Lisa Dean Ryan
{{short description|American actress (born 1972)}}
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| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, US
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Lisa Dean Ryan (born April 30, 1972) is an American actress. She played Wanda Plenn, the girlfriend of the eponymous character in the series Doogie Howser, M.D., appearing in the series from 1989 to 1992.Gene I. Maeroff, Gene ed. (1998). Educating television. "Imaging education: The media and schools in America", p. 214.
Career
Ryan co-starred as Jessica Cohen in the series Class of '96, which ran for one season in 1993. The following year, she co-starred as Maria Cavalos in the MTV series Dead at 21. The series ended after thirteen episodes. She has also guest starred in 21 Jump Street, Beverly Hills, 90210, Boy Meets World, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Diagnosis: Murder, NYPD Blue and Cold Case.[http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/Lisa-Dean-Ryan.html Lisa Dean Ryan Biography (1972-)] Film Reference
In 2004, Ryan co-starred in Disney Channel film Tiger Cruise opposite Hayden Panettiere and Bill Pullman. Her last acting credit was the 2005 Hallmark Channel film Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder with Kellie Martin.
Filmography
= Film =
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|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1995
|Twisted Love |Janna Riley | |
| 1995
|Hostile Intentions |Caroline | |
| 2000
|The Stepdaughter |Linda Conner | |
| 2001
|Surfacing: AKA A Letter from My Father |Sarah | |
= Television =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1985
|Spock |3 episodes |
| 1989–1992
|Wanda Plenn |46 episodes |
| 1990
|Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child |Sheryl Bolen |Television film |
| 1990
|Carla Daniels |Episode: "Testing Dirty" |
| 1990
|Brooke |Episode: "Back to School" |
| 1990
|Bonnie |Episode: "The Gentle Art of Listening" |
| 1991
|Amy Miller |Episode: "Dedicated to the One I Love" |
| 1993
|Annabelle Nelson |Television film |
| 1993
|Jessica Cohen |17 episodes |
| 1994
|Maria Cavalos |13 episodes |
| 1996
|Rebecca Bradshaw |Television film |
| 1996
|Sheila Clayton / Lenore Stratton |2 episodes |
| 1997
|Beth Shepard |Episode: "He Said, She Said" |
| 1997
|Mary Beth |Episode: "Learning to Fly" |
| 1998
|Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie |Dana Erikson | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1998
|Holly Sherman |
| 1998
|Lisa |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2001
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Lynn Henry |Episode: "To Halve and to Hold" |
| 2002
|Dr. Jane Henderson |Episode: "Healthy McDowell Movement" |
| 2004
|Barbara Carise |Episode: "Hubris" |
| 2004
|Diane Coleman |Television film |
| 2005
|Kate |Episode: "Vision of a Murder" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0752682}}
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Wilson Classical High School alumni
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