Liza Koshy
Biography
Liza Koshy is an American actress and YouTuber who began making comic videos on Vine in 2013 and later turned to YouTube. Her first screen role was Aday Walker in the Tyler Perry horror comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), and she went on to play Violet Adams in the Hulu horror series Freakish from 2016 to 2017 and The Explorer in Escape the Night from 2017 to 2019. She was a co-creator, producer and star of the YouTube Premium comedy Liza on Demand, which ran from 2018 to 2021, and between 2018 and 2019 she presented the revived Nickelodeon game show Double Dare, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination. Her films include the Netflix dance comedy Work It (2020), and she voiced characters in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023). She has won four Streamy Awards, a Kids' Choice Award and four Teen Choice Awards.
30years old
Turns 31 on March 31in 139 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Elizabeth Shaila Koshy (birth name)Also credited as Elizabeth Koshy
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 9 years2016 to 2025
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About the name
Koshy began posting comic videos on Vine in 2013 under the pseudonym Lizzza, and by the time the platform closed in 2017 she had 7 million followers.
A first
In 2017, Koshy hit 10 million subscribers faster than any other YouTube personality, making her the quickest to reach that milestone on the platform.
A first
Koshy was interviewed for Vogue magazine's "73 Questions" web series, and she was the first "digital star" to take part in that series.
First role
In Tyler Perry's horror comedy film Boo! A Madea Halloween, released in 2016, Liza Koshy played Aday Walker, which was her first acting role.
Behind the camera
Koshy was a co-creator and producer of the YouTube Premium comedy series Liza on Demand, and she also played its title character. The show ran from 2018 to 2021.
Liza Koshy movies on Netflix
Also appeared in
- Summer of 69 (2025)
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts2023 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Arceevoice
IMDb rating 6.0134K votes
Worked with
Liza Koshy shares two films with Ken Jeong, 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.
Films together
Ken Jeong's page
Tara Strong's page
Liam Neeson's page
Ron Perlman's page
Nicole Kidman's page
Kathy Bates's page
All films by Chris Appelhans
All films by Maggie Kang
All films by Akiva Schaffer
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 2016 to 2020, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2020 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show | Double Dare | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Forbes 30 Under 30 | Won | |
| 2018 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Won | |
| 2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Won | |
| 2016 | Streamy Awards | Won | |
| Diamond Play Button | Won | ||
| Gold Play Button | Won | ||
| Silver Play Button | Won | ||
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