Busy Philipps
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Busy Philipps
| image = Busy Philipps (47282558822) (portrait).jpg
| caption = Philipps speaking at South by Southwest in 2019
| birth_name = Elizabeth Jean Philipps
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|6|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
| alma_mater = Loyola Marymount University
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Marc Silverstein|2007|2021|end=separated}}
| 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.{{Cite web|title=PHOTOS - Busy Philipps représente Cougar Town aux People's Choice Awards|url=https://www.purebreak.com/media/busy-philipps-represente-cougar-town-119839.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=purebreak.com|language=fr|archive-date=November 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110163331/https://www.purebreak.com/media/busy-philipps-represente-cougar-town-119839.html|url-status=live}} 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!. From 2021 to 2024, she starred on the Peacock / Netflix original series Girls5eva.
Early life
Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.{{cite magazine | url = https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/busy-philipps/bio/143137 | title = Busy Philipps Biography | magazine = TVGuide.com | access-date = December 10, 2012 | archive-date = January 30, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130130113732/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/busy-philipps/bio/143137 | url-status = live }}{{cite news|last1=Heldman|first1=Breanne L.|title='Made of Honor' star Busy Philipps has a lot on her plate|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/made-honor-star-busy-philipps-lot-plate-article-1.281706|access-date=February 14, 2016|work=NY Daily News|date=April 25, 2008|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020201057/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/made-honor-star-busy-philipps-lot-plate-article-1.281706|url-status=live}} She received the nickname "Busy" as a child; sources conflict on whether the nickname came from her parents{{cite news |title=Busy Philipps: 'I've been on three big TV shows but was broke by the age of 28' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/21/busy-philipps-ive-been-on-three-big-tv-shows-but-was-broke-by-the-age-of-28- |newspaper=The Observer |first=Sophie |last=Heawood |date=October 21, 2018 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114053723/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/21/busy-philipps-ive-been-on-three-big-tv-shows-but-was-broke-by-the-age-of-28- |url-status=live }} or a babysitter named Susie.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/busy-philipps/biography.html|title=Busy Philipps|work=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=June 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812075745/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/busy-philipps/biography.html|archive-date=August 12, 2014}} She said on her late-night talk show, Busy Tonight, that her mother gave her the nickname, but during her book tour said that her babysitter had given it to her. This was clarified on an episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! when she confirmed to host Scott Aukerman that it was her babysitter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/busy-burgeys/|title=Busy Burgeys, episode #672 of Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast on Earwolf|website=www.earwolf.com|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001212647/https://www.earwolf.com/episode/busy-burgeys/|url-status=live}} Phillips was raised in Scottsdale, Arizona,{{cite web|work=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/busy-philipps-girls5eva-netflix-instagram-1234986950/|title=Busy Philipps Took Over Social Media. Now She’s Taking Over Netflix|date=March 14, 2024|last=Brodsky|first=Rachel|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240314145304/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/busy-philipps-girls5eva-netflix-instagram-1234986950/|archive-date=March 14, 2024|url-status=live}} where she graduated from Chaparral High School.{{cite web|work=ABC 15|url=https://www.abc15.com/local/busy-phillips-and-the-bella-twins-reminisce-on-growing-up-in-arizona|title=Busy Phillips and the Bella Twins Reminisce on Growing Up in Arizona|date=February 21, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240701022321/https://www.abc15.com/local/busy-phillips-and-the-bella-twins-reminisce-on-growing-up-in-arizona|archive-date=July 1, 2024}}
Phillips attended Loyola Marymount University at the same time as Colin Hanks and Freaks and Geeks costar Linda Cardellini. She then dated Hanks for several years, after they left school.{{cite news|last1=Soriano|first1=César G.|title=Colin Hanks follows his dad's lead|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/2002/2002-01-10-colin-hanks.htm|access-date=February 14, 2016|work=USA Today|date=January 10, 2002|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222134126/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/2002/2002-01-10-colin-hanks.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Lauren|title=66 Celebrity Couples You Most Definitely Forgot About|url=http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/21678268/image/21680591/Busy-Philipps-Colin-Hanks|website=Pop Sugar|access-date=February 14, 2016|date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=February 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217081549/http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/21678268/image/21680591/Busy-Philipps-Colin-Hanks|url-status=live}}
Career
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While still in high school, Philipps worked at toy trade fairs as a real-life Barbie, her sister Cool Teen Skipper. Among the many people who saw her at toy conventions was actress Sharon Stone, who was impressed with her performance and told Philipps that she would be a star.
