Busy Philipps

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Biography

She first showed off her exuberance as a bully with a mouth as big as her heart on the cult hit series "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000), a sharp comedy about so-called losers trying to survive 1980s-era high school. Philipps then moved on to the critical darling "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, 1998-2003), starring as a bubbly college student who shared a dorm room with the headstrong coed, Joey Potter (Katie Holmes). She also displayed her …
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Job Title

Actor, Writer

Born

Elizabeth Jean Philipps on June 25, 1979 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Career Milestones

2011

Acted opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in "I Don't Know How She Does It"

2009

Cast opposite Courtney Cox on the ABC comedy "Cougar Town"

2008

Played a bridesmaid in the romantic comedy "Made of Honor"

2007

Made feature writing debut with the Will Ferrell comedy "Blades of Glory"

2006

Joined the cast of the NBC medical drama "ER" playing a devout-Christian medical intern

2005

Appeared on the UPN sitcom "Love, Inc." in a role originally intended for Shannen Doherty

2004

Cast in the comedy "White Chicks" opposite Marlon and Shawn Wayans

2001

Joined the cast of "Dawson's Creek" (The WB) as the fun-loving roommate of studious Joey (Katie Holmes)

2000

Made feature film debut in "The Smokers"

1999

Co-starred on the critically acclaimed NBC series "Freaks and Geeks"

1998

Completed a summer program at the Oxford School of Drama

Wrote and produced two plays for the Actors Lab of Arizona

Hired by Mattel to play Barbie for the Toy Fair in New York, NY

Performed in Scottsdale community theater

Raised in Scottsdale, Arizona

Awards

2011

Critics' Choice TV Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES in Cougar Town