Kari Lizer (born August 26, 1961) is an American actress, writer, and producer.^[2]

Lizer was born inSan Diego, California.^[2]

She was the creator andexecutive producer of theCBSsitcomThe New Adventures of Old Christine. In May 2010, CBS canceledOld Christine after five seasons. Upon its cancellation, Lizer slammed the network and suggested the decision to cancel the show was sexist.^[3][4] Previously, she had been co-executive producer ofWill & Grace for three years, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Comedy Series category.^[5][6]

Lizer also created the comedyMaggie Winters.^[7]

As an actress, Lizer played Cassie Phillips onMatlock,^[8] Diana Benedict onSunday Dinner,^[8]: 1035 and Chris Burgess onThe Van Dyke Show.^[8]: 1137

In April 2020, Lizer released her first book,Aren't You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge.^[9]

• Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
• Private School (1983)
• Gotcha! - Muffy (1985)
• Matlock - Episode - "The Angel" - Margaret Danello (AKA Angel) (1986)
• Growing Pains - Episode: "Born Free" - Stewardess (1987)
• Who's the Boss? - Episode: “There Goes the Bride” - Christy Robinson Everett (1987)
• Matlock - Cassie Phillips (1987–1988)
• The Van Dyke Show - Chris Burgess (1988)
• Quantum Leap episode 1.5; "How the Tess Was Won" – Tess McGill (1989)
• Father Dowling Mysteries - Episode - "The Substitute Sister Mystery" - Vickie (1991)
• Diagnosis Murder - Episode - "Death By Extermination" - Lena Prossor (1994)
• Weird Science (5 episodes 1994–1996)
• Breast Men (1997)
• Will & Grace (5 episodes 2001–2004)

• Man with a Plan (1 episode 2019)

• Call Your Mother (2 episodes 2021)
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (88 episodes 2006–2010)
• Will & Grace (13 episodes 2000–2004)
• Maggie Winters (16 episodes 1998–1999)
• Weird Science (14 episodes 1994–1997)
• Benders (1994)

• Call Your Mother (2021)
• Maggie Winters (1998–1999)
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010)
• Will & Grace (2000–2004)

• Kari Lizer atIMDb

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• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
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• American film actresses
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• American women television producers
• Television writers from California
• Writers from San Diego
• American women television writers
• 20th-century American screenwriters
• 20th-century American women writers
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• 21st-century American women writers

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