Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps is an American actress, known for her supporting roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek (2001–2003), Love, Inc. (2005–2006) and ER (2006–2007). She played Laurie Keller in the TV series Cougar Town for which she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011.
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The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2x111: Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, & Renée Elise Goldsberry, Nathalie Emmanuel (Mar 20, 2024)
Single Drunk Female (2022)
Guest starring as Darby
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Group of Drunks (Apr 13, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x09: Coming Clean (Apr 13, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x08: Darby (Apr 13, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2024-03-04: Busy Philipps, Emily Calandrelli (Mar 4, 2024)
Girls5eva (2021)
Starring as Summer
(22 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: New York (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 3x05: Cleveland (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 3x04: Orlando (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 3x03: Clarksville (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 3x02: Bomont (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 3x01: Fort Worth (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Tour Mode (Jun 9, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Returnity (Jun 2, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: B.P.E. (May 26, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Leave a Message If You Love Me (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Can't Wait 2 Wait (May 12, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Who U Know (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Triumphant Return to the Studio (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Album Mode (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Separ8 Ways (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: A.I.R.P.I.G. (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Cease and Desist (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Catskills (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Carma (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Alf Musik (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: D'wasg (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (May 6, 2021)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 4x90: Girls5eva, Rachel Smith (Mar 11, 2024)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2x141: Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval (May 5, 2021)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x191: Tina Fey, Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps, Liam Neeson (Jun 15, 2021)
- Episode 3x160: Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell (May 3, 2021)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 5x20: Girls5eva Cast (Jun 23, 2023)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Co-Host
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x69: Jessica Biel, guest co-host Busy Philipps (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x65: Matthew McConaughey, James Van Der Beek, Lawrence Zarian, guest co-host Busy Philipps (Jul 31, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x42: Ansel Elgort, Dua Lipa, guest co-host Busy Philipps (Jun 28, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x41: Justin Hartley, Peter Gros, James Blunt, guest co-host Busy Philipps (Jun 27, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2x153: Kerry Washington, Busy Philipps, David Foster (Apr 11, 2018)
The Comedy Jam (2017)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 1x08: James Davis, Busy Philipps & Jon Rudnitsky (May 10, 2017)
Search Party (2016)
Guest starring as Donna
- Episode 4x04: Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig (Jan 21, 2021)
Vice Principals (2016)
Starring as Gale Liptrapp
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: The Union of the Wizard & The Warrior (Nov 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Venetian Nights (Nov 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Spring Break (Oct 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: The Most Popular Boy (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: The King (Oct 1, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Slaughter (Sep 24, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Tiger Town (Sep 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: End of the Line (Sep 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Gin (Sep 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: The Good Book (Aug 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: The Foundation of Learning (Aug 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Run for the Money (Aug 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Field Trip (Jul 31, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: A Trusty Steed (Jul 24, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: The Principal (Jul 17, 2016)