Her first major role was Kim Kelly in the 1999–2000 comedy-drama TV series Freaks and Geeks; Philipps appeared in all but one of the show's 18 episodes (the episode "Chokin' & Tokin'").{{cite news|last1=Kaufman|first1=Amy|title=Judd Apatow's 'Freaks and Geeks' gang reminisces -- and mocks James Franco|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/freaks-and-geeks-paley-fest-judd-apatow-james-franco-jason-segel-seth-rogen.html|access-date=February 14, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 14, 2011|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306204811/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/freaks-and-geeks-paley-fest-judd-apatow-james-franco-jason-segel-seth-rogen.html|url-status=live}} She made her film debut in the comedy The Smokers in 2000, and had various small appearances on television.
In 2001, Philipps was cast as Audrey Liddell in the teen drama Dawson's Creek.{{cite web|last1=O'Toole|first1=Lesley|title=Busy Philipps Pours One Out for 'Cougar Town'|url=http://www.backstage.com/interview/busy-philipps-pours-one-out-cougar-town/|website=Backstage|access-date=February 14, 2016|date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801073049/https://www.backstage.com/interview/busy-philipps-pours-one-out-cougar-town/|url-status=live}}
Philipps appeared in several films, including Home Room (2002) and White Chicks (2004). She was cast in the UPN sitcom Love, Inc. in a role originally intended for Shannen Doherty.{{cite news|last1=Brownfield|first1=Paul|title=Don't make a date with 'Love, Inc.'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-22-wk-love22-story.html|access-date=February 14, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 22, 2005|archive-date=July 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711082741/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/22/news/wk-love22|url-status=live}} The show lasted one season (2005–2006). In 2006, she had a major recurring role as Hope Bobeck on ER, alongside her Freaks and Geeks co-star Linda Cardellini. During her second year on ER, her character was written out as heading to South America to "fulfill her Christian mission".{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/busy-busy-philipps-11816/|title=Busy Busy Philipps Checks Out of the ER|work=TV Guide|access-date=January 9, 2016|date=August 31, 2007|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223013436/http://www.tvguide.com/news/busy-busy-philipps-11816/|url-status=live}}
Philipps had a co-credit for the storyline of the 2007 comedy film Blades of Glory.{{cite web|url=http://jimhalterman.com/interviews/cougar-towns-busy-philipps-on-the-new-hit-abc-sitcom/|title=COUGAR TOWN's Busy Philipps on being a troublemaker|last=Halterman|first=Jim|access-date=January 9, 2016|date=September 29, 2009|work=Jim Halterman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216153219/http://jimhalterman.com/interviews/cougar-towns-busy-philipps-on-the-new-hit-abc-sitcom/|archive-date=February 16, 2016|url-status=dead}} A year later, she appeared in a supporting role in Made of Honor.
She made appearances in He's Just Not That Into You as Kelli Ann{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/revisiting-hes-just-not-that-into-you-review|title=21 Thoughts I Had While Rewatching 'He's Just Not That Into You'|first=Emma|last=Specter|website=Vogue|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=April 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409161901/https://www.vogue.com/article/revisiting-hes-just-not-that-into-you-review|url-status=live}} and on an episode of How I Met Your Mother.
