interview-for-Masters-of-Sex-Sex-is-easy-to-fake-comedy-isnt.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Hermione |last=Hoby |title=Lizzy Caplan interview for Masters of Sex: Sex is easy to fake; comedy isn't |date=July 25, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She is the youngest of three children with a brother, Benjamin, and a sister, Julie.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xSqOoyufo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109071642/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xSqOoyufo| archive-date=January 9, 2016 | url-status=dead|title=Lizzy Caplan Reveals Why She Wanted to Be a Boy |date=July 13, 2015 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |via=YouTube |author=theoffcamerashow }}</ref> Her mother died of cancer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9fTiied5A0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/k9fTiied5A0| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Actors on Actors: Lizzy Caplan and Allison Janney (Full Version)| date=June 11, 2015| via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> when she was 13 years old.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/lizzy-caplan-on-her-new-show-masters-of-sex.html |title=Lizzy Caplan on Her New Show, Masters of Sex |work=Vulture |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217162204/https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/lizzy-caplan-on-her-new-show-masters-of-sex.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/gd/gd121212lizzy_caplan |title=Lizzy Caplan – Guest DJ Project on KCRW |publisher=Kcrw.com |date=December 12, 2012 |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030090306/http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/gd/gd121212lizzy_caplan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her uncle was publicist [[Howard Bragman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/howardbragman/status/212520689327026176 |title=Howard Bragman on Twitter: "Could I be any prouder of my niece Lizzy Caplan who just got a pilot picked up for Showtime? An amazing actor..." |date=June 12, 2012 |publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109071642/https://twitter.com/howardbragman/status/212520689327026176 |url-status=live }}</ref> Caplan attended [[Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)|Alexander Hamilton High School]] in [[Castle Heights, Los Angeles|Castle Heights]],<ref name="cbs">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_class/bio/caplan.shtml |title=Lizzy Caplan&nbsp; — Bios&nbsp; — The Class on CBS |publisher=CBS.com |date=May 23, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204125135/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_class/bio/caplan.shtml |archive-date=February 4, 2009}}</ref> and attended the school's Academy of Music. She first focused on playing the piano, then later decided to pursue drama.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Rob |last=Brink |title=Hey, You're Cool! Lizzy Caplan |date=February 2008 |magazine=[[Mass Appeal Magazine]] |page=48}}</ref> She was also on her school's soccer team.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The naked truth: Lizzy Caplan on ''Masters of Sex'' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-naked-truth-lizzy-caplan-on-masters-of-sex-8854733.html |website=The Independent |date=October 7, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210225552/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-naked-truth-lizzy-caplan-on-masters-of-sex-8854733.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She graduated in 2000, but did not attend college because she wanted to focus on acting.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
[[File:Lizzie Caplan CC2012.JPG|thumb|right|Caplan at the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
Caplan began her acting career in 1999, first playing a girl named Sara in the critically acclaimed series ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Virginia |last=Rohan |title=Like its title, ''Freaks and Geeks'' just not accepted |date=July 3, 2000 |newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ajofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=488EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5615,1737249&hl=en |access-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222171712/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ajofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=488EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5615,1737249&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to her performance, her character became the girlfriend of [[Jason Segel]]'s character.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxCa7aYMhQM | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/WxCa7aYMhQM| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Masters of Sex's Lizzy Caplan Commands Respect – Speakeasy |date=December 23, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |via=YouTube |author=Made Man}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lizzy Caplan {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lizzy-caplan-p352658 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |website=AllMovie |archive-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210214654/http://www.allmovie.com/artist/lizzy-caplan-p352658 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2001, she played Tina Greer in an episode of ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', and reprised her role on the show in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} She appeared in two episodes of the [[American Broadcasting Company|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]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