Match Game (2016)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2x07: Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Matthew Morrison, Busy Philipps, Taye Diggs, Valerie Bertinelli (Apr 2, 2017)
Angie Tribeca (2016)
Guest starring as Courtney Woodpatch-Newton
- Episode 2x02: Miso Dead (Jun 6, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-10-17: Peter Dinklage, Busy Philipps, Noname (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 2016-07-11: Bryan Cranston, Busy Philipps, Blink-182 (Jul 11, 2016)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-11-07: Busy Philipps , Noah Centineo, Derren Brown, Morrissey (Nov 7, 2018)
- Episode 2018-04-19: Busy Philipps, Eugenio Derbez, Emily VanCamp, Bishop Briggs (Apr 19, 2018)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
Guest starring as Sheba Goodman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: Kimmy Finds a Liar! (Jan 25, 2019)
- Episode 4x06: Kimmy Meets an Old Friend! (May 30, 2018)
The Odd Couple (2015)
Guest starring as Natasha
- Episode 3x10: Should She Stay or Should She Go (Jan 9, 2017)
Celebrity Name Game (2014)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 1x45: Busy Phillips & Kathryn Hahn (Oct 22, 2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2024-04-11: Liev Schreiber, Busy Philipps, Andrew Hurley (Apr 11, 2024)
- Episode 2022-06-14: Miles Teller, Busy Philipps, Jana Schmieding, Jordyn Blakely (Jun 14, 2022)
- Episode 2020-08-20: Kenan Thompson, Busy Philipps (Aug 20, 2020)
- Episode 2019-01-31: Michael Moore, Busy Phillips, Conan Gray (Jan 31, 2019)
- Episode 2014-03-10: Andy Samberg, Busy Philipps, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer (Mar 10, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2021-05-04: Andrew Garfield, Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps, Thomas Rhett (May 4, 2021)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Busy Phillipps
- Episode 2014-06-23: Jason Nash, Busy Phillips & Andy Daly (Jun 23, 2014)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Eleanor Roosevelt
- Episode 4x04: The Roosevelts (Oct 18, 2016)
Guest starring as Rose Valland
- Episode 5x01: Heroines (Jan 23, 2018)
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (2012)
Guest starring as Judge
- Episode 1x02: RuPaul's Gaff-In (Oct 29, 2012)
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2x01: A Reunion... (Oct 23, 2012)
Live! with Kelly (2011)
Guest starring as guest co-host
- Episode 3x142: Kevin James, Chelsea Handler, Randall Park, Kevin Pereira, guest co-host Busy Philipps (Mar 28, 2017)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2x81: Co-Host Dari Alexander | Busy Philipps (Jan 16, 2013)
Happy Endings (2011)
Guest starring as Coffee Stand Woman
- Episode 2x07: The Code War (Nov 16, 2011) [Uncredited]
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2018-04-20: Busy Philipps, Sebastian Stan (Apr 20, 2018)
Guest starring as Guest Co-Host
- Episode 2024-03-27: Peter Krause, Kim Raver, Busy Philipps (Mar 27, 2024)
Cougar Town (2009)
Starring as Laurie Keller
(102 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: Mary Jane's Last Dance (Mar 31, 2015)
- Episode 6x12: A Two Story Town (Mar 24, 2015)
- Episode 6x11: Climb That Hill (Mar 17, 2015)
- Episode 6x10: Yer So Bad (Mar 10, 2015)
- Episode 6x09: Two Men Talking (Mar 3, 2015)
- Episode 6x08: This One's For Me (Mar 3, 2015)
- Episode 6x07: The Wild One, Forever (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 6x06: The Wrong Thing to Do (Feb 10, 2015)
- Episode 6x05: Even the Losers (Feb 3, 2015)
- Episode 6x04: Waiting for Tonight (Jan 27, 2015)
- Episode 6x03: To Find a Friend (Jan 20, 2015)
- Episode 6x02: Full Grown Boy (Jan 13, 2015)
- Episode 6x01: American Dream Plan B (Jan 6, 2015)
- Episode 5x13: We Stand a Chance (Apr 1, 2014)
- Episode 5x12: Love Is a Long Road (Mar 25, 2014)
- Episode 5x11: Refugee (Mar 18, 2014)
- Episode 5x10: Too Good to Be True (Mar 11, 2014)
- Episode 5x09: Too Much Ain't Enough (Mar 4, 2014)
- Episode 5x08: Mystery of Love (Feb 25, 2014)
- Episode 5x07: Time to Move On (Feb 18, 2014)
- Episode 5x06: Learning to Fly (Feb 11, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: Hard on Me (Feb 4, 2014)
- Episode 5x04: The Trip to Pirate's Cove (Jan 28, 2014)
- Episode 5x03: Depending on You (Jan 21, 2014)
- Episode 5x02: Like a Diamond (Jan 14, 2014)
- Episode 5x01: All or Nothin' (Jan 7, 2014)
- Episode 4x15: Have Love Will Travel (Apr 9, 2013)
- Episode 4x14: Don't Fade on Me (Apr 9, 2013)
- Episode 4x13: The Criminal Kind (Apr 2, 2013)
