Liza Lapira

Liza Lapira
Born	(1981-12-03) December 3, 1981 Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present

Liza Lapira (born December 3, 1981) is an American actress. She played Kianna in the 2008 film 21, Special Agent Michelle Lee in the CBS police procedural series NCIS and Ivy, Topher Brink's assistant in Dollhouse. Lapira has also co-starred in the short-lived sitcoms Traffic Light, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and Super Fun Night.

Early life

Liza Lapira was born in Queens, New York. She is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry.

In New York, she acted on stage and in independent films. She moved to Los Angeles in 2004 to work in television.

Career

Stage

Lapira's New York stage credits include As You Like It, The School for Wives, The Odyssey, and Alexandra Cunningham's No. 11 Blue and White.

Film

Early film credits include director Tony Scott's Domino and independent feature The Big Bad Swim, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006. Lapira appeared in J. J. Abrams' 2008 film Cloverfield as Heather and also appeared in Table for Three and 21. In 2009, she played Agent Sophie Trinh in the film Fast & Furious opposite Paul Walker, and in 2010, she played Alva in Repo Men. She portrayed Liz, the sharp-tongued friend of Hannah (Emma Stone) in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Television

Lapira's first major role was a series regular spot on the Showtime TV series Huff. Lapira played neuroscientist Ivy in both seasons of Joss Whedon's series Dollhouse, appearing predominantly with Fran Kranz and Dichen Lachman.

Her TV credits include recurring roles in Dexter, ER, Monk, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, The Parkers as Shaquan, Sex and the City, and The Sopranos.

Lapira had regular roles as Agent Michelle Lee in NCIS, Lisa in Traffic Light, Robin in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and Detective Jacocks in Battle Creek.

Personal life

Lapira is a supporter of LA's BEST, an after-school enrichment program in conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District. She is also a supporter of the #ActToChange anti-bullying campaign.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Autumn in New York	Charlotte's birthday friend
2002	Brown Sugar	Hot 97 receptionist
2005	Domino	Chinegro woman
2006	The Big Bad Swim	Paula
2007	LA Blues	Sandra
2008	Cloverfield	Heather
2008	21	Kianna
2009	Fast & Furious	Sophie Trinh
2009	Table for Three	Nerissa	Direct-to-video
2010	Repo Men	Alva
2010	See You in September	Monica
2010	Marmaduke	Party dog #1	Voice
2011	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	Liz
2012	The Happiest Person in America	Lara	Short film; also associate producer
2014	Someone Marry Barry	Single mom at wedding

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Waitress	Episode: "Wanderlust"
2001	Law & Order	Cheryl Treadwell	Episode: "A Losing Season"
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rebecca Chang	Episode: "Scourge"
2001	The Education of Max Bickford	Nia Sheppard	Episode: "A Very Great Man"
2002	The Education of Max Bickford	Student volunteer	Episode: "Money Changes Everything"
2003	Sex and the City	Pam	Episode: "Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little"
2004	Without a Trace	Layla	Episode: "Legacy"
2004	The Sopranos	Amanda Kim	Episode: "Sentimental Education"
2004	The Parkers	Shaquan	Episode: "At Last"
2004–2006	Huff	Maggie Del Rosario	Main cast; 21 episodes
2006–2008	NCIS	Michelle Lee	12 episodes
2006	Grey's Anatomy	Noelle Lavatte	Episode: "Let the Angels Commit"
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Forensics technician	4 episodes
2007	Monk	Dr. Souter	Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital"
2007	Queens Supreme	N/A	Episode: "Mad About You" (unaired)
2008	ER	Christine	2 episodes
2008	Dexter	Yuki Amado	5 episodes
2009–2010	Dollhouse	Ivy	10 episodes
2011	Traffic Light	Lisa Reilly	Main cast; 13 episodes
2012	Psych	Tina	Episode: "Let's Doo-Wop It Again"
2012–2013	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Robin	Main cast; 13 episodes
2012	Drop Dead Diva	Abby Halstead	Episode: "Winning Ugly"
2013	Royal Pains	Erika Seelig	Episode: "HankWatch"
2013–2014	Super Fun Night	Helen-Alice	Main cast; 17 episodes
2014	Blue Bloods	Skye Bishop	Episode: "Insult to Injury"
2014	Power	Grace Pak	Episode: "Who You With?"
2015	Battle Creek	Detective Jacocks	Recurring; 12 episodes
2016	Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life	Leslie Barrett	Main cast
2016	Angel from Hell	Jill	TV series, 1 episode

External links

• Liza Lapira at the Internet Movie Database