Liza Miller (character)
| Liza Miller | |
|---|---|
| Younger character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Created by |
Pamela Redmond Satran (novel) Darren Star (television) |
| Portrayed by | Sutton Foster |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Significant other(s) |
Josh (boyfriend) David Miller (ex-husband) |
| Children | Caitlin Miller (daughter) |
| Nationality | American |
Liza Miller is a fictional character in the 2005 novel Younger by Pamela Redmond Satran, and in the TV Land television series adaption. She is portrayed by Sutton Foster in the television series.
Development
Characterization
Miller is a divorced 40-year woman who lived 15 years of her life without working. When she meets a 26-years-old guy named Josh at a pub, she finds out that he thinks that she's 26-years-old too. Using this tactic of pretending to be years younger, Miller gets a job in the publishing firm of Diana Trout, a executioner woman who hates 20-year-old girls. Liza is the mother of Caitlin Miller, a girl who's studying in India for a foreign exchange program.[1]
Relationships and friendships
Younger starts at the middle of Liza's divorce with David. They had a child, Caitlin, who is studying in India. When she and her friend Maggie go to a bar, she meets Josh, 26-years-old guy who thinks she's the same age as him. After Liza build a new image of herself, she and Josh start a relationship.
After clinching his job with Diana, Lisa becomes Kelsey's friend. In the friendship of the two, each knows his place and try to help each other. Kelsey is responsible for showing the Liza entire new range of knowledge related to the internet, Twitter and youthful slang.
Storylines
Season 1
Liza is a suddenly single mother who tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at her age. When a chance encounter with the sexy Josh, a young tattoo artist, convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 – with the help of a makeover, courtesy of her best friend Maggie. Armed with new confidence, she lands a job as an assistant to the temperamental Diana and teams up with her new co-worker and 20-something Kelsey to make it in the career of her dreams. Now she just has to make sure no one discovers her secret.
Reception
The character and its portrayer, Sutton Foster, was generally well-received by the public and critics, who highlighted the Foster's ability to have 40 years and be able to portray a character years younger. David Sims, writing for The Atlantic, said that Foster "could probably play an 18-year-old or an 80-year-old without too much trouble. She sells Liza's internal strife over aging out of the workforce much better than she sells the lame social-media jokes."[2] Regarding the character and Hilary Duff's portray Kelsey Peters, Ryan Anielski of Indiewiere said that both of the actresses transmitted "positive view of women and age."[3]
References
- ↑ Grant, Drew (8 April 2015). "Sutton Foster on Looking 'Younger'". The Observer. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Sims, David (1 April 2015). "Is Playing Younger the Only Way for a 40-Year-Old Actress to Get on TV?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Anielski, Ryan (13 January 2016). "Hilary Duff and Sutton Foster on Women, Careers and Growing Up in 'Younger' Season 2". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 January 2016.