- Episode 4x12: This Old Town (Mar 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x11: Saving Grace (Mar 19, 2013)
- Episode 4x10: You Tell Me (Mar 12, 2013)
- Episode 4x09: Make It Better (Mar 5, 2013)
- Episode 4x08: You and I Will Meet Again (Feb 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x07: Flirting with Time (Feb 19, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: Restless (Feb 12, 2013)
- Episode 4x05: Runnin' Down a Dream (Feb 5, 2013)
- Episode 4x04: I Should Have Known It (Jan 29, 2013)
- Episode 4x03: Between Two Worlds (Jan 22, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: I Need to Know (Jan 15, 2013)
- Episode 4x01: Blue Sunday (Jan 8, 2013)
- Episode 3x15: My Life/Your World - Part 2 (May 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x14: My Life/Your World - Part 1 (May 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x13: It'll All Work Out (May 15, 2012)
- Episode 3x12: Square One (May 15, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: Down South (May 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x10: Southern Accents (May 1, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Money Becomes King (Apr 24, 2012)
- Episode 3x08: Ways to Be Wicked (Apr 17, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: You Can Still Change Your Mind (Apr 10, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: Something Big (Mar 20, 2012)
- Episode 3x05: A One Story Town (Mar 13, 2012)
- Episode 3x04: Full Moon Fever (Mar 6, 2012)
- Episode 3x03: Lover's Touch (Feb 28, 2012)
- Episode 3x02: A Mind with a Heart of Its Own (Feb 21, 2012)
- Episode 3x01: Ain't Love Strange (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 2x22: Something Good Coming - Part 2 (May 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x21: Something Good Coming - Part 1 (May 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x20: Free Fallin' (May 18, 2011)
- Episode 2x19: Damaged by Love (May 11, 2011)
- Episode 2x18: Lonesome Sundown (May 4, 2011)
- Episode 2x17: You're Gonna Get It (Apr 27, 2011)
- Episode 2x16: Baby's a Rock 'N' Roller (Apr 20, 2011)
- Episode 2x15: Walls (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 2x14: Cry to Me (Feb 2, 2011)
- Episode 2x13: Lost Children (Jan 26, 2011)
- Episode 2x12: A Thing About You (Jan 19, 2011)
- Episode 2x11: No Reason to Cry (Jan 5, 2011)
- Episode 2x10: The Same Old You (Dec 8, 2010)
- Episode 2x09: When the Time Comes (Nov 24, 2010)
- Episode 2x08: Little Girl Blues (Nov 17, 2010)
- Episode 2x07: Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) (Nov 3, 2010)
- Episode 2x06: You Don't Know How It Feels (Oct 27, 2010)
- Episode 2x05: Keeping Me Alive (Oct 20, 2010)
- Episode 2x04: The Damage You've Done (Oct 13, 2010)
- Episode 2x03: Makin' Some Noise (Oct 6, 2010)
- Episode 2x02: Let Yourself Go (Sep 29, 2010)
- Episode 2x01: All Mixed Up (Sep 22, 2010)
- Episode 1x24: Finding Out (May 19, 2010)
- Episode 1x23: Breakdown (May 12, 2010)
- Episode 1x22: Feel a Whole Lot Better (May 5, 2010)
- Episode 1x21: Letting You Go (Apr 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x20: Wake Up Time (Apr 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x19: Everything Man (Mar 31, 2010)
- Episode 1x18: Turn This Car Around (Mar 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x17: Counting on You (Mar 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x16: What Are You Doin' in My Life? (Mar 3, 2010)
- Episode 1x15: When a Kid Goes Bad (Feb 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x14: All the Wrong Reasons (Feb 3, 2010)
- Episode 1x13: Stop Dragging My Heart Around (Jan 20, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Scare Easy (Jan 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Rhino Skin (Jan 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: Mystery Man (Dec 9, 2009)
- Episode 1x09: Here Comes My Girl (Nov 25, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: Two Gunslingers (Nov 18, 2009)
- Episode 1x07: Don't Come Around Here No More (Nov 4, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) (Oct 28, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: You Wreck Me (Oct 21, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: I Won't Back Down (Oct 14, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Don't Do Me Like That (Oct 7, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: Into the Great Wide Open (Sep 30, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2009)
Community (2009)
Guest starring as Female Chanter
- Episode 2x24: For a Few Paintballs More (May 12, 2011) [Uncredited]
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
(5 episodes)
- Episode 21x03: Busy Philipps, Dan Levy (Jan 9, 2024)
- Episode 18x88: Busy Philipps and Amber Ruffin (May 13, 2021)
- Episode 15x167: Busy Philipps; Ashley Graham (Oct 18, 2018)
- Episode 13x117: Jeff Lewis & Busy Philipps (Jul 13, 2016)
