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Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. In film, she is best known for her roles as Janis Ian in Mean Girls (2004), Marlena Diamond in Cloverfield (2008) and April in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). On television, her most notable roles include Avery Bishop in Tru Calling (2005), Marjee Sorelli in Related (2005-2006), Kat Warbler in The Class (2006-2007), Amy Burley in True Blood (2008) and Casey Klein in Party Down (2009-2010).
Caplan was born and raised in Los Angeles. She grew up in a Reform Jewish family. Caplan attended Alexander Hamilton High School,... MORE
Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. In film, she is best known for her roles as Janis Ian in Mean Girls (2004), Marlena Diamond in Cloverfield (2008) and April in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). On television, her most notable roles include Avery Bishop in Tru Calling (2005), Marjee Sorelli in Related (2005-2006), Kat Warbler in The Class (2006-2007), Amy Burley in True Blood (2008) and Casey Klein in Party Down (2009-2010).
Caplan was born and raised in Los Angeles. She grew up in a Reform Jewish family. Caplan attended Alexander Hamilton High School, and was a student at the school's Academy of Music. At first, she focused on playing the piano but later decided to pursue drama. She graduated in 2000.
Caplan began her television acting career in 1999 playing the minor role of Sara, a girlfriend of Jason Segel's character, on the critically acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks. Caplan had a series of guest appearances on numerous shows. She also appeared in Jason Mraz's music video "You and I Both". 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 LESS
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