In 2005, Caplan played troubled sister Marjee Sorelli in ''[[Related]]'', a one-hour comedy-drama on [[The WB]] that was canceled after one season. In 2006, she starred as Sara Weller in the thriller film ''[[Love is the Drug (2006 film)|Love is the Drug]]'' and was named one of "10 Actors to Watch" by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.<ref name="heeb">{{Cite news |first=Malina |last=Saval |title=Lizzy Caplan: The _Heeb_ Interview |magazine=[[Heeb (magazine)|Heeb]] |url=http://www.heebmagazine.com/lizzy-caplan-the-_heeb_-interview/ |access-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630214346/http://heebmagazine.com/lizzy-caplan-the-_heeb_-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> After ''Related'' ended, Caplan was cast in the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The Class (TV series)|The Class]]'', which premiered in September 2006 and lasted for one season. She played Kat Warbler, one of several elementary school friends that reunite after 20 years.<ref name="heeb"/>

In 2008, Caplan played Marlena Diamond in the film ''[[Cloverfield]]'' and was nominated for a [[Saturn Award]] for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared as Ami in the romantic comedy ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]''. Later that year, she guest-starred as [[Amy Burley]] on the [[HBO]] vampire show ''[[True Blood]]''. She was the voice of Faith Pitt in the proposed animated version of ''[[The Pitts]]'', which was developed in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} She also appeared in the critically acclaimed [[Starz]] ensemble comedy ''[[Party Down]]'', playing a struggling comedian who is part of a catering crew. In 2010, she appeared in ''[[127 Hours]]''.<ref name="blackbook">{{Cite news |first=Scott |last=Indrisek |title=Lizzy Caplan on ''Party Down'' and Her ''True Blood'' Nude Scenes |date=April 27, 2010 |magazine=[[BlackBook Magazine]] |url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/party-downs-lizzy-caplan-is-back-with-bangs/18215 |access-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-date=June 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628175249/http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/party-downs-lizzy-caplan-is-back-with-bangs/18215 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In early 2012, Caplan premiered two films at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]: ''Save the Date'' and ''Bachelorette''. Also in 2012, she appeared as Julia in several episodes of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

She played Agent Lacey in the 2014 film ''[[The Interview]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

===''Masters of Sex'' (2013–2016)===
[[File:Cast_of_Masters_of_Sex_at_PaleyFest_2014_(cropped).jpg|thumb|right|alt=The case of the TV show "Masters of Sex" in 2014|The cast of the TV show "Masters of Sex" in 2014]]
In 2013, she began playing 1960s human sexuality pioneer [[Virginia E. Johnson]] on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Masters of Sex]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/michael-sheen-to-star-in-showtime-pilot-masters-of-sex-224907/ |title=UPDATE: Michael Sheen & Lizzy Caplan To Star In Showtime Pilot ''Masters Of Sex'' |date=February 2, 2012 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804234417/http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/michael-sheen-to-star-in-showtime-pilot-masters-of-sex/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Caplan also provided her own vocals for a cover version of the song "[[You Don't Know Me (Cindy Walker song)|You Don't Know Me]]" in the ''Masters of Sex'' episode "Phallic Victories".<ref>{{cite web |title=Phallic Victories |website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884120/?ref_=tt_ep_nx |access-date=January 31, 2014 |archive-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413032414/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884120/?ref_=tt_ep_nx |url-status=live }}</ref> Her performance on the show was well-reviewed, and on July 10, 2014, she was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite web |title=66th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners |access-date=July 10, 2014 |website=emmys.com |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414141816/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>

