Marianne "Twink" Caplan (born 1947) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is best known for her roles in the box office hits Clueless (1995) and the Look Who's Talking series. As a producer, her best-known projects are Clueless (1996) (associate producer) and its television spin-off (executive producer).
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Early life
Born Marianne Caplan in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the younger of two daughters born to Leon Caplan and Theodora "Toby" Schacter, she started dancing at age 3 and made her acting debut two years later at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. A graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, Caplan went to work at WEEP at age 22, becoming the station's first female on-air personality three years later, with her show Pittsburgh Now.
Career
Caplan is best known for her role as Miss Geist in the 1995 box office hit Clueless, which starred Alicia Silverstone. She went on to executive-produce and reprise the role of Miss Geist in the ABC TV series Clueless.
In the 1989 box office hit Look Who's Talking, Caplan played the flirty best friend of Kirstie Alley, the female lead. She returned as Rona in the moderately successful first sequel Look Who's Talking Too (1990), with Elias Koteas as her love interest. She (and Koteas) declined to appear in the financially unsuccessful second sequel Look Who's Talking Now (1993).
At Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000, Caplan produced Loser, starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari. She played Suvari's character's best friend, Gena, a strip bar worker.