From 2009 to 2015, Philipps portrayed Laurie Keller in the television series Cougar Town. She routinely contributed to the Thrilling Adventure Hour, a live stage radio show.{{cite web|last1=Weber|first1=Sarah|title=Preparing for the end of 'Thrilling Adventure Hour'|url=http://www.dailydot.com/geek/thrilling-adventure-hour-sxsw-2015/|website=The Daily Dot|access-date=January 10, 2016|date=March 17, 2015|archive-date=February 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217041706/http://www.dailydot.com/geek/thrilling-adventure-hour-sxsw-2015/|url-status=live}} Her primary recurring character was the Red Plains Rider.{{cite web|last1=Arnold|first1=Joel|title=Inside 'The Thrilling Adventure Hour' Podcast with Ben Acker and Ben Blacker|url=http://splitsider.com/2014/02/inside-the-thrilling-adventure-hour-podcast-with-ben-acker-and-ben-blacker|website=SplitSider|access-date=January 10, 2016|date=February 5, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222140055/http://splitsider.com/2014/02/inside-the-thrilling-adventure-hour-podcast-with-ben-acker-and-ben-blacker/|url-status=dead}}
On a 2010 appearance on Chelsea Lately, Philipps said that she auditioned for the hit television show Glee just one week after giving birth, following a pregnancy during which she gained 80 pounds.{{cite web|title=Busy Philipps on Chelsea Lately| date=May 2, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRXGS99_x7s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/FRXGS99_x7s| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=January 9, 2016}}{{cbignore}}
Philipps starred on the HBO series Vice Principals (2016–2017).{{cite web|title=Busy Philipps Joins HBO Comedy Series 'Vice Principals'|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/busy-philipps-cast-vice-principals-hbo-1201363342|work=Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|access-date=January 9, 2016|date=January 30, 2015|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308193444/http://deadline.com/2015/01/busy-philipps-cast-vice-principals-hbo-1201363342/|url-status=dead}}
In 2017, she signed on as co-lead opposite Casey Wilson in Tina Fey's comedy pilot The Sackett Sisters for NBC, but it was not picked up.{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Sackett Sisters': Busy Philipps To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot Produced By Tina Fey|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/sackett-sisters-busy-philipps-star-nbc-comedy-pilot-tina-fey-1201915166|access-date=March 23, 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324175346/http://deadline.com/2017/02/sackett-sisters-busy-philipps-star-nbc-comedy-pilot-tina-fey-1201915166/|url-status=dead}}
In 2018 and 2019, Philipps played Sheba Goodman in season 4 of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
She had a late-night talk show called Busy Tonight, which aired on E! from October 28, 2018, to May 16, 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2018/08/16/busy-philipps-talk-show-premiere-date-e/|title=Busy Philipps' Late-Night Talk Show Gets October Premiere at E!|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|date=August 16, 2018|work=TVLine|access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926010950/https://tvline.com/2018/08/16/busy-philipps-talk-show-premiere-date-e/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/busy-tonight-canceled-busy-philipps-instagram|title=Busy Philipps's Busy Tonight Gets Canceled: Why That's So Frustrating|last=Bradley|first=Laura|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022152903/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/busy-tonight-canceled-busy-philipps-instagram|url-status=live}} It was cancelled the same day Philipps was nominated for a 2019 Critics Choice Award.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-06|title=E! cancels Busy Philipps' show the same day she was nominated for a Critics Choice award|url=https://www.newsweek.com/e-cancels-busy-philipps-talk-show-1416122|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Newsweek|language=en|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613165510/https://www.newsweek.com/e-cancels-busy-philipps-talk-show-1416122|url-status=live}} In August 2020 she began hosting a podcast, Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, along with former Busy Tonight writers Caissie St. Onge and Shantira Jackson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/busy-philipps-launches-podcast-busy-tonight-writers-1303877|title=Busy Philipps Launches Podcast With 'Busy Tonight' Writers (Exclusive)|last=Chuba|first=Kirsten|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008142748/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/busy-philipps-launches-podcast-busy-tonight-writers-1303877|url-status=live}}
