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In May of 2011, Eliza was cast as the lead female in the independent film, "America Town" filmed in Shangai, China. The movie is scheduled to be released late summer of 2011. |
In May of 2011, Eliza was cast as the lead female in the independent film, "America Town" filmed in Shangai, China. The movie is scheduled to be released late summer of 2011. |
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Coupe currently stars in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]'' alongside [[Elisha Cuthbert]], [[Zachary Knighton]], [[Adam Pally]], [[Damon Wayans Jr.]] and [[Casey Wilson]]. The |
Coupe currently stars in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]'' alongside [[Elisha Cuthbert]], [[Zachary Knighton]], [[Adam Pally]], [[Damon Wayans Jr.]] and [[Casey Wilson]]. The show finished it's first season on May 25, 2011. The second season begins airing on September 28, 2011. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Eliza Coupe | |
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| Born | Eliza Coupe April 6, 1983 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Eliza Coupe is an American actress best known for her role as Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the medical comedy Scrubs, in which she became a regular for the ninth season. Coupe currently stars as Jane Williams in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings.
Career
Coupe grew up in New Hampshire and graduated from Plymouth Regional High School. She was active in her high school's award-winning theatre program. Her roles included Bonnie in Anything Goes and a Mundy sister in an award-winning production of Dancing at Lughnasa. [citation needed] Eliza graduated from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
In 2003, she toured France playing a soldier in an all-female version of King Lear. In November 2005, her one-woman sketch show The Patriots premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and won her the breakout performer award at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen in March 2006.
In 2007, Coupe appeared in I Think I Love My Wife. She went on to appear in the short lived MTV series Short Circuitz and on the eighth episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, entitled "Girlfriends", as well as an episode of Unhitched. She was a series regular in HBO's 12 Miles of Bad Road and had a recurring role in Samantha Who?.
She had a recurring role as Dr. Denise "Jo" Mahoney on the eighth season of the TV series Scrubs and the companion web series Scrubs: Interns. She was made a regular in Scrubs' ninth season.[1]
In March 2009, Coupe was cast as Callie in the ABC pilot, No Heroics, an adaptation of the UK series of the same name.
Eliza Coupe also in 2009 starred in two episodes in "Flight of the Conchords" on HBO.
In May of 2011, Eliza was cast as the lead female in the independent film, "America Town" filmed in Shangai, China. The movie is scheduled to be released late summer of 2011.
Coupe currently stars in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings alongside Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans Jr. and Casey Wilson. The show finished it's first season on May 25, 2011. The second season begins airing on September 28, 2011.
Personal life
Coupe lives in Los Angeles with her husband Randall Whittinghill. Coupe has suffered from dyslexia since childhood.[2]
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2006 | The Day the World Saved Shane Sawyer | Allison | |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Lisa | |
| 2010 | Somewhere | Hotel Room Neighbour | |
| 2011 | What's Your Number? | Sheila | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Various | 1 episode |
| Flight of the Conchords | Lisa | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Julia | 1 episode |
| 12 Miles of Bad Road | Gaylor Shakespeare | 6 episodes | |
| Samantha Who | Willow | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Katie | 1 episode |
| 2009-2010 | Scrubs | Denise Mahoney | Recurring Season 8; Regular Season 9 |
| 2011 | Community | Special Agent Robin Vohlers | 1 episode |
| 2011-present | Happy Endings | Jane Williams | Series Regular |
References
External links
- Eliza Coupe at IMDb
- Eliza Coupe on Twitter
- Brown, Janelle. "10 Comics to Watch: Eliza Coupe", Variety, July 17, 2006
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