Portrait of Liza Lapira

Liza Lapira

Acting

Biography

Liza Lapira (born December 3, 1981) is an American actress, known for her roles as Melody 'Mel' Bayan on the CBS series The Equalizer, Helen-Alice on the sitcom Super Fun Night, Topher Brink's assistant Ivy on Dollhouse, Maggie Del Rosario on the series Huff, Special Agent Michelle Lee on the CBS series NCIS, Alva in Repo Men (2010), Trinh in Fast & Furious (2009), Kianna in the film 21 (2008), and Heather in Cloverfield (2008). She also co-starred in the short-lived sitcoms Traffic Light, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Con Man, and 9JKL.

Born: December 3, 1981

Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2024
Dream Productions

as Disgust (voice)

2024
Inside Out 2

as Disgust (voice)

2022
2021
The Equalizer

as Melody 'Mel' Bayan

2020
Modern Persuasion

as Lizzie Lynch

2019
Nancy Drew

as Victoria Fan

2019
2018
The Samuel Project

as Nadia Akiyama

2018
All I Wish

as Darla

2017
9JKL

as Eve

2017
The Good Doctor

as Ann Flores

2016
2015
Con Man

as Brenda White

2015
Con Man

as Brenda White (uncredited)

2014
NCIS: New Orleans

as Aminta Jax

2014
Someone Marry Barry

as Single Mom at Wedding

2013
Super Fun Night

as Helen-Alice

2011
Traffic Light

as Lisa Reilly

2010
2010
Marmaduke

as Party Dog #1 (voice)

2010
Repo Men

as Alva

2009
Table for Three

as Nerissa

2009
2009
Dollhouse

as Ivy

2008
21

as Kianna

2008
Cloverfield

as Heather

2007
LA Blues

as Sandra

2006
Dexter

as Yuki Amado

2006
Psych

as Tina

2006
2005
Domino

as Chinegro Woman

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Noelle Lavatte

2004
Huff

as Maggie Del Rosario

2003
NCIS

as Michelle Lee

2002
Brown Sugar

as Hot 97 Receptionist

2002
2002
Monk

as Dr. Souter

2000
Autumn in New York

as Charlotte's Birthday Friend

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Forensic Technician Lu

1999
The Sopranos

as Amanda Kim

1994
ER

as Christine

1990
Law & Order

as Cheryl Treadwell