7.4
Movie
Acting
Lisa Jane Persky
- Born
- (age 71)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 51 titles
Biography
Lisa Jane Persky (born May 5, 1955) is an American actress.
Persky was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Jane Holley (née Wilson) and Mort Persky. She grew up in New York's Greenwich Village and attended the High School of Art and Design.
She debuted as Robert Duvall's daughter in The Great Santini and went on to act in such movies as American Pop, The Big Easy, When Harry Met Sally..., Coneheads, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, and Peggy Sue Got Married.
She wrote for New York Rocker magazine in the 1970s and dated former Blondie bass player Gary Valentine Lachman. On January 19, 2008, she married music historian and former co-star of the Comedy Central game show Beat the Geeks Andy Zax.
In 2009 and 2010, Persky began making appearances on The Best Show on WFMU radio program, as both as a regular caller and as an in-studio special guest.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Jane Persky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
8.4
TV
The X-Files
5.5
Movie
Coneheads
8.0
TV
Quantum Leap
7.4
TV
King of the Hill
6.1
Movie
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.5
Movie
The Cotton Club
7.6
TV
The Golden Girls
6.3
Movie
Great Balls of Fire!
6.5
Movie
The Sure Thing
5.9
Movie
Breathless
7.7
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.5
TV
Amazing Stories
6.2
Movie
The Big Easy
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
7.1
TV
Invasion
6.9
Movie
American Pop
7.6
TV
The Practice
Acting credits 51
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I Am Divine Film | Self |
| 2006 | Grilled Film | Sally Wilson |
| 2005 | Invasion TV | Disheveled Woman (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Twins TV | Marcy (1 ep) |
| 2002 | The Dogwalker Film | Allison |
| 2001 | My First Mister Film | Sheila |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody Film | Pattie |
| 2001 | The Division TV | Ann Fenwick (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back Film | Wilma Aday |
| 1999 | Tumbleweeds Film | Diner Waitress |
| 1999 | Goosed Film | The Psychic |
| 1998 | Perfect Assassins Film | Janice Franklin |
| 1998 | Where's Marlowe? Film | |
| 1997 | The Practice TV | Karen Garvey (1 ep) |
| 1997 | King of the Hill TV | (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Female Perversions Film | Margot |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio Film | Katrina |
| 1994 | Pontiac Moon Film | Alicia Frank |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Stasi Reynolds, Alison Spears (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Dead Funny Film | Sarah |
| 1993 | The X-Files TV | Laura Weinsider (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Coneheads Film | Lisa Farber |
| 1991 | The Antagonists TV | Joanie Rutledge (9 ep) |
| 1990 | Vital Signs Film | Bobby |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest Film | Harriet Gross |
| 1990 | Grand TV | Jenny Seaton (1 ep) |
| 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... Film | Alice |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! Film | Babe |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap TV | Marion Keisker (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Sharing Richard Film | |
| 1987 | Private Eye TV | (12 ep) |
| 1986 | The Big Easy Film | McCabe |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married Film | Delores Dodge |
| 1986 | Designing Women TV | (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Crime Story TV | Joanne Goldman (2 ep) |
| 1986 | Crime Story: Pilot Film | Joanne Goldman |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories TV | Shirley Crater (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone TV | (segment "The Once and Future King") (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls TV | Kate (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing Film | Mary Ann Webster |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club Film | Frances Flegenheimer |
| 1984 | Shattered Vows Film | Cathy |
| 1983 | Desperate Intruder Film | Linda |
| 1983 | Breathless Film | Salesgirl |
| 1981 | American Pop Film | Bella (voice) |
| 1981 | The Choice Film | Emmy Soames |
| 1979 | The Great Santini Film | Mary Anne Meechum |
| 1978 | KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park Film | Dirty Dee |
| 1977 | The Fitzpatricks TV | (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Elaine: A Story of Lost Love Film | Felicie |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (1 ep) |