EWS went to Yale University, where she acted in everything from Chekhov to Stoppard. While at Yale, she was in the national touring improv troupe the EX!T Players. Out in LA, she has guest-starred on shows like “The League” and “ER.” She has also recently been seen in Ruben Fleischer’s 30 Minutes or Less and the indie “Meet Monica Velour” (Gilbert Films).
EWS is currently writing a pilot for HBO that is being produced and directed by Ben Stiller. On the feature side, She is in the process of packaging her Blacklist script “Keiko” in which she will star and Elizabeth Banks will direct. Banks and Shapiro also collaborated on a feature for Disney which Shapiro penned and Banks will star. EWS’ other Blacklist script “Allies with Benefits” is being produced by Scott Free.
A little known side of Elizabeth, is that she actually was going to be an opera singer. She trained with teachers at the Met, sang in Italy, and then decided, “fuck it, I think I’d rather do comedy.” But if you’re interested in hearing her sing, you can check out the opening theme song to Jackass 3D. She also regularly performs around LA with her band “Evensong.”
