Who is Lizzy Caplan?
Lizzy Caplan is a well-known American actress. Lizzy Caplan is best known for her roles in the films Mean Girls and Masters of Sex. It is no secret that this American actress has been working hard to nail role after role in order to build an impressive Hollywood résumé, and we can say she has succeeded thus far. She certainly picks her roles carefully, as her films are always entertaining to watch.
Lizzy Caplan: Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education
Elizabeth Anne Caplan was born on June 30, 1982, in Los Angeles, California, to a reformed Jewish family.
Her father, Richard Caplan, is a lawyer, and her mother, Barbara Caplan, was a political aide who died when Lizzy was only 13 years old from an undisclosed illness.
The actress attended Alexander Hamilton High School and enrolled in the Academy of Music there.
Her initial intention was to learn to play the piano, but she later enrolled in acting classes.
What is the net worth of Lizzy Caplan?
She appeared in several school plays and played soccer for the school team. After graduating in 2000, a young Lizzy Caplan decided to forego college and pursue acting full-time.
She had begun acting before graduation with a minor role in the TV series Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000). She also appeared in Smallville (2001), The Pitts (2003) as Faith Pitts, and the ABC series Once and Again.
Her first film role was in From Where I Sit (2000), and she went on to play Janis Lan in the 2004 hit film Mean Girls.
The film was a success, and it earned her widespread acclaim and catapulted her career to new heights.’
Lizzy Caplan’s net worth is about $6 million.
Lizzy Caplan: Professional Career
Variety Magazine named Lizzy Caplan one of the top ten actors to watch in 2006 as a result of her role in the thriller film Love is the Drug.
The Mean Girls star was then cast in the CBS sitcom The Class (2006), but the show only lasted one season before being canceled.
She later landed the role of Marlena Diamond in the 2008 film Cloverfield, for which she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
She also appeared in My Best Friend’s Girl (2008), HBO’s True Blood, 127 Hours (2010), Save the Date (2012), Bachelorette (2012), and the Fox sitcom New Girl.
Lizzy was cast as a 1960s human sexuality pioneer named Virginia Johnson in the Showtime series Masters of Sex in 2013. She co-starred with Michael Sheen as William H. Masters.
This was Lizzy’s first time playing a real-life person on screen, and she felt a strong connection to the real Virginia Johnson.
She received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Satellite Award, and Critics’ Choice Television Award for her first serious dramatic role. The show aired from 2013 to 2016.
She has also worked on The Interview, The Night Before, and Now You See Me 2.
Lizzy Caplan: Relationship Status
From 2006 to 2012, her husband Lizzy was in a long-term relationship with well-known actor Matthew Perry.
She began dating British actor Tom Riley in 2015, whom she met while working on a film in London.
They made their relationship ‘red carpet official’ in February 2016 by attending the Prague Opera Ball together, and they got engaged in May 2016.
Their engagement lasted 16 months before they married in an intimate ceremony over Labor Day weekend in Revello, Italy in September 2017.
Lizzy Caplan: Weight loss
It is natural to assume that Lizzy Caplan has undergone some type of weight loss journey over the years due to her change in appearance; however, the only changes to her body are the natural changes that occur as one age.
The fact that the actress is now wearing more body-flattering clothes adds to the impression that she has lost some weight.
The Masters of Sex star despises exercise, and due to her hectic schedule, she only manages to complete a fitness routine for some of her roles.
Instead, she focuses on eating a healthy diet. She eats more fish in an effort to avoid eating meat. She also takes vitamin supplements on a daily basis.
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Lizzy Caplan: Weight & Height
Lizzy Caplan’s height is 5 feet and 4 inches (1.63m), and she weighs 120 pounds (54.5kg).
Even though she dislikes working out, she must do so in order to keep her figure.
Her preferred workout routine includes squats, lunges, deadlifts, hamstrings for back legs, pectorals, and wall sits twice a week.
