Liza Weil
Liza Weil Trivia
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When Liza has time off from work, she loves to see movies and read books. She also tries to travel and visit people she rarely sees.
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Liza is a natural brunette and had this hair color until 2000. It is believed she was told to dye it dark blonde for her Gilmore Girls role to contrast with Bledel's (Rory's) brown hair.
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Liza's real-life friend Emily Bergl, known more for her starring role in The Rage: Carrie 2, appeared on Gilmore Girls several times as Paris' antagonist in student government and a leader of a school sorority, Francine Jarvis.
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Her younger sister Samantha starred in the Gilmore Girls's third season finale, "Those Are Strings, Pinocchio". She played a student named Bernadette.
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Liza participated in the intensive Sundance filmmakers' lab, workshopping Scar, which was written and directed by Teboho Mahlatsi, opposite the South African cult star Ronnie Nyakale.
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As often as possible, Liza travels to her hometown in New Jersey and the East Coast. She has been living in Santa Monica, California.
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In November 2006, Liza married actor Paul Adelstein. They have worked together in at least three films: Order Up (2007), The Missing Person (2009), and Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009).
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After a series of standout theatrical performances in such plays as Our Town and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds,casting directors began to take notice of Liza.
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Her parents, Marc and Lisa, were members of The Mad House of London, a prestigious comedy troupe known throughout Europe. She has acted with every member of her family.
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Film, Video, and TV Movie Credits: -The Missing Person (2009) as Agent Chambers -Us One Night (2009) as Rebecca -Neal Cassady (2007) as Doris Delay -Order Up (2007) as Hippie Patron -Grace (2006) as Madeline -Affair Game (2006) as Wife -Motel Jerusalem (2001) as Sally Mae
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Liza is 5' 4" (1.63 m) tall. She is left-handed and has a small star tattoo on her inner right ankle.
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As a child, she wanted to become an archaeologist, because of the Indiana Jones film trilogy and a childhood crush on Harrison Ford.
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Liza favorite thing about Paris is the fact she is a brainiac.
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When Liza accepted the role of Paris on Gilmore Girls, it was initially for only three episodes, but the viewers fell in love with the character and she was promoted to a series regular.
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She originally tried out for the role of Rory on Gilmore Girls. Her personality, though, despite the fact that it wasn't right for the part of Rory, was something the creators didn't want to let go of, so they developed the role of Paris for her.
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Liza Weil: (on doing theater) I feel it's the only place you can hone your skills as an actor. You flex a whole other muscle. You don't get to do the do-overs.
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Liza Weil: (when she was playing Paris on "Gilmore Girls") I feel like I have to be really nice to fans to compensate for my character. I want them to spread the word that I'm really not mean.
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Liza Weil: Being into acting made you an outcast loser at my school. Plus, I was the worst student ever.
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Liza Weil: I feel like, living in Los Angeles, when you don't have a reason to be here, you're not busy, and you're not working, I find that I need to get out of here. Being here without a purpose and a place to be, can be a little maddening at times.
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Liza Weil: Most of the time I'm really laid back, and pretty shy, and it probably takes a long time to get to know me, but I'm really nice once you get to know me.
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Liza Weil (on being part of "Gilmore Girls") It's pretty rare to find female roles on television that are written with any kind of intelligence. That makes me really happy, and I certainly am proud to be a part of something that makes it cool for girls to be smart and read, and that's something I'm really, really, happy to be a part of.
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Liza Weil: (on the finale of "Gilmore Girls") It's unfortunate that, I think, a lot of those fans are going to think there isn't closure. Hopefully, there won't be toilet paper in the trees of all the writers.
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Liza Weil: I really wanted to go to New York and get out of suburbia, but I fell into that whole self-sabotage, 'protect-me-from-what-I-want' syndrome that I think all seniors in high school do.
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Liza Weil: Teenagers really don't talk things out in real life. You see these Dawson's Creek teenagers who are so articulate, and talking about every problem imaginable, but the truth is teenagers don't have the skills to talk about things that upset them.
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Liza Weil: (on her role as Paris Geller in "Gilmore Girls") I had a mediocre academic career, so playing a good student is fun for me. It's like sweet revenge. I'm constantly learning stuff now that I didn't even know before.
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