Lisa's mother, Tina, is a retired social worker. Her late father, Ira, worked as an engineer and then went into business as a general contractor. A sister, Heidi, is a lawyer. Lisa started acting as a child and played Flip Wilson in a 3rd grade performance. During junior high, she started traveling by train to Manhattan for private acting lessons and acted in summer drama camps. Her principal interest initially was to act in Shakepearean drama. She earned her degree from theatre from New York University and followed it up with a second BFA from Julliard. In 1993, she got her first break at the New York Shakespearean festival playing Isabella opposite Kevin Kline in "Measure for Measure". She was later turned down to play the role of Hester Prynne in a production of "The Scarlet Letter" because of race. Upset, she wrote a letter to 'The Village Voice' to protest legal racism. The play's playwright, Phyllis Nagy, responded with a criticism of her acting, which obviously made things worse. She went on to have a successful career in theater. In 1995-96, her portrayal of a South African singer in Athol Fugard's Valley Song garnered an Obie Award and the Clarence Derwent Award. More recently, Hamilton earned critical acclaim, her second Obie, and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her role as Suzanne Alexander in Adrienne Kennedy's, "The Ohio State Murders." Besides appearing in over two dozen films, Hamilton directed the documentary film Beah: A Black Woman Speaks in 2003. This film, about pioneering black actress Beah Richards, dealt with Hamilton seeking out Richards, an African-American actress who had broken ground making inroads for black actresses.
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick was born September 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. She is of African American and Native American descent and is proud of her heritage. She later attended Eastern Illinois University but she never really took the idea of a career in acting seriously until persuaded by an insistent roommate to attend a local audition in Chicago. Her screen debut was in the low-budget action movie Reasons (1996), she received numerous critical kudos despite the fact that the film went largely unseen. LisaRaye is known for possessing a charmingly seductive smile and a distinctively vibrant but laid-back personality. She first caught the eye of television viewers with an appearance on the popular television series In the House (1995). Though the movie never did find a distributor, director Monty Ross convinced the budding young actress to move out to L.A. during pilot season, and she soon landed minor roles on such shows as Martin (1992) and In the House (1995). She also made an appearance in rapper Tupac Shakur's final music video, her memorable appearance caught the eye of rapper/actor Ice Cube, which led to her being in the movie The Players Club (1998). Her memorable performance as a troubled stripper left a solid impression on audiences. Her appearances thus far were impressive, but LisaRaye's career truly began to ignite after her appearance in the movie The Wood (1999). In 2000, LisaRaye found her widest audience yet as the host of Source: All Access (2002), a popular series dedicated to exploring hip-hop culture. She quickly gained a loyal following with her winning smile and extensive knowledge of all things hip-hop. As film roles continued to roll in, she came across her biggest role to date in the 2002 film Civil Brand (2002). A harrowing look into life in women's prison, the film took home top awards at both the American Black Film Festival and The Urbanworld Film Festival. Soon following her little sister Da Brat into a career in music, LisaRaye next began collaborating with Benzino to record a song to be featured in the film Redemption (2004). 2003 proved an equally lucrative year for LisaRaye as she prepared for the release of the Barry Levinson comedy Envy (2004), the female-driven Western Guns and Roses (2000), and her new sitcom, All of Us (2003) which was ran from 2003-2007.
Lisabeth DeLucia is known for Witch Trials (2022).
Lisagaye Tomlinson is a Jamaican-born actress who emigrated to the United States in her youth. She is known for Good Trouble, Jane the Virgin, CSI: Cyber, and Scorpion. She taught herself to play guitar at the age of 14 and co-wrote, co-produced, and released her first solo album with songwriting partner Kevin West. Originally, she'd planned to become a university professor and pursued an academic schedule which, after a change of heart, led her just short of completing a Doctor of Business Administration degree. She began her career in acting on stage in South Florida as a result of a chance listening encounter with a local developer, Peter Giuliano, who heard her solo CD playing in a West Palm Beach record store. Giuliano had written a rock opera called The Pimp and the Prostitute and contacted her to play the lead role of Sondra, a madame. Things then started to fall into place and it was full speed ahead with pursuing her true passion in life.
Lisamarie Brito is an actress, known for Cuentos De Camino (2017).
Lisamarie Joyce is known for Bar Rescue (2011).
Lisandra Tena is known for Fear the Walking Dead (2015), Good Trouble (2019) and The Good Place (2016).
Lisandro Alonso was born on June 2, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a director and writer, known for La libertad (2001), Los muertos (2004) and Jauja (2014).
LATINX Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 16th of 1986 in one of the underground stagecraft areas in the famous Teatro Colón. A descendent of Giovani Boccaccio and survivors of WWI & II. His mother Liliana Irene Boccacci was a ballet dancer and instructor, native to Argentina. His father Tomas Alberto Boccacci was a computer programmer for different airlines and metro rail companies also native to Argentina. His grandfather Alberto Tomas Boccacci was the first Chemical Engineer from Argentina and on his mother's side, his grandfather Nilson Jaurigui was a farmer native to Argentina, he was a founder of a town called Loberia where the family today still has farmland. He was introduced to Charlie Chaplin's movie City Lights by his grandfather as a little boy that got him hooked wanting to make and act in films. Lilo spent some time going to school in Valbone, France, Buenos Aries, Argentina and in Miami Florida where his family survived the destructive force of Hurricane Andrew. Coming from modest means and surviving his encounter with cancer at 13 years old, Lisandro dreamed of one day being a leading man in Hollywood movies. First studied theater at Union High school in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he ran lights and sound and created the sets during stagecraft classes. He was too shy to act at the time. He obtained his Associates at the Tulsa Community College where he studied theater and film. He continued his theater and film studies at the University of Tulsa where he had a major role as a filmmaker creating green screen sequences for TU 1984, the 4th stage play created in the United States and Rocky Horror Picture Show. He obtained his bachelor's at the University of Tulsa with a minor in Entrepreneurship. During his time in education, he battled cancer two more times with surgeries and radiation treatments. Aside from education, he started making films when he was little and finished his first no budget feature film on his own at the age of 15 with a handheld camera. Three of his no budget movies have premiered at Cinemark by Tulsa and is quickly moving up in the professional world. He is a director/writer alumnus for the Taliesin Nexus program which include mentors like Paul Guay (Liar Liar) and Bill Marsilii (DeJavu) in Los Angeles California. He has training by certified CSA, The Actor Factory in Norman, Oklahoma and will continue to do so. National Award-Winning Filmmaker. Multiple award-winning pencil sketch artist. He resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a huge fan of the Outsiders House Museum, known to take the tours multiple times and the person credited with coming up with the idea of creating Lenticular images with Tulsa Past creator Patrick McNicholas, which is published once a month in Tulsa People. Supporter and collaborator for creating awareness for Gold Star Families and Gold Star Families Monument. He is known for working as an extra and is fortunate to have been part of many huge productions that come to Oklahoma. Lisandro has a mix bag of experience of working as a zero-budget indie filmmaker on his own, a solid education, in which he plans to continue his studies at Harvard, the experience working as a PA for four years and the drive to break into acting. Lisandro is now working hard to find an agent, manager, representation and his next leading role. His first leading role in a low budget film is Stray Kids which is completed and moving on to distribution and release soon.
Lisandro Fiks is known for The Two Popes (2019), La noche de 12 años (2018) and The Wrath of God (2022).