Elizabeth Jean Philipps, better known by her stage name Busy Philipps, rose to notoriety as Laurie Keller on the ABC comedy Cougar Town. Philipps has also been in television shows such as Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, ER, and Lov, Inc.

Philipps and her husband Marc spent $1.6 million on a home in the Hudson River Valley

As of May 2021, the Made of Honor actress has a net worth of roughly $12 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Her multimillion-dollar fortune is mostly due to her great acting career. Aside from acting, she also makes a respectable living as a writer. This Will Only Hurt a Little, her book, was released in October 2018.

Her and her husband Marc sold their 4,600 square foot mansion in Hollywood, California for $3.95 million in December 2020. The main house has four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, as well as a two-bedroom, one-bathroom guest house. In January 2021, the couple paid $1.625 million for the Hudson River Valley house. The residence is almost 4,200 square feet and contains three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Short Personal Life Highlight

Born Barbara Philipps and Joseph Philipps gave birth to Elizabeth Jean Philipps on June 25, 1979 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America. As of 2021, she is 41 years old.

CAPTION: A picture of Busy Philipps when she was just a child(SOURCE: Instagram @busyphilipps)

Elizabeth was given the moniker Busy by her parents because she was always on the go as a child. She, too, attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, and graduated with honors. She attended Loyola Marymount University after graduation.

On June 16, 2007, the Cougar Town actress married screenwriter, producer, and film director Marc Silverstein. Birdie Leigh Silverstein, born August 13, 2008, and Cricket Pearl Silverstein, born July 2, 2013, are the couple’s two children.

Making a Breakthrough in Acting

In Saving Graces, Busy makes her acting debut as Mindy. She had her breakthrough as Kim Kelly in the NBC series Freaks and Geeks, alongside Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, and Seth Rogen, in the same year.

She went on to star in Malcolm in the Middle, Anatomy of a Hate Crime, Dead Last, and Spring Break Lawyer, among other films. Philipps made her television debut as Audrey Liddell in the adolescent drama Dawson’s Creek in 2001. She starred opposite Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson, and Katie Holmes in the sitcom until 2003.

CAPTION: Philipps with co-stars promoting their new show Girls5eva via Instagram post(SOURCE: Instagram @busyphilipps)
From 2009 through 2015, the ER actor starred in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town alongside Courtney Cox, Christa Miller, and Dan Byrd as Laurie Keller. She appeared in a total of 102 episodes throughout this time.

Philipps started hosting a late-night discussion show on E! called Busy Tonight in 2018. She was also an executive producer on the show, which ran till May 16th, 2019. Philipps now plays Donna in the comedic thriller TV series Search Party and Summer in Girl5eva as of 2021.