Caplan was cast in her role as Johnson before they signed her co-star [[Michael Sheen]] as [[William Masters|William H. Masters]] because he was busy working on another production. Producer Sarah Timberman said of Caplan, "The minute we met Lizzie we thought that she just embodied so much of the spirit of Virginia Johnson."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpnlFuoDTbI | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/kpnlFuoDTbI| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Masters of Sex: Sarah Timberman (Executive Producer) Exclusive Premiere Interview |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |via=YouTube |author=ScreenSlam }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Caplan also stated herself that as a single woman pursuing her career above a family, she identified with many of Johnson's characteristics.<ref name=":0" /> Once she met the producers, it took several months before Caplan was officially signed, and she turned down several other roles in the meantime.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Masters of Sex's Lizzy Caplan talks Auditioning & Nudity with BGB Magazine! The Bramon Garcia Braun Studio |url=http://bramongarciabraun.com/bgb-mag/lizzycaplan/ |website=bramongarciabraun.com |access-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211100016/http://bramongarciabraun.com/bgb-mag/lizzycaplan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Virginia Johnson had worked alongside [[William Masters|William H. Masters]] as they completed research of human sexual response and sexual dysfunction beginning in the late 1950s. To learn about the characters they were portraying, Caplan along with her other co-stars read [[Thomas Maier]]'s 2009 biography ''[[Masters of Sex (book)|Masters of Sex]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=''Masters of Sex'' Recalls the Work of Masters and Johnson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/arts/television/masters-of-sex-recalls-the-work-of-masters-and-johnson.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Dave |last=Itzkoff |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930160702/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/arts/television/masters-of-sex-recalls-the-work-of-masters-and-johnson.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The author also allowed Caplan to listen to some of his interview tapes with Johnson. Caplan also attempted to spend some time with Johnson before she died in 2013, but Johnson was ambivalent about the development of the show.<ref name=":0" /> It was the first time Caplan portrayed a real person and she mentioned in an interview that she felt a "deep responsibility" to Johnson, but that she had some wiggle room because most people have no idea what Johnson looked or sounded like.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Masters of Sex'' star Lizzy Caplan on nudity, the 1950s and typecasting |url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/masters-of-sex-star-lizzy-caplan-on-nudity-the-1950s-and-typecasting/single-page |website=HitFix |access-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210223124/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/masters-of-sex-star-lizzy-caplan-on-nudity-the-1950s-and-typecasting/single-page |archive-date=December 10, 2015 }}</ref> Maier stated that the developers of the show have remained mostly accurate to his book and have included other events that are historically relevant to [[St. Louis]], where the series takes place and where Masters and Johnson lived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The facts, fictions of ''Masters of Sex'' : Entertainment |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/the-facts-fictions-of-masters-of-sex/article_ef924652-2f3f-57bb-838a-a56f2c3b0add.html |website=stltoday.com |date=July 12, 2015 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510130751/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/the-facts-fictions-of-masters-of-sex/article_ef924652-2f3f-57bb-838a-a56f2c3b0add.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Caplan has discussed becoming comfortable with the large number of sex scenes in ''Masters of Sex''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/masters-sexs-lizzy-caplan-nudity-801687|title=''Masters of Sex''{{'}}s Lizzy Caplan on Nudity: "It's as Close [to Comfortable] As It's Going to Get"|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212103223/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/masters-sexs-lizzy-caplan-nudity-801687|url-status=live}}</ref>

Her portrayal earned her nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award]], [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] and [[Critics' Choice Television Award]], all for Outstanding Lead Actress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Johnson from Masters of Sex on Showtime |url=http://www.sho.com/sho/masters-of-sex/cast/20463/virginia-johnson |website=Showtime |access-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=November 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113092933/http://www.sho.com/sho/masters-of-sex/cast/20463/virginia-johnson |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Caplan became engaged to British actor [[Tom Riley (actor)|Tom Riley]] in New York in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.eonline.com/news/782046/mean-girls-lizzy-caplan-is-engaged-actress-set-to-wed-actor-tom-riley |title=Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley Are Engaged |author=Schnurr, Samantha |publisher=[[E! News]] |date=July 