Busy Philipps
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| Born | Elizabeth Jean Philipps June 25, 1979 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Silverstein (2007-present) |
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American film actress, perhaps best known for her supporting roles on the TV series Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
She worked the toy-fair circuit as a real-life Barbie before making her show-business debut. She appeared on the UPN sitcom Love, Inc., in a role originally intended for Shannen Doherty. The show lasted for one season (2005-2006) before being canceled. Since Fall 2006, she had a major recurring role as Hope on ER.
Philipps is leaving ER after the second episode of Season 14; her character is headed to South America to "fulfill her Christian mission".[2]
She also played Joey's college roommate Audrey Liddell (46 episodes, 2001-2003) in Dawson's Creek. She also played "Karen" in the Wayons Bro movie "White Chicks".
She was ranked #58 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Her parents gave her the nickname Busy because, as an infant, she was always moving, and the nickname stuck; it even appears on her driver's license. She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She attended Loyola Marymount University at the same time as former boyfriend, Colin Hanks, and Linda Cardellini (her Freaks and Geeks and ER co-star). She married Marc Silverstein in 2007. She is an avid Tori Amos fan. Philipps is the godmother of actor Heath Ledger and actress Michelle Williams' daughter Matilda Rose Ledger; actor Jake Gyllenhaal is the godfather. According to PEOPLE.COM, Busy Philipps and her screenwriter husband, Marc Silverstein, have welcomed a baby girl. Birdie Leigh Silverstein was born Wednesday, August 13 and weighed in at 9 lbs., 7 oz. She was 21 ½ inches long.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Made of Honor (2008)
- White Chicks (2004)
- Home Room (2002)
- The Smokers (2000)
[edit] Television
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- How I Met Your Mother (1 Episode, 2007)
- ER (2006-2007)
- Entourage (2007)
- Love, Inc. (2005-2006)
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (1 Episode, 2005)
- Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
- American Dad! (1 Episode, 2005)
- Testing Bob (2005)
- Life As We Know It (2 Episodes, 2005)
- Mummy 'an the Armadillo (2004)
- Foster Hall (2004)
- Dawson's Creek (2001-2003)
- Undeclared (2 Episodes, 2002)
- Dead Last (1 Episode, 2001)
- Spring Break Lawyer (2001)
- Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)
- Malcom in the Middle (1 Episode, 2000)
- Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)
[edit] References
- ^ "Busy Philipps profile on IMDB.com".
- ^ "Busy Busy Philipps Checks Out of the ER". TVGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2001". Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
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