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Liza Lapira

Highest Rated: 90% Inside Out 2 (2024)

Lowest Rated: 18% A Little Something for Your Birthday (2017)

Birthday: Dec 3, 1981

Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA

Growing up in New York City, Liza Lapira was exposed to all kinds of theater. Wanting to be an actress herself, it wasn't long before she was appearing in plays such as Shakespeare's "As You Like It," playwright Alexandra Cunningham's "No. 11 Blue and White," and Homer's "The Odyssey." In the early 2000s she guest starred in TV series that were primarily shot in New York, including "Sex and the City" (HBO, 2000-04), "Without a Trace" (CBS, 2002-08) and "The Sopranos" (HBO, 1999-2006). In 2004, Lapira felt limited by the number of acting opportunities in New York and booked a one-way flight to Los Angeles. Before long the acting jobs started pouring in. She was cast as a series regular on "Huff" (2004-06) which ran for two seasons on Showtime, and followed that up by appearing several times as a forensics tech on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999- ). In 2008, Lapira co-starred in two major motion pictures: "21," in which she played an MIT student that bilks a Las Vegas casino for millions after learning to count cards; and "Cloverfield" (2008). Director J.J. Abrams' disaster flick about monsters taking over New York City. Lapira had a recurring role on the short-lived science fiction series, "Dollhouse" (Fox, 2009-10) and also made a brief but memorable appearance as the bubbly friend of Emma Stone's character in the 2011 romantic comedy, "Crazy, Stupid, Love" (2011) Lapira has since appeared in "The Samuel Project" (2018), "The Fabulous Filipino Brothers" (2021), the TV movie "Must Love Christmas" and the feature film "Modern Persuasion" (2020).

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Highest rated movies

90% 95% Inside Out 2 Watchlist
87% 84% The Fabulous Filipino Brothers
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79% 78% Crazy, Stupid, Love. Watchlist
53% 55% Modern Persuasion
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36% 66% 21
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22% 41% Repo Men
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18% 44% A Little Something for Your Birthday Watchlist
25% Table for Three
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80% Must Love Christmas
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100% The Samuel Project Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
90% 95% Inside Out 2 Disgust (Voice) $653.0M 2024
No Score Yet 80% Must Love Christmas Natalie (Character) - 2022
87% 84% The Fabulous Filipino Brothers Unknown (Character) - 2021
53% 55% Modern Persuasion Lizzie Lynch (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 100% The Samuel Project Nadia Akiyama (Character) $11.1K 2018
18% 44% A Little Something for Your Birthday Darla (Character) - 2017
79% 78% Crazy, Stupid, Love. Liz (Character) $84.3M 2011
No Score Yet 33% See You in September Monica (Character) - 2010
22% 41% Repo Men Alva (Character) $13.8M 2010
No Score Yet 25% Table for Three Nerissa (Character) - 2009
36% 66% 21 Kianna (Character) $81.2M 2008
No Score Yet 73% L.A. Blues Unknown (Character) - 2007

TV

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No Score Yet 52% The Equalizer Melody "Mel" Bayani (Character) 2021-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2022
84% 48% Empire Vera (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 67% The Good Doctor Nurse Ann Flores (Guest Star) 2018
19% 56% 9JKL Eve (Character) 2017-2018
50% 57% Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Leslie Barrett (Character) 2016
41% 58% Angel From Hell Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 92% Con Man Brenda (Guest Star) 2015
96% 67% Battle Creek Detective Erin Jacocks (Guest Star) 2015
81% 81% Power Grace Pak (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 81% Blue Bloods Taru (Guest Star) 2014
32% 61% Super Fun Night Helen-Alice (Character) 2013-2014
94% 78% Royal Pains Erika Seelig (Guest Star) 2013
85% 83% Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Robin (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2012-2013
78% 60% Drop Dead Diva Abby Halstead (Guest Star) 2012
67% No Score Yet Traffic Light Unknown (Character) 2011
72% 84% Dollhouse Unknown (Guest Star) 2009-2010
No Score Yet 84% NCIS Special Agent Michelle Lee (Guest Star) 2006-2008
71% 81% Dexter Det. Yuki Amado (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 85% ER Christine (Guest Star) 2008
89% 88% Monk Dr. Souter (Guest Star) 2007
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Forensics Tech (Guest Star) 2007
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Parkers Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
92% 96% The Sopranos Amanda Kim (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 75% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
70% 80% Sex and the City Pam (Guest Star) 2003
79% No Score Yet The Education of Max Bickford Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 2001