Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan was in a relationship with actor Matthew Perry from 2006 to 2012.

In 2015, she began dating actor Tom Riley. The couple got engaged the following year.

Lizzy Caplan is the godmother of Birdie Leigh (born in 2008), who is the daughter of screenwriter Marc Silverstein and actress Busy Philipps.

Elizabeth Anne Caplan was born on 30 June 1982 in Los Angeles, California. She is the youngest child of Richard Caplan was a lawyer and Barbara Bragman. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a political aide. She has an elder brother, Benjamin, and an elder sister, Julie. Lizzy’s mother died when she was 13 years old.

She grew up in Miracle Mile district, Los Angeles. She attended Alexander Hamilton High School and was part of the school’s Academy of Music. Though initially her focus of study was the piano, she later shifted to studying drama. She was also part of the soccer team at the school.

She graduated from school in 2000 and went on to pursue a career in acting.

In 1999, Lizzy Caplan began her acting career with teen comedy drama series ‘Freaks and Geeks’. Her initial performance led to her being part of the recurring cast of the series. Eighteen episodes of the series were shot, however, only twelve were aired.

Lizzy Caplan went on to do guest appearances in several shows and music videos including Jason Mraz‘s music video titled ‘You and I Both’. In 2000, she made her film debut ‘From Where I Sit’. The movie was premiered on television.

In 2001, she appeared in an episode of television series ‘Smallville’, and appeared once again in the series in 2003. In 2001 she also appeared in the episode ‘Tough Love’ of television series ‘Once and Again’.

In 2003, she was part of the main cast of American sitcom ‘The Pitts’. The following year she acted in teen comedy film ‘Mean Girls’.

In 2005, she was part of the cast of the second season of the supernatural drama series ‘Tru Calling’. Between 2005 and 2006, she acted in comedy drama television series ‘Related’, where she essayed the role of Marjee Sorelli. One season of the series was aired that included eighteen episodes.

Lizzy Caplan is best known for her portrayal of Virginia Johnson in the drama series ‘Masters of Sex’. Other works that garnered attention include ‘Mean Girls’, ‘True Blood’ and ‘Cloverfield’.