Faris was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her mother, Karen (née Bathurst), is a former special education instructor, and her father, Jack Faris, is a sociologist who worked at the University of Washington and headed the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association. She gained further popularity after she received the role of the recurring character Erica, the mother whose twin babies are adopted by Chandler and Monica Bing, in the final season of the American sitcom Friends. Faris appeared in the film Waiting…, with Ryan Reynolds and Justin Long. in 2005, she appeared again with Reynolds in Just Friends, playing a supporting role as a pop-diva singer named Samantha James. in 2008, she produced and starred in The House Bunny, a film with Happy Madison Productions about a retired Playboy bunny. in 2009, she was ranked #60 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World”, and ranked #96 in 2010. in 2010, Cosmopolitan magazine named her “the Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Female of the Year” – stating that “She makes us laugh – and cringe – by pushing the limits of comedy in a way no other actress can.” She has guest hosted Saturday Night Live twice, most recently on October 15, 2011.