22, 2016 |access-date=January 7, 2017 |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712220038/https://www.eonline.com/news/782046/mean-girls-lizzy-caplan-is-engaged-actress-set-to-wed-actor-tom-riley |url-status=live }}</ref> They had met in January 2015 while Caplan was filming ''[[Now You See Me 2]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/174396-mean-girls-actress-lizzy-caplan-is-engaged-to-her-non-plastic-boyfriend-tom-riley|title=On Fridays, Janis Ian Gets Engaged|last=Jodha|first=Ashani|work=Bustle|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> in London and made their red carpet debut as a couple at the [[Prague]] Opera Ball in February 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/07/25/Lizzy-Caplan-engaged-to-English-actor-Tom-Riley/3181469456959/ |title=Lizzy Caplan engaged to English actor Tom Riley |first=Annie |last=Martin |work=[[United Press International]] |date=July 25, 2016 |access-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905100109/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/07/25/Lizzy-Caplan-engaged-to-English-actor-Tom-Riley/3181469456959/ |url-status=live}}</ref> They married in September 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.com/tv/lizzy-caplan-tom-riley-married/ |title=Lizzy Caplan Marries Tom Riley in Italy — See Their Adorable Wedding Photo! |first=Tracy |last=Brianne |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=September 4, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218132547/https://people.com/tv/lizzy-caplan-tom-riley-married/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and have a son born in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latenightfeud.com/video/tom-riley-lizzy-caplan-and-their-infant-had-an-explosive-in-flight-mishap/|title=Tom Riley, Lizzy Caplan and Their Infant Had an Explosive In-Flight Mishap|work=Late Night Feud|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=October 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003071612/http://latenightfeud.com/video/tom-riley-lizzy-caplan-and-their-infant-had-an-explosive-in-flight-mishap/|url-status=live}}</ref> Previously, Caplan dated [[Matthew Perry]] from 2006 until 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-10 |title=PHOTO: Are Matthew Perry And Lizzy Caplan Dating? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matthew-perry-and-lizzy-caplan_n_956646 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]''
| Party Girl
|
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Mean Girls]]''
| [[Janis Ian (Mean Girls)|Janis Ian]]
|
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Love Is the Drug (film)|Love Is the Drug]]''
| Sara Weller
|
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Crashing (film)|Crashing]]''
| Jacqueline
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[Cloverfield]]''
| Marlena Diamond
|
|
|-
| ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]''
| Ami
|
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Crossing Over (film)|Crossing Over]]''
| Marla
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010
| ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]''
| April Drennan
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Last Rites of Ransom Pride, The" | ''[[The Last Rites of Ransom Pride]]''
| Juliette Flowers
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="One Hundred and Twenty-Seven Hours" | ''[[127 Hours]]''
| Sonja Ralston
|
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[High Road (film)|High Road]]''
| Sheila
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2012
| ''[[Save the Date (film)|Save the Date]]''
| Sarah
|
|
|-
| ''[[Bachelorette (film)|Bachelorette]]''
| Gena Myers
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Three, Two, One... Frankie Go Boom" | ''[[3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom]]''
| Lassie
|
|
|-
| ''[[Queens of Country]]''
| Jolene Gillis
|
|
|-
| ''[[Item 47]]''
| [[Claire Wise]]
| Short film
|
|-
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Interview, The" | ''[[The Interview]]''
| Agent Lacey
|
|
|-
| 2015
| data-sort-value="Night Before, The" | ''[[The Night Before (2015 film)|The Night Before]]''
| Diana
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Now You See Me 2]]''
| Lula May
|
|
|-
| ''[[Allied (film)|Allied]]''
| Bridget Vatan
|
|
|-
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Disaster Artist, The" | ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]''
| Herself
| Cameo
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Extinction (2018 film)|Extinction]]''
| Alice
|
|
|-
| 2022
| data-sort-value="People We Hate at the Wedding, The" | ''[[The People We Hate at the Wedding]]''
| Marissa
|
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Cobweb (2023 American film)|Cobweb]]''
| Carol
|
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
| Sara
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''From Where I Sit''
| Lily
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Undeclared]]''
| Beautiful girl
| Episode: "Prototype"
|-
| ''[[Once and Again]]''
| Sarah
| Episode: "Tough Love"
|-
| 2001–2003
| ''[[Smallville]]''
| Tina Greer
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''Everybody's Doing It''