- Episode 12x23: Busy Philipps & Tom Colicchio (Feb 4, 2015)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Guest starring as Kacy Corbin
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x19: Last Voyage of the Jimmy Carter (Mar 20, 2009)
- Episode 2x18: Today Is the Day (Mar 13, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: Brothers of Nablus (Nov 3, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: Allison from Palmdale (Sep 29, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: The Mousetrap (Sep 22, 2008)
- Episode 2x02: Automatic for the People (Sep 15, 2008)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2015-02-19: Lauren Graham (guest host), Ray Romano, Busy Philipps, Tom Papa (Feb 19, 2015)
The Soup (2004)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 11x22: Busy Philipps & J.B. Smoove (Jun 4, 2014)
Arrested Development (2003)
Guest starring as Joan
- Episode 4x02: Borderline Personalities (May 26, 2013) [Co-Star]
Undeclared (2001)
Guest starring as Kelly
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Day After (Feb 12, 2002)
- Episode 1x12: Truth or Dare (Jan 29, 2002)
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Starring as Kim Kelly
(16 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: Noshing and Moshing ()
- Episode 1x17: Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers ()
- Episode 1x16: Kim Kelly Is My Friend ()
- Episode 1x15: Discos and Dragons (Jul 8, 2000)
- Episode 1x14: The Little Things (Jul 8, 2000)
- Episode 1x13: Smooching and Mooching (Jul 8, 2000)
- Episode 1x11: The Garage Door (Mar 13, 2000)
- Episode 1x10: Looks and Books (Feb 7, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: The Diary (Jan 31, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: We've Got Spirit (Jan 24, 2000)
- Episode 1x07: Girlfriends and Boyfriends (Jan 17, 2000)
- Episode 1x06: Carded and Discarded (Jan 10, 2000)
- Episode 1x05: I'm with the Band (Nov 13, 1999)
- Episode 1x04: Tests and Breasts (Nov 6, 1999)
- Episode 1x03: Tricks and Treats (Oct 30, 1999)
- Episode 1x02: Beers and Weirs (Oct 2, 1999)
Guest starring as Kim Kelly
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 25, 1999) [Co-Star]
Dawson's Creek (1998)
Starring as Audrey Liddell
(24 episodes)
- Episode 6x24: ...Must Come to an End (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 6x23: All Good Things... (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 6x22: Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption (May 7, 2003)
- Episode 6x21: Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road (Apr 30, 2003)
- Episode 6x20: Catch-22 (Apr 23, 2003)
- Episode 6x19: Lovelines (Apr 16, 2003)
- Episode 6x18: Love Bites (Apr 9, 2003)
- Episode 6x17: Sex and Violence (Apr 2, 2003)
- Episode 6x16: That Was Then (Mar 26, 2003)
- Episode 6x15: Castaways (Feb 12, 2003)
- Episode 6x14: Clean and Sober (Feb 5, 2003)
- Episode 6x13: Rock Bottom (Jan 29, 2003)
- Episode 6x12: All the Right Moves (Jan 22, 2003)
- Episode 6x11: Day Out of Days (Jan 15, 2003)
- Episode 6x10: Merry Mayhem (Dec 11, 2002)
- Episode 6x09: Everything Put Together Falls Apart (Nov 20, 2002)
- Episode 6x08: Spiderwebs (Nov 13, 2002)
- Episode 6x07: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (Nov 6, 2002)
- Episode 6x06: Living Dead Girl (Oct 30, 2002)
- Episode 6x05: The Impostors (Oct 23, 2002)
- Episode 6x04: Instant Karma! (Oct 16, 2002)
- Episode 6x03: The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest (Oct 9, 2002)
- Episode 6x02: The Song Remains the Same (Oct 2, 2002)
- Episode 6x01: The Kids Are Alright (Oct 2, 2002)
Guest starring as Audrey Liddell
(22 episodes)
- Episode 5x23: Swan Song (May 15, 2002)
- Episode 5x22: The Abby (May 8, 2002)
- Episode 5x21: After Hours (May 1, 2002)
- Episode 5x20: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Apr 24, 2002)
- Episode 5x19: 100 Light Years from Home (Apr 17, 2002)
- Episode 5x18: Cigarette Burns (Apr 10, 2002)
- Episode 5x17: Highway to Hell (Apr 3, 2002)
- Episode 5x16: In a Lonely Place (Feb 20, 2002)
- Episode 5x14: Guerilla Filmmaking (Feb 6, 2002)
- Episode 5x13: Something Wilder (Jan 30, 2002)
- Episode 5x12: Sleeping Arrangements (Jan 23, 2002)
- Episode 5x11: Something Wild (Jan 16, 2002)
- Episode 5x10: Appetite for Destruction (Dec 19, 2001)
- Episode 5x09: Four Scary Stories (Dec 12, 2001)
- Episode 5x08: Hotel New Hampshire (Nov 28, 2001)
- Episode 5x07: Text, Lies and Videotape (Nov 21, 2001)
- Episode 5x06: High Anxiety (Nov 14, 2001)
- Episode 5x05: Use Your Disillusion (Nov 7, 2001)
- Episode 5x04: The Long Goodbye (Oct 31, 2001)
- Episode 5x03: Capeside Revisited (Oct 24, 2001)
- Episode 5x02: The Lost Weekend (Oct 17, 2001)
- Episode 5x01: The Bostonians (Oct 10, 2001)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Busy Philipps
- Episode 2024-05-01: Tiger Woods, Chris Pine, Melissa Joan Hart, Billy Idol, Busy Philipps, Benny Blanco, Kelly Corrigan (May 1, 2024)