---
name: "Liza Lapira"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/liza-lapira"
fi1m_id: "liza-lapira"
imdb_id: "nm0487594"
tmdb_id: 51998
wikidata_id: "Q287596"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 December 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T11:25:40.696114+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Liza Lapira

## Identity

Liza Lapira

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/liza-lapira
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** liza-lapira
- **IMDb ID:** nm0487594
- **TMDB ID:** 51998
- **Wikidata ID:** Q287596
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liza_Lapira, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487594/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51998

Actor. Born 3 December 1981 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 December 1981, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** لیزا لاپیرا
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 94 (1), 2000s 60 (2), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 67 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,062m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liza_Lapira, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487594/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51998

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Inside Out 2*](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*Fast & Furious*](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Liza Lapira is an American actress. Born on 3 December 1981 in Queens, New York City, she began her career performing on stage in New York productions including *As You Like It* and *The Odyssey* before moving to Los Angeles to pursue television roles. Her early film credits include *Autumn in New York* (2000).

Lapira is known for recurring and regular roles in television series such as Special Agent Michelle Lee in *NCIS*, Ivy in *Dollhouse*, Melody 'Mel' Bayani in *The Equalizer*, and appearances in *Grey's Anatomy*, *Dexter*, *The Sopranos* and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*. Film roles include Kianna in *21* (2008), Heather in *Cloverfield* (2008), Trinh in *Fast & Furious* (2009) and Liz in *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011). She voiced Disgust in the Pixar film *Inside Out 2* (2024), replacing Mindy Kaling.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Disgust (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Dollhouse* (2009), Fi1m 66, as Ivy — [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Trinh — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, as Amanda Kim — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dream Productions* (2024), series, as Disgust (voice)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), as Disgust (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Must Love Christmas* (2022), as Natalie
- *The Fabulous Filipino Brothers* (2021), Actor
- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, as Melody 'Mel' Bayan
- *Modern Persuasion* (2020), as Lizzie Lynch
- *Nancy Drew* (2019), series, as Victoria Fan
- *Unbelievable* (2019), series, as Mia — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *The Samuel Project* (2018), as Nadia Akiyama
- *All I Wish* (2018), as Darla
- *9JKL* (2017), series, as Eve
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Ann Flores
- *Angel from Hell* (2016), series, as Jill
- *Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life* (2016), series, as Leslie Barrett
- *Con Man* (2015), series, as Brenda White, Brenda White (uncredited)
- *Empire* (2015), series, as Vera
- *NCIS: New Orleans* (2014), series, as Aminta Jax
- *Someone Marry Barry* (2014), as Single Mom at Wedding
- *Super Fun Night* (2013), series, as Helen-Alice
- *Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23* (2012), series, as Robin
- *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011), as Liz
- *Traffic Light* (2011), series, as Lisa Reilly
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Taru
- *Marmaduke* (2010), as Party Dog #1 (voice)
- *Repo Men* (2010), as Alva
- *See You in September* (2010), as Monica
- *Table for Three* (2009), as Nerissa
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), as Trinh — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *Dollhouse* (2009), series, as Ivy — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *See Kate Run* (2009), as Samantha Wong
- *21* (2008), as Kianna
- *Cloverfield* (2008), as Heather
- *LA Blues* (2007), as Sandra
- *Dexter* (2006), series, as Yuki Amado — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Tina
- *The Big Bad Swim* (2006), as Paula
- *Domino* (2005), as Chinegro Woman
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Noelle Lavatte — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Huff* (2004), series, as Maggie Del Rosario
- *Micro-Minis* (2004), series, Actor
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Michelle Lee — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Brown Sugar* (2002), as Hot 97 Receptionist
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Layla
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Dr. Souter
- *Autumn in New York* (2000), as Charlotte's Birthday Friend
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Forensic Technician Lu, Rebecca Chang, Waitress
- *The Parkers* (1999), series, Actor
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Amanda Kim — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Pam
- *ER* (1994), series, as Christine — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Cheryl Treadwell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Gallery

- ![Liza Lapira](https://film.one/media/person/11403/gallery-03721919b8db.png) Liza Lapira — Our Movie Guide, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Liza_Lapira_World_Premiere_Inside_Out_2.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Liza Lapira](https://film.one/media/person/11403/gallery-a8b6e3e54f71.jpg) Liza Lapira — Image via TMDB
- ![Liza Lapira](https://film.one/media/person/11403/gallery-f6ef035dd797.jpg) Liza Lapira — Image via TMDB

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