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Lisa Zane
Born (1961-04-05) April 5, 1961 (age 62)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1984–present
Websitelisazane.com

Lisa Zane (born April 5, 1961)[1] is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.

Early life

Zane was born in Chicago,[1] the daughter of Thalia and William George Zane Sr.[2] Her parents, who are both of Greek descent,[3] founded a medical technical school.[4] Her family's original surname, "Zanetakos", was anglicized to "Zane" by her father.[5][6] She is the older sister of actor Billy Zane.[7]

Career

Zane's first film role was in the 1989 film Heart of Dixie. She starred in Gross Anatomy the same year. Other early acting roles included playing Diane Leeds in the first season of medical drama ER, As Claire in Bad Influence (1990), counselor Maggie Burroughs in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), the title role in The Nurse (1997) and a cameo as the gynaecologist in the comedy Cruel but Necessary (2005). She was a series regular as Melina Paros in L.A. Law from 1992 to 1993, JoAnne Meltzer in Profit, Diana in Roar, Le Sage in Dinotopia for Hallmark Entertainment and Sophia Keener in Law and Order in 2006.[8] She provided the voice for She-Hulk in the first season of The Incredible Hulk, as well as Charley Davidson in Biker Mice from Mars in the follow-up 2006 series, taking over from Leeza Miller-McGee.

She has originated many roles on stage, playing Varya in David Mamet's debut adaptation of The Cherry Orchard at the Goodman Theatre, Rita in Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss and Cleo in Lyle Kessler's Robbers. Zane has also made many guest appearances on TV shows, including Lifestories: Families in Crisis, The Outer Limits, Judging Amy, and The Division.

Zane is a singer, BMI songwriter, and recording artist. In 2006, the Songwriters Hall of Fame recognized her as one of their new songwriters of the year.[9]

Zane played the part of the "alter ego" in Amanda Eliasch's play "As I Like It" in 2012, and an award-winning documentary drama The Gun the Cake and the Butterfly (2014), in which she sang with Charles Eliasch.[10][11][12][13]

The same year she performed in The Girl from Nagasaki, a film by Michel Comte based on Madame Butterfly.[14] In 2013, Zane performed in The Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Personal life

Zane was in a relationship with Australian actor Heath Ledger at an unknown date.[15][16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Heart of Dixie M.A.
Gross Anatomy Luann
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog Taylor
1990 Bad Influence Claire
The Age of Insects Sara
1991 Femme Fatale Cynthia
The Passion of Martin Rebecca
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Margaret 'Maggie' Burroughs
1994 Floundering Jessica
Unveiled Stephanie Montgomery
1995 Terrified Pearl
1996 Baby Face Nelson Helen Womack
The First Man
The Nervous Breakdown of Philip K. Dick Tessa Short
1997 The Nurse Laura Harriman
1999 The Secret Pact Denise Wokowski
A Table for One Ariana Harpwood
The Lovely Leave The Wife Short
2001 Monkeybone Medusa
The Kidnapping of Chris Burden
2005 Cruel but Necessary Gynecologist
2013 The Gun, the Cake and the Butterfly Opera Singer
The Girl from Nagasaki Jazz Singer
2016 Daisy Short
2017 Game Day Ricki's Mom
2021 Later Days Madame De'coy
2022 Alex/October Betty

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Gideon Oliver Episode: "Tongs"
1991 My Life and Times Lilly Episode: "Millennium"
1991 Babe Ruth Claire Hodgson Ruth TV film
1992 Human Target Robin Episode: "Chances Are"
1992 Middle Ages Nora Conover Episode: "The Pig in the Python"
1992–93 L.A. Law Melina Paros Main role (season 7)
1994 Natural Selection Elizabeth Braden TV film
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Meg Westlin Episode: "The Restless Remains"
1994 Lifestories: Families in Crisis Lori Episode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict"
1994 XXX's & OOO's Louisia TV film
1995 ER Diane Leeds Supporting role (season 1)
1995 The Great Defender Rhoda "Naked Truth"
1995 Her Deadly Rival Lynne TV film
1995 Iron Man Madame Masque (voice) Episode: "Beauty Knows No Pain"[17]
1996 The Incredible Hulk She-Hulk (voice) 2 episodes[17]
1996–97 Profit Joanne Meltzer Main role
1997 Roar Queen Diana Main role
1998 The Outer Limits Natalie Grainger Episode: "Sarcophagus"
2000 Stolen from the Heart Karen Ravetch TV film
2000 Missing Pieces Renata TV film
2002–03 Dinotopia Le Sage TV series
2003 Judging Amy Mrs. Novins Episode: "Ye Olde Freedom Inn"
2003 Dragnet Deborah Larson Episode: "The Brass Ring"
2004 The Division Lisa Episode: "It's the Real Thing"
2006 Law & Order Sophia Keener Episode: "Cost of Capital"
2006 Murder in My House Roxanne TV film
2006 Point Pleasant Anne Gibson 2 episodes
2006–07 Biker Mice from Mars Charley, Carol (voice) Recurring role (season 1)[17]
2009 Southland Lana Schmidt Episode: "Westside"
2017 Chicago Justice Judge Fotis Episode: "Uncertainty Principle"

References

  1. ^ a b Skin, Mr. Skin (2005). Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite Actresses naked. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 612. ISBN 0-312-33144-4.
  2. ^ Karamitsos, Maria A. (October 5, 2010). "Lisa Zane to Perform at Katerina's". Usa.greekreporter.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ billy zane Archived February 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The Brigadoon of Film Fests Archived June 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Dinges, Barnaby (March 18, 1990). "Lisa Zane looks soberly at 'Influence' Chicago actress has bold words about role and co-star Rob Lowe". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "Wild About Movies - 2018 Movies and 2019 Movies In Theaters". Wild About Movies. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "billy zane". web.archive.org. February 20, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". Mtv.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "'As I Like It' Review- Before Kim Kardasian or Paris Hilton There Was Amanda Eliasch". Lasplash.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Moore, Booth; Tschorn, Adam (April 29, 2013). "Brit Week event honors fashion designer Pam Hogg". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Brit Week Bliss, Even in High Heels". Personalchefapproach.info. April 30, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  13. ^ "An Artist Reveals Her Many Inner Lives in 'The Gun, the C | Thompson on Hollywood". Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  14. ^ McNary, Dave (November 25, 2012). "'Madame Butterfly' retelling wraps production". Variety.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  15. ^ Newman, Jason (May 18, 2017). "'I Am Heath Ledger': 10 Things We Learned From Spike TV Doc". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "The truth about Heath Ledger's women". News.com.au. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  17. ^ a b c "Lisa Zane (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 10, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.

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