In October 2020 it was announced that she had joined the main cast of Peacock's Girls5eva, a musical comedy about a female pop group that reunites 20 years after it flamed out. In its third season the show, created by Meredith Scardino, shifted to Netflix.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2020-10-05 |title=Busy Philipps Joins The Band In Peacock’s ‘Girls5eva’ Alongside Sara Bareilles & Renée Elise Goldsberry |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/busy-philipps-peacock-girls5eva-alongside-sara-bareilles-renee-elise-goldsberry-1234591300/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In February 28, 2023, Philipps was announced as Mrs. George in the 2024 film adaptation of the musical Mean Girls, based on the 2018 Broadway musical.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/mean-girls-movie-musical-busy-philipps-paramount-1235274653/ |title='Mean Girls' Movie Musical At Paramount Adds Busy Philipps |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-03-01 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2023-03-02 |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301191231/https://deadline.com/2023/03/mean-girls-movie-musical-busy-philipps-paramount-1235274653/ |url-status=live }}
=Book=
Philipps's memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, was released October 18, 2018.{{Cite book |title=This Will Only Hurt a Little |last=Philipps |first=Busy |year=2018 |isbn=9781501184710 |edition=Touchstone |location=New York |oclc=1047694480}} It includes a passage where she describes a physical altercation she had with James Franco on the set of Freaks and Geeks. She said she was "bummed" by the amount of attention drawn to just this incident in the book, saying the story was not new, and that she meant it "to illustrate a larger point about the way women are treated in this business and in life."{{Cite news|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/busy-philipps-is-bummed-at-how-the-media-is-covering-the-james-franco-story-in-her-book|title=Busy Philipps Is 'Bummed' at How the Media Is Covering Her Story About James Franco|last=Barna|first=Dan|work=Glamour|date=October 19, 2018|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070922/https://www.glamour.com/story/busy-philipps-is-bummed-at-how-the-media-is-covering-the-james-franco-story-in-her-book|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Philipps married screenwriter Marc Silverstein on June 16, 2007. They have two daughters: Birdie Leigh, born in 2008, and Cricket Pearl, born in 2013.{{cite web|url= http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b23835_busy_phillips_little_bundle_of_joy.html|title= Busy Phillips' Little Bundle of Joy|access-date= October 19, 2009|last= Grossberg|first= Josh|date= August 14, 2008|publisher= E Online|archive-date= October 16, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121016131705/http://www.eonline.com/news/busy_phillips_little_bundle_of_joy/23835|url-status= live}}{{cite magazine|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/03/12/update-actress|title=Update: Actress Busy Philipps expecting first child, a girl|access-date=July 11, 2013|date=March 12, 2008|magazine=People|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928011126/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/03/12/update-actress/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/427246/busy-philipps-welcomes-a-baby-girl-with-husband-marc-silverstein|title=Busy Philipps Welcomes a Baby Girl With Husband Marc Silverstein|last=Finn|first=Natalie|date=July 4, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2013|work=E! Work|archive-date=July 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706211949/http://www.eonline.com/news/427246/busy-philipps-welcomes-a-baby-girl-with-husband-marc-silverstein|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://news.amomama.com/295332-busy-philipps-shares-story-her-daughter.html |title=Busy Philipps Shares the Story behind Her Daughter Cricket Pearl Silverstein's Name |date=September 27, 2022 |last=Dizon |first=Bettina |website=AmoMama |publisher=AmoMama Media Limited |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204235539/https://news.amomama.com/295332-busy-philipps-shares-story-her-daughter.