Lisa Darr
{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lisa Darr
| birth_name = Lisa Darr Grabemann
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|04|21}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1991–2017
| spouse = {{marriage|Brian Valente|2005|2021}}
}}
Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress.
Life and career
Darr was born Lisa Darr Grabemann in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Mollie, an actress, and Karl Grabemann, a lawyer.[http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Lisa-Darr.html Profile], filmreference.com; accessed August 28, 2015. She attended Stanford University and graduated in 1985 with a degree in biology. She went on to receive an MFA in Acting from UCLA.
She played Annie Whitman on ABC's Life as We Know It. Darr's previous television appearances include the 1991 short-lived sitcom Flesh 'n' Blood as Rachel Brennan, The WB's teenage drama Popular as Jane McPherson, as well as the short-lived but critically acclaimed 1996 Fox series Profit as Gail Koner. In the fifth season of the sitcom Ellen, she played Laurie Manning, the girlfriend of the title character Ellen Morgan; In "Four for the Seasaw", an episode of Frasier, she and Megan Mullally played love interests for the Crane brothers. She played archaeologist Ginny Will on an episode of Quantum Leap.
Darr also made an appearance on the Fox drama House in 2006, playing a victim's mother in the episode "Distractions". She has made an appearance on the third season of The Office in the episode "Product Recall". Darr appeared in the fourth season of Weeds (on Showtime) as Ann Carilli. She also made a guest appearance in Nip/Tuck.Nip/Tuck, Season 5, Episode 14
Her film work includes the Oscar-award-winning Gods and Monsters (1998), in which she appeared as Dana Boone (the wife of Brendan Fraser's character), Pomegranate (2005), as Julia (the mother of Leah Pipes's character) in the soccer film Her Best Move (2006), National Lampoon's Bag Boy (2007), and This Is 40 (2012).
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Showtime
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1997
|Casualties |Beth | |
| 1997
|Plan B |Clare Sadler | |
| 1998
|Dana Boone | |
| 1998
|Annie Jennings | |
| 1999
|Morella |Jenny Lynden | |
| 1999
|Elevator Seeking |Bonnie |Video |
| 2005
|Pomegranate |Stephanie | |
| 2007
|Julia | |
| 2007
|Bagboy |Laurie | |
| 2009
|{{sortname|The|Twenty|nolink=1}} |Katherine | |
| 2012
|Claire | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1991
|DA. Rachel Brennan |Main role |
| 1991
|Trish |"Retreat" |
| 1991
|Gwen |"Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo" |
| 1991
|{{sortname|The|Flash|The Flash (1990 TV series)}} |Terri Kronenberg |"Captain Cold" |
| 1991
|K-9 |Margaret Slater |TV film |
| 1992
|Ginny Will |"The Curse of Ptah-Hotep" |
| 1993
|Complex of Fear |Penny Evans |TV film |
| 1993
|Jan Sornesen |"Simple Trust", "Our Denial", "Fire with Fire" |
| 1993
|Incredi-Girl |Ellen |TV film |
| 1993
|Dr. Helen |"The Hound" |
| 1993
|Ann McGrath |"Altered Egos" |
| 1994
|Betrayal of Trust |Lorna Lucus |TV film |
| 1994
|Laurie |"What's a Mother to Do?" |
| 1994
|{{sortname|The|Commish}} |Abby Davenport / Marcia Daniels |"The Letter of Law" |
| 1994
|Carrie Benton / Kelly Michaels |"Murder on the 30th Floor", "A Nest of Vipers" |
| 1995
|{{sortname|The|Office|The Office (1995 TV series)}} |Natalie Stanton |Main role |
| 1995
|Karen |"Out of the Mouths of Babes" |
| 1995
|Murderous Intent |Pamela Talbot |TV film |
| 1995
|Diane Reynolds |"Past Due" |
| 1996
|Rhonda Brock |"Southern Double-Cross" |
| 1996
|ER |Nadine Wilkes |"Last Call" |
| 1996
|Ivy |"Good Grief" |
| 1996
|{{sortname|The|Drew Carey Show}} |Debbie |"Mimi's Day Parade" |
| 1997
|Alice |"Jamie Needs a Kid" |
| 1997
|Dana Larkin |"A Terrible Beauty", "St. Jude Took a Bullet" |
| 1997
|{{sortname|The|Sleepwalking Killing|nolink=1}} |D.A. Mary Ellen Matulus |TV film |
| 1997
|Kathy |"A Wrenching Experience", "Emission Impossible" |
| 1996–97
|Gail Koner |Main role |
| 1997–98
|Laura Paris |"Four for the Seesaw", "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2" |
| 1997–98
|Laurie Manning |Recurring role |
| 1998
|Allison Fletcher |"Deadline" |
| 1998
|Shelly |"Hardball", "Mystery Dance" |
| 1999
|Martha |"Sabrina's Pen Pal" |
| 1999–2001
|Jane McPherson |Regular role |
| 2000
|Angela Nichalos |"Pilot" |
| 2000–03
|Susan Jackson |Recurring role |
| 2001
|Carol Toland |"Truth or Consequence", "Loving Sons" |
| 2001
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Gwen Anderson |"Gentle, Gentle" |
| 2002
|{{sortname|The|X-Files}} |Jana Fain |"Underneath" |
| 2003
|{{sortname|The|Lyon's Den}} |Dr. Celia Scott |"Duty to Save" |
| 2003
|{{sortname|The|Guardian|The Guardian (TV series)}} |Dr. Patricia Driscoll |"Swimming" |
| 2004
|Carol Hadley |"Dating the Enemy" |
| 2004–05
|Annie Whitman |Main role |
| Showtime
|2005 |Tammy Brennan |
| 2005
|{{sortname|The|West Wing}} |Becca |"The Al Smith Dinner" |
| 2006
|Emily |"Distractions" |
| 2006
|{{sortname|The|Unit}} |BeverlyShowtime |"Report by Exception" |
| 2007
|Amanda Garnett |"Children of Ghosts" |
| 2007
|{{sortname|The|Office|The Office (U.S. TV series)}} |Barbara Allen |
| 2007–2008
|Ann Carilli |"Roy Till Called", "Cankles", "The Whole Blah Damn Thing" |
| 2008
|Andrea Warren |"The Box" |
| 2008–09
|Darlene Lowell |"Candy Richards", "Ronnie Chase" |
| 2009
|Dierdra Casey |Unsold TV pilot |
| 2009
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Nicole Jones |"Turn, Turn, Turn" |
| 2009
|Benny's Lawyer |"Living the Dream" |
| 2009
|Principal Byrne |"White to Play" |
| 2011
|Martha Miller |"False Alarm" |
| 2012
|Parenthood |OB/GYN |"Just Smile" |
| 2012
|Helen Garrett |"Divining Rod" |
| 2013
|Knocking on Doors |Cassandra Crum |TV series |
| 2014
|{{sortname|The|Mentalist}} |Hazel Haibach |"White as the Driven Snow" |
| 2015
|Judith Bowers |"Selfie 2.0" |
| 2017
| |"Heartbreaker" |
| 2016-2017
|Love |Diane |"The Date" |
References
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Category:Actresses from Chicago
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:New Trier High School alumni
Category:Stanford University alumni
Category:UCLA Film School alumni
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
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