Liza Weil stars as brainy Paris Geller, best friend and occasional adversary of Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) on "Gilmore Girls."
Although Weil was born in New Jersey, she spent much of her childhood traveling throughout Europe with her parents, who had their own comedy troupe.When Weil was 12, her family settled in Pennsylvania, and her mother began taking her to New York for auditions.At 16, Weil began traveling to the City alone to audition.
Her first acting jobs came in regional theatre, summer stock and off-Broadway plays.She then moved to New York City to pursue her dream full time.She began doing student films at Columbia University, which led to an audition for an independent film called "Whatever."Weil landed the lead in the coming-of-age drama and made her film debut.Her other film credits include "Stir of Echoes," opposite Kevin Bacon, and "Dragonfly," with Kevin Costner.
After shooting "Stir of Echoes," Weil moved to Los Angeles, landing memorable guest-starring appearances in "ER," as the wife of a murderous schizophrenic patient, and "The West Wing," as an intern responsible for leaking a White House staffer's drug and alcohol problem.She also appeared as a rape victim on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
Weil participated in the intensive Sundance filmmakers lab, workshopping "Scar," which was written and directed by Teboho Mahlasti, opposite the South African cult star Ronnie Nyakale. On stage, she recently starred in a production of "Proof" and had the great pleasure of working with her father for the first time.
Weil lives in Los Angeles.Her birth date is June 5.
