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Eliza Coupe

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Eliza Coupe

Eliza Coupe is an American actor and comedian who won a Breakout Performer Award at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival for her sketch show The Patriots. She joined Scrubs as Denise Mahoney, then played the intense Jane Kerkovich-Williams on Happy Endings. She went on to lead Benched, recur on Quantico and play Tiger in the Hulu comedy Future Man.

Known for

  • Happy Endings (2011), Jane Kerkovich-Williams. The fiercely competitive, organized centre of the friend group comedy.
  • Scrubs (2001), Denise Mahoney. A blunt intern who joined in season eight and stayed for the final season.
  • Future Man (2017), Tiger. A warrior from the future in the Hulu sci fi comedy.
  • Benched (2014), Nina Whitley. Leads the USA comedy as a lawyer demoted to the public defender’s office.
  • Quantico (2015), Hannah Wyland. A recurring role in the ABC FBI thriller.

Shows

Scrubs

2001–2010 · Dr. Denise "Jo" Mahoney

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Eliza Coupe been in?
Eliza Coupe appears in Haunted Hotel (2025) and Scrubs (2001) on The Remote.
When was Eliza Coupe born?
Eliza Coupe was born on 6 April 1981.

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