Lisa Howard | |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Lisa Howard is an American actress and singer. Howard is most known for playing Siobhan in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Spelling Bee went on to win many awards, including the Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble.[1] She created the character of Jenny in the new Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You, receiving a nomination for the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
Howard was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School. She played softball, soccer, volleyball, and a little basketball in her youth.[2] She went on to graduate from University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in musical theatre.[3]
In 2009, she appeared in the TV series Ugly Betty in the episode Plus None as Dominatrix. In 2012, she was cast as Siobhan, a member of an Irish coven, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.
On October 6, 2020, the Lincoln Project released a video called Covita[4] a parody of Evita criticizing Donald Trump for failing to protect staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa Howard sang the vocals for this video.[5]
Howard originated the role of Jenny Steinberg in the Broadway production of David Hyde Pierce-directed It Shoulda Been You. Howard played the older sister of a Jewish bride, played by Sierra Boggess, whose wedding with David Burtka's character is disrupted when her ex-boyfriend shows up at the wedding. Additional cast members included Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris.[6] For her performance, Howard was nominated for the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.[7] Playbill Online named her performance of Jenny's Blues at the 2015 Tony Awards one of the show's "greatest moments,"[8] and Rolling Stone called it one of the ceremony's best moments.[9]