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My Take
Lizzy Caplan is my favorite kind of actor: the one critics rediscover every few years and act surprised about. From Freaks and Geeks onward she has specialized in sharp-tongued outsiders who turn out to be the emotional center of the story, and her Emmy-nominated work in Masters of Sex proved that deadpan wit and real vulnerability can live in the same performance. What I respect most is her patience — she never chased the obvious leading-lady route, just kept choosing interesting material until the industry caught up. Two decades in, she still feels underrated, which somehow suits her perfectly.
Overview
Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her performances as Virginia E. Johnson in the Showtime series Masters of Sex (2013–2016) and as Libby Epstein in FX on Hulu's 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lizzy Caplan
- Name (Japanese)
- リジー・キャプラン
- Reading
- りじー・きゃぷらん
- Born
- June 30, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alexander Hamilton High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.