Liz Carey (born January 25, 1978) is an American actress, comedian, personality, podcaster and writer.

Career

After moving to

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from

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at age 17, Carey pursued a career in modelling and was signed to

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. In December 1995, while on the set of the music video for the British band

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" single, she met the Oasis drummer, Alan White, as she was also one of the models for the music video. They married in 1997 and divorced in 2004. In 2006, Carey designed a range of handbags for her clothing line Bird. The name of the company later had to be changed to Liz Carey handbags after a legal dispute with

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, after it launched its own line with the same name in 2009. After she launched her career covering the red carpet for ''

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'', Carey broke into comedy through her role as

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's sidekick on '' The Late Late Show''. Shortly after, she was on

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's ''

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'' and has since written and performed many sketches for ''

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''. From 2011 to 2014, she was a series regular on ''

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'', and is a contributing writer to various publications, including '' The Hive'' and ''

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'' magazine. As an actress, Carey has appeared on CBS' ''

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'' and CBS All Access' ''

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''. She has recurred on Netflix's ''

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'' and ABC's ''

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'' with

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, and has had guest spots on series including CBS' ''

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''. She has appeared in films including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She performed with

Miles Teller Miles Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut with the independent drama '' Rabbit Hole'' (2010), and gained wider recognition for his roles in the coming-of-age film ''The Spectacular Now'' (2013) a ...

in ''

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'' and with

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's ''

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''. Carey was a writer and actor for '' Fameless'' with

David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster. His comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation. For his roles on television, Spade h ...

and the co-host of the podcast ''Girlboss Radio'' with the

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founder,

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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''YouTube'' podcast
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