Background
Coupe was born and raised in Plymouth, New Hampshire, to Ernest and Kathryn.
Coupe was born and raised in Plymouth, New Hampshire, to Ernest and Kathryn.
Coupe attended Plymouth Regional High School in her hometown and graduated in 1999. Coupe graduated from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). After college, Coupe studied improvisational comedy at The Groundlings and ImprovOlympic.
In 2014, she starred in the short-lived United States of America Network comedy series Benched. She has two brothers, Sam and Thom. She is of French heritage.
Coupe was active in her high school"s award-winning theatre program
Her roles included Bonnie in Anything Goes and a Mundy sister in Dancing at Lughnasa. In 2003, Coupe toured France playing a soldier in an all-female version of King Lear.
In 2007, Coupe appeared in I Think I Love My Wife. She went on to appear in the short-lived Music Television series Short Circuitz and on the eighth episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, entitled "Girlfriends", as well as an episode of Unhitched.
She was a series regular in Home Box Office"s unaired 12 Miles of Bad Road and had a recurring role in Samantha Who?.
She was made a regular in Scrubs" Season 9. In March 2009, Coupe was cast as Callie in the American Broadcasting Company pilot, Number Heroics, an adaptation of the United Kingdom series of the same name. In 2012, Coupe played the female lead and love interest to Daniel Henney in the independent film Shanghai Calling, filmed in Shanghai, China.
Coupe also appeared in the 2011 movie What"s Your Number? with Anna Faris and Chris Evans.
From April 2011 to May 2013, Coupe starred on the American Broadcasting Company ensemble comedy series Happy Endings alongside Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans, Junior. and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by American Broadcasting Company after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013.
Since Happy Endings"s cancellation, Coupe played a recurring role in the third season of House of Lies and starred alongside Jay Harrington in the United States of America Network comedy series Benched, which premiered on October 28, 2014.
In November 2005, her one-woman sketch show The Patriots premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and won her the breakout performer award at Home Box Office"s United States. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado in March 2006. Coupe announced her engagement to Darin Olien, founder of lifestyle brand SuperLife, via Instagram on November 27, 2014.
