Busy Philipps

Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979)[1] is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is 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.[2] She has also appeared 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).
== Early life ==
Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[1][3] She got the nickname "Busy" as a child; sources conflict on whether the nickname came from her parents[4] or a babysitter named Tracy.[5] Busy stated on her TV show Busy Tonight that her mother gave her the nickname. She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[6] She has stated that, at age 14, she was raped by her then-boyfriend, whom she refers to as "Trey" in her published memoirs.[7] Though she found the event emotionally scarring, she did not consider it rape until decades later.[4]
She attended Loyola Marymount University at the same time as Freaks and Geeks costar Linda Cardellini and Colin Hanks; she dated Hanks for several years after they graduated.[3][8][9][10]
== Career ==
While still in high school, Philipps worked the toy-fair circuit as a real-life Barbie("Cool Teen Skipper").[5] Among the people who saw her at a toy convention was actress Sharon Stone, who was impressed with Philipps' performance and told Philipps that she would be a star.[4]
Her first major role was Kim Kelly in the 1999-2000 comedy-drama TV series Freaks and Geeks; Philipps appeared in all but one of the shows' 18 episodes (the exception being the episode "Chokin' & Tokin'").[3][10] She made her film debut in the comedy The Smokers in 2000, and had various small appearances on television.
In 2001, Philipps was cast as Audrey Liddell in the teen drama Dawson's Creek.[3][11] She was a series regular in seasons 5 and 6, appearing in 46 episodes, before the show finished in 2003. Her portrayal of Audrey earned Philipps a Teen Choice Awards nomination in the category of "TV - Choice Sidekick".[12]
Philipps then appeared in two films, Home Room (2002) and White Chicks(2004). She was cast in the UPN sitcom Love, Inc., in a role originally intended for Shannen Doherty.[13] The show lasted for one season (2005–2006). In 2006, she had a major recurring role as Hope Bobeck on ER, alongside her Freaks and Geeks co-star Linda Cardellini.[3][11]
During her second year on ER, her character headed to South America to "fulfill her Christian mission".[14] Philipps had a co-credit for the storyline of the 2007 comedy film Blades of Glory.[3][11][15] A year later, Philipps returned to being in front of the camera with a supporting role in Made of Honor.[3]
Philipps also made appearances in He's Just Not That into You as the character of Kelli Ann and on an episode of How I Met Your Mother.
From 2009 to 2015, Philipps portrayed Laurie Keller in the television series Cougar Town.[11] She routinely contributed to the Thrilling Adventure Hour, a live stage radio show.[16] Her primary recurring character is the Red Plains Rider.[17]
On a 2010 appearance on Chelsea Lately, Philipps commented that she auditioned for the hit television show Glee just one week after giving birth, following a pregnancy during which she gained 80 pounds.[18]
Philipps starred on the HBO series Vice Principals, which premiered in 2016.[19]
In 2017, Philipps signed on as co-lead opposite Casey Wilson in Tina Fey's comedy pilot, The Sackett Sisters, for NBC, but the series was not picked up.[20]
In 2018, Phillips played the role of Sheba in Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Philipps has a late-night talk show called Busy Tonight. The show premiered on October 28, 2018 on E![21]
== Personal life ==
Philipps dated Colin Hanks in the 1990s, while in college. Philipps married screenwriter Marc Silverstein in 2007.[3][11][22]
They have two daughters: Birdie Leigh (born August 13, 2008),[23] whose godmother is actress Lizzy Caplan;[24] and Cricket Pearl (born July 2, 2013).[25][26][27]
== Book ==