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://people.com/parents/busy-philipps-child-birdie-is-gay-prefers-they-them-pronouns/ |title=Busy Philipps Reveals Her 12-Year-Old Child Birdie Is Gay, Prefers They/Them Pronouns |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |website=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204235536/https://people.com/parents/busy-philipps-child-birdie-is-gay-prefers-they-them-pronouns/ |url-status=live }} They separated in February 2021.{{Cite web |last= Goldstein |first= Joelle |authorlink= |title= Busy Philipps and Husband Marc Silverstein Have Been Separated for More Than Year: 'It's a Journey' |publisher= People |date= May 27, 2022 |url= https://people.com/tv/busy-philipps-marc-silverstein-separate/?amp=true |accessdate= May 28, 2022 |archive-date= May 27, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220527203746/https://people.com/tv/busy-philipps-marc-silverstein-separate/?amp=true |url-status= live }}
Philipps has ADHD.{{Cite web |url= https://www.self.com/story/busy-philipps-adhd |title= Busy Philipps on the Subtle ADHD Symptoms That She Missed For Years |website= self.com |date= 10 May 2024}}
=Political views=
After the Alabama Legislature's May 14, 2019, passage of House Bill 314 (also known as the "Human Life Protection Act"), Philipps advocated that women speak out if they had had abortions. On May 14, she invoked the hashtag #YouKnowMe (established on February 18) to her 370,000 followers on Twitter, with her call for testimonies:{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/48286795|title=Emotional abortion stories shared with #youknowme|last=Sini|first=Rozina|date=May 16, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530133735/https://www.bbc.com/news/48286795|url-status=live}} "1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme. So let's do this: if you are also the 1 in 4, let's share it and start to end the shame. Use #youknowme and share your truth."{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/busyphilipps/status/1128515490559610881|title=1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme. So let's do this: if you are also the 1 in 4, let's share it and start to end the shame. Use #youknowme and share your truth.|last=Philipps|first=Busy|date=May 14, 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=September 9, 2020|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017015811/https://twitter.com/busyphilipps/status/1128515490559610881|url-status=live}} The previous week she revealed on her Busy Tonight TV show that she had an abortion at age 15.{{cite news|last=Safronova|first=Valeriya|date=May 15, 2019|title=Thousands of Women Have Shared Abortion Stories With #YouKnowMe. She Was First.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/style/busy-philipps-abortion-youknowme.html|issn=0362-4331|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521020415/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/style/busy-philipps-abortion-youknowme.html|url-status=live}}
On June 4, 2019, Philipps gave a testimonial before the House Judiciary Committee defending women's right to access more abortion clinics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/04/politics/louie-gohmert-busy-philipps-house-abortion/index.html|title=GOP lawmaker questions actress Busy Philipps on abortion in House hearing|first=Eli|last=Watkins|website=CNN|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606140700/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/04/politics/louie-gohmert-busy-philipps-house-abortion/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first=Anna|last=Sheffer|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/busy-philipps-testified-reproductive-rights-160414560.html|title=Busy Philipps testified about reproductive rights, and she shut down a congressman who questioned her|website=Yahoo.com|language=en-US|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606094332/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/busy-philipps-testified-reproductive-rights-160414560.html|url-status=live}} She spoke of her own experience with abortion: "I am a human being that deserves autonomy in this country that calls itself free, and choices that a human being makes about their own bodies should not be legislated by strangers who can't possibly know or understand each individual's circumstances or beliefs."{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/busy-philipps-testify-to-congress-abortion|title=Watch Busy Philipps Testify to Congress: The Reason I Had an Abortion "Shouldn't Matter"|last=Silver|first=Jocelyn|website=W Magazine|date=June 5, 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607223848/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/busy-philipps-testify-to-congress-abortion|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000
