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Iliza Shlesinger

Iliza Shlesinger

9 movies on Netflix

Biography

Iliza Shlesinger has built a career as a stand-up comic, actor and TV host. Born in New York City and raised in Dallas, she performed with ComedySportz Dallas, studied film at Emerson College, and moved to Los Angeles to work in stand-up. In 2007 she won Myspace's So You Think You're Funny contest, and in 2008 she won the sixth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, becoming the show's first female and youngest champion. She later hosted the syndicated series Excused from 2011 to 2013 and her own Freeform late-night program, Truth & Iliza, in 2017. Netflix has released six of her stand-up specials, including Freezing Hot (2015), Elder Millennial (2018) and Hot Forever (2022), plus her sketch show in 2020. Her film work includes Spenser Confidential (2020), Pieces of a Woman (2020) and Good on Paper (2021), which she wrote and executive produced.

43years old

Turns 44 on February 22in 104 days

Born February 22, 1983New York City
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Iliza Vie Shlesinger

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 7 years2015 to 2022

Genres

Comedy89%, 8 films
Drama22%, 2 films
Romance22%, 2 films
Action11%, 1 film
Thriller11%, 1 film

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A first
In 2008, Shlesinger won NBC's Last Comic Standing during the show's sixth season. She was the youngest winner and the first woman to take the title.
Early training
Shlesinger studied film at Emerson College in Boston, where she joined the campus comedy sketch group Jimmy's Traveling All Stars.
Behind the camera
Shlesinger created, wrote, executive produced and starred in the short-form digital comedy series Forever 31, which premiered on ABC's streaming service in July 2016.
A first
Shlesinger's debut Amazon Prime comedy special, A Different Animal, was taped at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City and came out on March 11, 2025. It is the first installment of a series for the streaming service.

Iliza Shlesinger movies on Netflix

Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6as Himself
Good on Paper2021IMDb rating 5.6as Andrea Singer
The Right One2021IMDb rating 5.3as Kelly
Pieces of a Woman2020IMDb rating 7.0as Anita Weiss
Spenser Confidential2020IMDb rating 6.2as Cissy Davis
The Opening Act2020IMDb rating 6.0as Val
Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial2018IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Instant Family2018IMDb rating 7.3as October Ross Jennings
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot2015IMDb rating 6.8as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Spenser Confidential2020 Action, Comedy, Thrilleras Cissy Davis
IMDb rating 6.2108K votes
Pieces of a Woman2020 Dramaas Anita Weiss
IMDb rating 7.061K votes
Good on Paper2021as Andrea Singer
IMDb rating 5.615K votes
Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial2018as Himself
IMDb rating 7.24.7K votes
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot2015as Himself
IMDb rating 6.83.0K votes
Instant Family2018as October Ross Jennings
IMDb rating 7.3138K votes
Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever2022as Himself
IMDb rating 6.61.5K votes
The Right One2021as Kelly
IMDb rating 5.3714 votes

Worked with

Iliza Shlesinger shares two films with Mark Wahlberg, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Mark Wahlberg

Ellen Burstyn

Colleen Camp

David Koechner

Alan ArkinSteve PaleyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Mark Wahlberg2 films together, 2018 to 2020
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- Spenser Confidential2020IMDb rating 6.2Shlesinger as Cissy DavisWahlberg as Spenser
- Instant Family2018IMDb rating 7.3Shlesinger as October Ross JenningsWahlberg as Pete
Tom Segura2 films together, 2018 to 2020
Tom Segura's page
- The Opening Act2020IMDb rating 6.0Shlesinger as ValSegura as Cop
- Instant Family2018IMDb rating 7.3Shlesinger as October Ross JenningsSegura as Russ
Ellen Burstyn1 film together, 2020
Ellen Burstyn's page
- Pieces of a Woman2020IMDb rating 7.0Shlesinger as Anita WeissBurstyn as Elizabeth Weiss
Colleen Camp1 film together, 2020
Colleen Camp's page
- Spenser Confidential2020IMDb rating 6.2Shlesinger as Cissy DavisCamp as Betty
David Koechner1 film together, 2021
David Koechner's page
- The Right One2021IMDb rating 5.3Shlesinger as KellyKoechner as Bob Glasser
Alan Arkin1 film together, 2020
Alan Arkin's page
- Spenser Confidential2020IMDb rating 6.2Shlesinger as Cissy DavisArkin as Henry
Steve PaleyDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2022
All films by Steve Paley
- Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever2022IMDb rating 6.6Shlesinger as Himself
- Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial2018IMDb rating 7.2Shlesinger as Himself

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