| Angela
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| data-sort-value="Pitts, The" | ''[[The Pitts]]''
| Faith Pitt
| Main role
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Tru Calling]]''
| Avery Bishop
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[Related]]''
| Marjee Sorelli
| Main role
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Woman arguing with [[Glenn Quagmire|Quagmire]] (voice)
| Episode: "[[Chick Cancer]]"
|-
| 2006–2007
| data-sort-value="Class, The" | ''[[The Class (TV series)|The Class]]''
| Kat Warbler
| Main role
|-
| 2006–2009
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Debbie (voice)
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[True Blood]]''
| [[Amy Burley]]
| Main role (season 1)
|-
| data-sort-value="Life & Times of Tim, The" | ''[[The Life & Times of Tim]]''
| (voice)
| Episode: "Insurmountable High Score/Tim vs. the Baby"
|-
| 2009–2010; 2023
| ''[[Party Down]]''
| Casey Klein
| Main role (seasons 1–2); guest star (season 3)
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''
| Harmony / Casey Klein
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| data-sort-value="Cleveland Show, The" | ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Patty Donner (voice)
| Episode: "The Essence of Cleveland"
|-
| ''[[Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series)|Mr. Sunshine]]''
| Vivian Cornelli
| Episode: "Ben and Vivian"
|-
| ''[[Wainy Days]]''
| Arielle
| Episode: "Kelly and Arielle – Part 2"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]''
| Julia Cleary
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Newsreaders]]''
| Anya Turpo
| Episode: "Hedge Fun"
|-
| 2013–2014
| data-sort-value="League, The" | ''[[The League]]''
| Rebecca Ruxin
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2013–2016
| ''[[Masters of Sex]]''
| [[Virginia E. Johnson]]
| Main role; also producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Kroll Show]]''
| Signing Bonus contestant #1
| Episode: "Krolling Around with Nick Klown"
|-
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Lizzy Caplan Wears All Black & Powder Blue Espadrilles"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| data-sort-value="Simpsons, The" | ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Virginia Johnson (voice)
| Episode: "[[Kamp Krustier]]"
|-
| ''[[Angie Tribeca]]''
| Deirdre
| Episode: "If You See Something, Solve Something"
|-
| ''[[Ill Behaviour (TV series)|Ill Behaviour]]''
| Nadia
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[I'm Sorry (TV series)|I'm Sorry]]''
| Jessica
| Episode: "Too Slow"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Das Boot (2018 TV series)|Das Boot]]''
| Carla Monroe
| Main role (season 1)
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Castle Rock (TV series)|Castle Rock]]''
| [[Annie Wilkes]]
| Main role (season 2)
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Truth Be Told (2019 TV series)|Truth Be Told]]''
| Josie and Lanie Burhman
| Main role
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[[Inside Job (2021 TV series)|Inside Job]]''
| Reagan Ridley (voice)
| Main role
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is In Trouble]]''
| Libby
| Miniseries
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Fatal Attraction (2023 TV series)|Fatal Attraction]]''
| Alex Forrest
| Main role
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Zero Day (American TV series)|Zero Day]]''
| Alexandra Mullen
| Main role
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2007
| [[34th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''[[Cloverfield]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2010
| [[2010 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Comedy|Choice Movie Actress – Comedy]]
| ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2014
| [[4th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in a Drama Series]]
| ''[[Masters of Sex]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[66th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]
|''Masters of Sex''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|[[18th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
|[[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]
|''Masters of Sex''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2015
|[[19th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
|Best Actress – Television Series Drama
|''Masters of Sex''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2016
| [[2016 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Choice Summer Movie Star: Female]]
| ''[[Now You See Me 2]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|2023
|[[Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]]
|''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]''
| {{Nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Rachel |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Emmy Nominees 2023: The Complete List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2023.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230712194650/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2023.html |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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