EXCLUSIVE: Busy Philipps has signed with Paradigm for representation.
Philipps is a New York Times best-selling author, actor, activist, writer, and host of the new series, Busy This Week, which she executive produces with Caissie St. Onge and Michael Gleason.
She is best known for her series of TV roles, such as Kim Kelly on the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks from Judd Apatow and Paul Feig, Audrey Liddell on Dawson’s Creek, and Dr. Hope Bobeck on ER. Philipps spent six seasons starring opposite Courteney Cox on the ABC comedy Cougar Town for which she won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She was most recently seen on the Peacock/Netflix comedy series Girls5Eva, executive-produced by Tina Fey.
Philipps is currently in production on the CBS legal drama Cupertino in New York, from Robert and Michelle King. On the big screen, Philipps will be seen in the horror-comedy Horrified, featuring Julie Benz, Ron Perlman, and Jim Rash.
Philipps recently returned as a late-night talk show host for the QVC+ series Busy This Week. The show features celebrity guest interviews, she shares personal stories, and her favorite curated shopping finds. The show has been picked up for a second season. Philipps previously hosted the late-night series, Busy Tonight, which ran on E! from 2018 to 19, which she executive produced with Tina Fey and St. Onge.
In 2018, Philipps released a collection of humorous autobiographical essays in her book This Will Only Hurt A Little, which became a New York Times bestseller in its first week. The book offers unfiltered and candid stories and was published by Simon and Schuster’s Touchstone division.
Two years later, she launched a podcast called Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, with her creative partner, St. Onge. The show features conversations between the duo and their guests, who reflect on times in their lives when a setback led to better opportunities.
On the big screen, Philipps was most recently seen in Paramount’s feature adaptation of the Broadway hit Mean Girls: The Musical, playing Mrs. George, alongside Renee Rapp, Fey, and Jenna Fischer. Additional film credits include I Feel Pretty, Joel Edgerton’s thriller The Gift, Kat Coiro’s A Case of You, Douglas McGrath’s I Don’t Know How She Does It, Ken Kwapis’s He’s Just Not That Into You, Paul Weiland’s Made of Honor, and White Chicks with the Wayans Brothers.
In January 2024, Philipps was announced as the newest Artist Ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union to advocate for reproductive freedom. This follows years of on-the-ground advocacy, from testifying before congress in 2019 on behalf of Planned Parenthood to working with the ACLU in states like Ohio in the successful ballot measure to protect reproductive freedom in the state’s constitution and calling on other artists and entertainers to join her in actions to protect bodily autonomy.
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