Liz Cackowski (born Elizabeth T. Cackowski, November 6, 1977, in Woodbridge, Virginia) is an American actress, comedian, comedy writer, and producer who began her career performing and writing at The Second City in Chicago before being hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live (2003–2006, 59 episodes), for which she won a WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety Series. She is married to director Akiva Schaffer (since 2003) and they have two children. Her most notable film credits include Liz Bretter in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Zooey's Friend in I Love You, Man (2009), Flint's Teacher (voice) in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Wendy the Realtor in Neighbors (2014) and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Poppies Producer in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Lisa the Sommelier in Wine Country (2019, also writer and co-producer), Susan O'Malley in An American Pickle (2020), Stage Mom in Licorice Pizza (2021), and multiple voice roles in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022). On television she is best known as Joyce in Speechless (2016–2019, 12 episodes, ABC), with writing and producing credits on The Last Man on Earth (2015, 6 episodes, also co-producer), Girls5eva (2021–2022, also co-executive producer), and Community (2009, 2 episodes), and she created the web series The Jeannie Tate Show (2007–2008).
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 6, 1977 (48)
- Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 26 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Liz Cackowski's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Liz Cackowski's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Liz Cackowski's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
Based on a True Story(2023)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Loot(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Licorice Pizza(2021)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Girls5eva(2021)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
An American Pickle(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Wine Country(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Happy Together(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Speechless(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Last Man on Earth(2015)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Search Party(2014)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Salad Mixxxer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Garfunkel and Oates(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Neighbors(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The To-Do List(2013)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Watch(2012)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Up All Night(2011)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Infomercials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Community(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Old Man and the Seymour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
I Love You, Man(2009)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
In the Motherhood(2009)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Childrens Hospital(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Line(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1975 to 2023; peak year 2008.
Biggest box office
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Highest rated
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Most popular right now
Speechless (2016)
Film career
Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2008Screen debut· Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- 2016Career best· Speechless
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Is Liz Cackowski's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Liz Cackowski work with?
People who share at least 2 of Liz Cackowski's MovieCove titles; Emily Spivey shares the most, 2.
- Emily SpiveyShared titles: Wine Country (2019), The Last Man on Earth (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Emily Spivey
- Maggie CareyShared titles: The Last Man on Earth (2015), In the Motherhood (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Maggie Carey