|{{sortname|The|Smokers|The Smokers (film)}} |Karen Carter | |
| 2002
|Alicia Browning | |
| rowspan="2" |2004
|Mummy an' the Armadillo |Carol Ann | |
| White Chicks
|Karen Googlestein | |
| 2005
|Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story |Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2008
|Melissa | |
| 2009
|Kelli Ann | |
| 2010
|Revolution |Emily |Short film |
| 2011
|Wendy Best | |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Cordelia (voice) | |
| Made in Cleveland
| Shannon | |
| 2013
|Ashley | |
| 2014
|Jason Nash is Married |Busy Philipps | |
| 2015
|Duffy | |
| 2016
|FML |Amanda | |
| 2018
| Jane | |
| 2022
| Foofy Dog (voice) | |
| 2024
| Mrs. George | |
= Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999
|Saving Graces |Mindy |TV series |
| 1999–2000
|Kim Kelly |18 episodes |
| 2000
|Meghan |Episode: "High School Play" |
| rowspan="3" |2001
|Chasity Pasley | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| Spring Break Lawyer
|Jenny |
| Dead Last
|Tracy Sallback |Episode: "Death Is in the Air" |
| 2001–2003
|Audrey Liddell |Main role (season 6); recurring (season 5) |
| 2002
|Kelly |2 episodes |
| 2003
|Criminology 101 |Polly | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2004
|Foster Hall |Peg Hall |
| rowspan="3" |2005
|Alex Morrill |2 episodes |
| Testing Bob
|Madison 'Maddie' West |Television film |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
|Korlianne (voice) |Episode: "Girl Trouble" |
| 2005–2006
|Denise Johnson |22 episodes |
| 2005, 2018
|Dana / Blanch (voices) |2 episodes |
| 2006–2007
|ER |Dr. Hope Bobeck |19 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2007
|Cheryl |Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| How I Met Your Mother
|Rachel |Episode: "Third Wheel" |
| 2008–2009
|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles |Kacy Corbin |5 episodes |
| 2009
|Whitney |Episode: "Competition" |
| 2009–2015
|Laurie Keller |Main role |
| rowspan="2" |2011
|Greendale Team Member |Episode: "For a Few Paintballs More" |
| Fish Hooks
|Clamanda (voice) |Episode: "We've Got Fish Spirits" |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | rowspan="2" |Herself |Episode: "A Reunion..." |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
|Episode: "RuPaul's Gaff In" |
| 2013
|Joan |Episode: "Borderline Personalities" |
| 2014
|Karen |2 episodes |
| 2014–2018
|Various |3 episodes |
| 2015
|Bottom's Butte |Beverly Bottom (voice) |Episode: "Pilot |
| rowspan="3" |2016
|Connie |Episode: "300 Feet" |
| Angie Tribeca
|Courtney Woodpatch-Newton |Episode: "Miso Dead" |
| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
|Cate Kates |Episode: "Spiritual Gurus" |
| 2016–2017
|Gale Liptrapp |Main role |
| rowspan="4" |2017
|Natasha |Episode: "Should She Stay or Should She Go?" |
| Chopped Junior
|Herself (guest judge) |Episode: "Curry Hurry" |
| The Sackett Sisters
|Mandy Sackett |Episode: "Pilot" |
| Beat Bobby Flay
|Herself (guest judge) |Episode: "Tame the Flame" |
| 2018
|Camping{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/05/16/elisabeth-shue-cast-the-boys-amazon-drama-series/|title=TVLine Items: Elisabeth Shue Joins Amazon's Boys, Kimmy Trailer and More|website=TVLine|first=Vlada|last=Gelman|date=May 16, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115023629/https://tvline.com/2018/05/16/elisabeth-shue-cast-the-boys-amazon-drama-series/|url-status=dead}} |Allison |Episode: "Up All Night" |
| rowspan="2" |2018–2019
|Sheba Goodman |2 episodes |
| Busy Tonight
|Herself |Main role; also executive producer |
| 2019
|Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show | |Episode: "Full House But Black" |
| 2021
|Donna |Episode: "Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig" |
| 2021–2024
|Summer Dutkowsky |Main role |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Amanda |Episode: "Lily's Double Quinceañera" |
| Single Drunk Female
|Darby |3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Work ! Category ! Result |
|---|
| 2003
| Choice TV: Sidekick | {{nominated}} |
| 2010
| rowspan="3" | Cougar Town | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | {{won}}{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}} |
| Gold Derby Awards
|Comedy Supporting Actress |{{Nominated}} |
References
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External links
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- {{Twitter|BusyPhilipps}}
- {{IMDb name|0005311|Busy Philipps}}
- [http://popgurls.com/2012/03/21/interview-busy-phillips-of-cougar-town/ PopGurls Interview: Busy Philipps]
{{Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series}}
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