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Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek (2001–03) and ER (2006–07), and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series Cougar Town (2009–15), for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award. She has also appeared in supporting roles in numerous films, such as The Smokers (2000), Home Room (2002), White Chicks (2004), Made of Honor (2008), He's Just Not That into You (2009), The Gift (2015), and I Feel Pretty (2018).
Birth Name
Elizabeth Jean Philipps
Born
Monday, 25 June 1979
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mean Girls | Mrs. George | 2024 |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Foofy Dog / Foofy Dog (voice) | 2022 |
| Single Drunk Female | Darby | 2022 |
| With Love | Amanda | 2021 |
| 2021 CMT Music Awards | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| Girls5eva | Summer Dutkowsky / Summer | 2021 |
| The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Cari & Jemele (won't) Stick to Sports | Self | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mean Girls | Mrs. George | 2024 |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Foofy Dog / Foofy Dog (voice) | 2022 |
| Single Drunk Female | Darby | 2022 |
| With Love | Amanda | 2021 |
| 2021 CMT Music Awards | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| Girls5eva | Summer Dutkowsky / Summer | 2021 |
| The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Cari & Jemele (won't) Stick to Sports | Self | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Busy Tonight | Self - Host | 2018 |
| Camping | Allison | 2018 |
| Cultureshock | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| I Feel Pretty | Jane | 2018 |
| Carpool Karaoke | Self | 2017 |
| The Comedy Jam | Self | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self - Audience Member | 2017 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self | 2017 |
| I Like You Just the Way I Am | Amanda | 2016 |
| Search Party | Donna | 2016 |
| FML | Amanda | 2016 |
| Star Plates | Self | 2016 |
| Vice Principals | Gale Liptrapp | 2016 |
| Match Game | Self - Celebrity Panelist | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2016 |
| The Star Wars Show | Self - Actress | 2016 |
| Bottom's Butte | Beverly / Additional Voices | 2016 |
| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Cate Kates | 2016 |
| Angie Tribeca | Courtney Woodpatch-Newton | 2016 |
| Chopped Junior | Self - Judge | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Gift | Duffy | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Sheba Goodman | 2015 |
| The Odd Couple | Natasha | 2015 |
| Celebrity Name Game | Self - Celebrity Player | 2014 |
| Garfunkel and Oates | Karen | 2014 |
| Jason Nash Is Married | Busy | 2014 |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest / Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
| A Case of You | Ashley | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Beat Bobby Flay | Mentor / Self - Judge | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Rose Valland / Elizabeth Avery Waring / Eleanor Roosevelt | 2013 |
| Made in Cleveland | Shannon | 2013 |
| The Reef 2: High Tide | Cordelia (voice) / Cordelia | 2012 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Guest Judge | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Blue Briefs | Emily (segment: "Revolution") | 2012 |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Busy Philipps | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2012 |
| The Chew | Herself | 2011 |
| New Girl | Connie | 2011 |
| I Don't Know How She Does It | Wendy Best | 2011 |
| Anderson Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Happy Endings | Girl | 2011 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
| Jason Nash Is Married | Sarah | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Fish Hooks | Clamanda | 2010 |
| Funny or Die Presents... | Cute Girl | 2010 |
| Cougar Town | Laurie Keller | 2009 |
| Community | Greendale Team Member | 2009 |
| The Dr. Oz Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| He's Just Not That Into You | Kelli Ann | 2009 |
| Kath & Kim | Whitney | 2008 |
| The Doctors | Self | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Made of Honor | Melissa | 2008 |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Kacy Corbin | 2008 |
| Yo Gabba Gabba! | Waitress | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| Derek and Simon: The Show | Julia | 2007 |
| Love, Inc. | Denise Johnson | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Rachel | 2005 |
| Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Blanch / Dana | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Life as We Know It | Alex Morrill | 2004 |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Korlianne | 2004 |
| The Insider | Herself | 2004 |
| The Soup | Self | 2004 |
| Entourage | Cheryl | 2004 |
| White Chicks | Karen | 2004 |
| The Scare Hole | Carol Ann | 2004 |
| Arrested Development | Joan | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Comedy Central Roasts | Self - Audience Member | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Home Room | Alicia Browning | 2002 |
| The Osbournes | Self | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Herself | 2002 |
| Rank | Herself | 2001 |
| Undeclared | Kelly | 2001 |
| Dead Last | Tracy Sallback | 2001 |
| Anatomy of a Hate Crime | Chasity Pasley | 2001 |
| The Smokers | Karen Carter | 2000 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Meghan | 2000 |
| Freaks and Geeks | Kim Kelly | 1999 |
| Dawson's Creek | Audrey Liddell | 1998 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| ER | Hope Bobeck / Dr. Hope Bobeck | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Cougar Town | 2009 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Busy Tonight | 2018 |
