Liza Weil Net Worth

What Is Liza Weil's Net Worth?

Liza Weil is an American actress who has a net worth of $2 million. Liza Weil is best known for playing Paris Geller on "Gilmore Girls" (2000–2007), Amanda Tanner on "Scandal" (2012), and Bonnie Winterbottom on "How to Get Away with Murder" (2014–2020). Weil has more than 40 acting credits to her name, including the films "Stir of Echoes" (1999), "Year of the Dog" (2007), "The Missing Person" (2009), "Smiley" (2012), "Mosquito" (2022), and "Lost & Found in Cleveland" (2024) and the television series "ER" (2000–2002), "Bunheads" (2013), "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (2019), "The Cleaning Lady" (2022–2025), and "Westworld" (2022).

Early Life

Liza Weil was born Liza Rebecca Weil on June 5, 1977, in Passaic, New Jersey. She comes from a Reform Jewish family of actors. Her parents, Marc and Lisa, took her with them when their comedy troupe, The Madhouse Company of London, toured Europe. Liza's sister, Samantha, is the mother of actress Scarlett Estevez, who is best known for playing Trixie Espinoza on "Lucifer." Weil initially wanted to become an archaeologist because she liked the "Indiana Jones" film series and had a crush on its star, Harrison Ford. When Liza was seven years old, her family moved to Lansdale, Pennsylvania, not far from Philadelphia. She has said that she was an average student and that she focused on her budding acting career more than she focused on her studies. Weil frequently went to New York City for auditions, and she acted in off-Broadway productions as well as productions in Philadelphia. Because of her acting jobs, she graduated from North Penn High School during the summer instead of the regular term. She later earned a degree from Columbia University. Liza has acted with her parents and her sister. She co-starred with her father in a Pennsylvania production of "Proof," and she was in the same episode of Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" as her mother. Her sister appeared in the season three finale of "Gilmore Girls."

Career

Weil made her TV debut in a 1994 episode of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," and the following year, she appeared in an episode of the soap opera "As the World Turns." Her first feature film was 1998's "Whatever," then she co-starred with Kevin Bacon in the 1999 supernatural horror film "Stir of Echoes." Liza guest-starred on "The West Wing" (2000), "ER" (2000–2002), and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2001), and from 2000 to 2007, she played Paris Geller on The WB/CW series "Gilmore Girls," appearing in more than 90 episodes of the show. She was initially considered for the role of Rory Gilmore, which went to Alexis Bledel, and the show's creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, created the role of Paris for Weil. "Gilmore Girls" won a TCA Award for Outstanding New Program of the Year in 2001 and a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Comedy in 2005, and it earned a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite TV Dramatic Series in 2005. Liza reprised her role in the 2016 Netflix revival, "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." During her time on "Gilmore Girls," she appeared in the feature films "Dragonfly" (2002), "Lullaby" (2002), "Year of the Dog" (2007), and "Neal Cassady" (2007) and the short films "Grace" (2006) and "Order Up" (2007). In 2009, she guest-starred on "Eleventh Hour," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "In Plain Sight," and "Grey's Anatomy," and she co-starred with Matthew Modine, Callum Blue, Adam Baldwin, and Zach Galifianakis in "Frenemy" and with Michael Shannon and Amy Ryan in "The Missing Person."

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In 2011, Weil guest-starred on "Private Practice," and in 2012, she had a recurring role as White House aide Amanda Tanner on the ABC political thriller "Scandal" and appeared in the slasher film "Smiley." In 2013, she had a recurring role as Millicent "Milly" Stone on the ABC Family series "Bunheads" and starred in the film "After Life." From 2014 to 2020, Liza played Bonnie Winterbottom on the ABC legal drama "How to Get Away with Murder." Also starring Viola Davis, Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Karla Souza, Charlie Weber, and Conrad Ricamora, the series aired 90 episodes over six seasons and won an American Film Institute Award for Television Program of the Year in 2014. In 2019, Weil played Carole Keen in four episodes of the Emmy-winning Amazon Prime Video series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," then she appeared in the films "The Black Emperor of Broadway" (2020), "Women Is Losers" (2021), "Mosquito" (2022), "The Passenger" (2023), and "Lost & Found in Cleveland" (2024). In 2022, she guest-starred in two episodes of "Westworld" and began a recurring role as Katherine Russo on the Fox crime drama "The Cleaning Lady."

Personal Life

Liza married actor Paul Adelstein in November 2006 in a Reform Jewish ceremony. Adelstein is best known for playing Paul Kellerman on "Prison Break" and Dr. Cooper Freedman on "Private Practice." Weil and Adelstein co-starred in the films "Order Up" (2007), "Frenemy" (2008), and "The Missing Person" (2009). Liza and Paul welcomed a daughter, Josephine, on April 20, 2010. In March 2016, Weil filed for divorce and requested joint custody of Josephine. The divorce was finalized the following year. From mid-2016 to early 2019, Liza was in a relationship with actor Charlie Weber, who co-starred with her on "How to Get Away with Murder." In 2007, Weil narrated a public service announcement for the American Diabetes Association's Step Up to Fight Diabetes event.

Awards

In 2011, Weil won an Indie Series Award for Outstanding Guest Appearance for her performance as Dr. Glass in the web series "Anyone But Me."

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