Liza Lapira on the Delightful New Film MUST LOVE CHRISTMAS and Mel’s Trouble Ahead on THE EQUALIZER

Coverage of the CBS Original Holiday Movie MUST LOVE CHRISTMAS, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Liza Lapira as Natalie. Photo: Bettina Strauss/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Liza Lapira may be regularly playing the badass sniper Mel on THE EQUALIZER, but when viewers tune into the new CBS holiday film MUST LOVE CHRISTMAS, they’ll see a very, very different side of the actress.

“What a juxtaposition, huh?” she tells Give Me My Remote with a laugh. “Literally, the last [shot from the latest] episode of THE EQUALIZER is me punching a guy in his face and pulling a gun on him. And then I can’t leave my apartment because I’m this socially awkward writer [in MUST LOVE CHRISTMAS].”

Lapira has long had an eclectic career, appearing in dozens of shows (including LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, 9JKL, NANCY DREW, TRAFFIC LIGHT, and DON’T TRUST THE B) and films like CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. But the new film allows her to shine in a lead role, as Natalie, a Christmas-loving writer who is struggling to move on after a personal hardship. As Natalie tries to get her mojo back, she finds herself in the middle of an unexpected love triangle.

Here, Lapira dishes on MUST LOVE CHRISTMAS, and gives a tease of what to expect when THE EQUALIZER returns… Read more