Eliza Coupe plays Denise Mahoney on Scrubs. She guest starred in ten episodes of Season Eight, and appeared in nine Scrubs: Interns webisodes. She was upgraded to the main cast for Season Nine.
Bio[]
Eliza graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and the University of California at Berkeley. In 2003, Eliza toured the country playing a soldier in an all-female version of "King Lear." In November 2005, her one-woman sketch show "The Patriots" premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and went on to win her the breakout performer award at Aspen's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in March 2006. Eliza studied with the Groundlings.
In 2007, Eliza starred in her first film The Day the World Saved Shane Sawyer and soon after I Think I Love My Wife. She went on to appear in the short lived MTV series Short Circuitz and an episode of The Flight of the Conchords and Unhitched. Eliza may be best known for her role of GAYLOR in the HBO series 12 Miles of Bad Road and her multi-episode arc in Samantha Who?. After Scrubs ended in 2010, Eliza was cast as a series regular in the new ABC sitcom Happy Endings.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Media | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Day the World Saved Shane Sawyer | Movie | Allison |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Movie | Lisa |
| Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | TV | Unknown (1 episode) | |
| The Flight of the Conchords | TV | Lisa (1 episode) | |
| 2008 | Unhitched | TV | Julia (1 episode) |
| 12 Miles of Bad Road | TV | Gaylor Shakespeare (6 episodes) | |
| Samantha Who? | TV | Willow (2 episodes) | |
| 2009 | No Heroics | TV Movie | Callie/Crossfade |
| Scrubs | TV | Dr. Denise Mahoney | |
| Royal Pains | TV | Katie | |
| 2010 | Somewhere | Film | Hotel room neighbor |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | TV | Jane (Main Cast Member) |
| What's Your Number? | Film | Unknown | |
| Community | TV | Agent Robin Vhollers |
- Variety.com - Eliza Coupe - 10 Comics to Watch
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| MAIN | Zach Braff • Sarah Chalke • Donald Faison • Neil Flynn • Ken Jenkins • John C. McGinley • Judy Reyes • Eliza Coupe • Kerry Bishé • Michael Mosley • Dave Franco | |
| SUPPORTING | Johnny Kastl • Sam Lloyd • Robert Maschio • Christa Miller • Travis Schuldt • Aloma Wright | |
| SEE ALSO | List of character appearances • Cast from Season: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • W • 9 | e |