Lizzy Caplan
Actress
Lizzy Caplan shares insights into her acting career. She talks about her experiences with a new show, detailing her initial reactions to the script and the audition process. Caplan also touches on the show's distinctive comedic style and its connection to other well-known productions.
Lizzy Caplan
of Fox TV’s “The Pitts”
Sundays at 9:30 pm
About Lizzy Caplan
Lizzy Caplan is an actress who began her career in Freaks and Geeks (1999) and gained recognition for playing Janis Ian in Mean Girls (2004). She starred as Virginia Johnson in Masters of Sex (2013–2016), earning an Emmy nomination in 2014. Her work spans television series including Party Down and films such as Hot Tub Time Machine and 127 Hours.
In this interview
- Discussed her role on Fox TV's The Pitts, airing Sundays at 9:30 pm.
- Called the pilot script the oddest she'd ever seen with strange, oddball humor.
- Went through approximately five auditions before landing the role on the show.
- Noted the show's writers came from The Simpsons, giving it similar sensibility.
“When I read that I thought it was the oddest pilot script I've ever seen.”— Lizzy Caplan, in this interview
Since this interview
Caplan went on to star in Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) on FX/Hulu, then took on the iconic Alex Forrest role in Paramount+'s Fatal Attraction series. She later appeared in Netflix's Zero Day conspiracy thriller alongside Robert De Niro.
