The Dutch-American actress enjoyed a long and fruitful career for 60 years, featuring in more than 50 films and 100 TV appearances. She is popularly known for her performances in An American in Paris, Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments, Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus, and Robert Wise’s Executive Suite, in which she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Liza Lapira Then
Liza Lapira enjoyed her first significant role in the Showtime TV series, Huff, where she depicted a staple character. The American actress also starred as neuroscientist 'Ivy', in two seasons of Dollhouse, by Joss Whedon. Aside from those two TV series, she also made regular appearances on Dexter, ER, Monk, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, The Parkers as Shaquan, Sex and the City, and The Sopranos.
In NCIS, Liza Lapira plays Michelle, who is introduced on the series as both an NCIS Special Agent and a legal assistant. Eventually, though, it was revealed that Michelle was, in fact, a spy who leaked classified information to a secret source. The revelation soon puts her in a difficult spot. Liza played the role perfectly and was exceptional in rocking the mysterious look!
Liza Lapira Now
Following her successful performance in NCIS, which spanned for a total of two years, Liza Lapira has been featured in several TC shows, including The Good Doctor, Traffic Light, Angel From Hell and Battle Creek. These days, she performs for the comedy series 9JKL, as 'EVE', and in August 2018, became part of the regular cast of the Netflix limited-series, Unbelievable.
Outside of TV shows, Liza Lapira also landed various roles in popular movies, like J. J. Abrams' 2008 film Cloverfield, and was also featured in Table for Three and 21. In 2009, the American actress depicted the character Agent Sophie Trinh in the movie Fast & Furious, alongside the late Paul Walker, and in 2010, portrayed Alva, in Repo Men. Lapira also played Liz, Hanna’s sharp-tongued friend in the 2011 film, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Nina Foch Now
Sadly, Nina Foch died in 2008, at age 84. Foch’s son in real life, Dirk de Brito, revealed to LA Times that his mother passed away due to complications from a disease called myelodysplasia.
Nina Foch’s portrayal of Victoria Mallard in NCIS was one of her last performances as an actress. Throughout those years, Foch also made appearances in a number of other TV series, such as Just Shoot Me, and Dharma & Greg. Outside of her career as an actress, she was also a passionate teacher. As a matter of fact, she was faculty staff at the American Film Institute and the University of South California for more than four decades.
Tamara Taylor Then
Tamara Taylor dropped out of high school with permission from her mother who told her "school will always be there.” The Canadian actress has since then made appearances in the CBS medical drama, 3 lbs, and in the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets. Taylor first performed in the crime drama series genre on Bones, during the start of its second season, called "The Titan on the Tracks," playing the character Dr. Camille Saroyan.
Tamara Taylor became prominent for her portrayal of Dr. Camille Saroyan in Bones. Although Taylor began her career on the show as a guest performer, she eventually earned a regular role in more than 200 episodes. The Canadian actress also appeared in a couple of episodes in NCIS as 'Cassie Yates'. While she didn’t last long in the TV series, she did manage to leave a lasting mark due to her professional look and acting prowess.