Philipps' memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, was released October 18, 2018.[7]Her memoir includes a passage in which the actress describes a physical altercation that took place between James Franco and herself while on the set of Freaks and Geeks. Distressed by the amount of attention drawn to just this incident within her story, Philipps hopes the audience will see the bigger picture she is addressing about women's equality on set and off.[28]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000	The Smokers 	Karen Carter 	
2002	Home Room 	Alicia Browning 	
2004	Mummy an' the Armadillo 	Carol Ann 	
2004	White Chicks 	Karen Googlestein	
2005	Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story	Additional Voices	Voice
2008	Made of Honor 	Melissa 	
2009	He's Just Not That into You 	Kelli Ann 	
2010	Revolution 	Emily 	Short film
2011	I Don't Know How She Does It 	Wendy Best 	
2012	The Reef 2: High Tide 	Cordelia 	Voice
2012	Made in Cleveland 	Shannon 	
2013	A Case of You 	Ashley 	
2014	Jason Nash is Married 	Busy Philipps 	
2015	The Gift 	Duffy 	
2016	FML 	Amanda 	
2018	I Feel Pretty 	Jane 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999 	Saving Graces 	Mindy 	TV series
1999–2000	Freaks and Geeks 	Kim Kelly 	18 episodes
2000 	Malcolm in the Middle 	Meghan 	Episode: "High School Play"
2001 	Anatomy of a Hate Crime 	Chasity Pasley 	TV movie
2001 	Spring Break Lawyer 	Jenny 	TV movie
2001 	Dead Last 	Tracy Sallback 	Episode: "Death Is in the Air"
2001–2003	Dawson's Creek 	Audrey Liddell 	39 episodes
2002 	Undeclared 	Kelly 	2 episodes
2003 	Criminology 101 	Polly 	TV movie
2004 	Foster Hall 	Peg Hall 	TV movie
2005 	Life As We Know It 	Alex Morrill 	2 episodes
2005 	Testing Bob 	Madison 'Maddie' West 	TV movie
2005 	American Dad! 	Dana 	Voice
Episode: "Threat Levels"
2005 	Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! 	Korlianne 	Voice
Episode: "Girl Trouble"
2005–2006	Love, Inc. 	Denise Johnson 	22 episodes
2006–2007	ER 	Dr. Hope Bobeck 	19 episodes
2007 	Entourage 	Cheryl 	Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon"
2007 	How I Met Your Mother 	Rachel 	Episode: "Third Wheel"
2008–2009	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Kacy Corbin 	5 episodes
2009 	Kath & Kim 	Whitney 	Episode: "Competition"
2009–2015	Cougar Town 	Laurie Keller 	96 episodes
2011 	Community 	Greendale Team Member 	Episode: "For a Few Paintballs More"; uncredited
2011 	Fish Hooks 	Clamanda 	Voice
Episode: "We've Got Fish Spirits"
2012 	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 	Busy Philipps 	Episode: "A Reunion..."
2012 	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 	Herself (guest judge) 	Episode: "RuPaul's Gaff In"
2013 	Arrested Development 	Joan 	Episode: "Borderline Personalities"
2014–2018	Drunk History 	Various 	3 episodes
2014 	Garfunkel and Oates 	Karen 	Episode: "Hair Swap"
2015 	Bottom's Butte 	Beverly Bottom 	Voice
Pilot
2016 	New Girl 	Connie 	Episode: "300 Feet"
2016 	Angie Tribeca 	Courtney Woodpatch-Newton	Episode: "Miso Dead"
2016–2017	Vice Principals 	Gale Liptrapp 	14 episodes
2016 	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ 	Cate Kates 	Episode: "Spiritual Gurus"
2017 	The Odd Couple 	Natasha 	Episode: "Should She Stay or Should She Go?"
2017 	Chopped Junior 	Herself (guest judge) 	Episode: "Curry Hurry"
2017 	The Sackett Sisters 	Mandy Sackett 	NBC sitcom pilot
2017 	Beat Bobby Flay 	Herself (guest judge) 	Episode: “Tame the Flame”
2018 	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 	Sheba Goodman 	Episode: "Kimmy Meets an Old Friend!"
2018 	Busy Tonight 	Herself (host) 	Also executive producer
2018 	Camping[29] 	Allison 	Episode: "Up All Night"
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Work 	Category 	Result
2003	Teen Choice Awards 	Dawson's Creek	"Choice TV: Sidekick" 	Nominated
2011	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Cougar Town 	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Won[12]
Category:American film actresses