Busy Philipps
Date of Birth
25 June 1979, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Birth Name
Elizabeth Jean Philipps
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Spouse
Marc Silverstein (1 June 2007 - present) 1 child
Trivia
Auditioned for the role of Lindsay Weir on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999) before being cast as Kim Kelly.
Auditioned for the television show "Roswell" (1999).
Her parents gave her the nickname Busy, because as an infant she was always moving, the name stuck, and it even appears on her driver's license.
Raised in Scottsdale, Arizona
She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona where she was taught by high-school theatre teacher Deborah Carrick.
She attended Loyola Marymount University at the same time as Colin Hanks, Linda Cardellini and Sarah Norton.
Worked the toy fair circuit as a real-life Barbie before making her show-business debut.
Filmed a pilot for a 2004 TV series for NBC called "Foster Home" with Macaulay Culkin, but the show was never picked up.
Godmother of Matilda Ledger, the daughter of her "Dawson's Creek" (1998)co-star Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger.
Announced that she's expecting her first child with husband Marc Silverstein. [January 2008]
Daughter, Birdie Leigh Silverstein, was born on August 13, 2008, weighing in at 9 lbs, 7 oz and 21½ inches long.
Where Are They Now
(October 2002) she is now a cast regular in the TV drama "Dawson's Creek" (1998).
(January 2008) She is starring in the film "Made of Honor" due out in May 2008.
(January 2008) She plays Hope Bobeck on the TV drama "ER".
(September 2008) Plays the landlady, Kasey, on Fox's, The Terminator: The Sarah Connors Chronicles.
(September 2009) Starring in ABC's Cougar Town
