Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps
Philipps speaking at South by Southwest in 2019
Born	Elizabeth Jean Philipps (1979-06-25) June 25, 1979 (age 45) Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Marc Silverstein ​ ​ (m. 2007; sep. 2021)​
Children	2

Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek (2001–2003), and ER (2006–2007), and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series Cougar Town (2009–2015), for which she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.^[1] 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). From 2018 to 2019, Philipps hosted her own television talk show Busy Tonight, on E!. She currently stars in the Peacock / Netflix original series Girls5eva.