Lisa Freeman

Lisa Freeman was born in Los Angeles and grew up in coastal communities between Los Angeles and Hawaii,{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} where her father Leonard Freeman created and produced the iconic TV series, Hawaii Five-O.{{Cite news |date=22 January 1974 |title=Hawaii 5-0 producer dies at 53 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/268824683 |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 May 2025 |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |pages=C-5}}{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Peter |date=11 March 1979 |title=The First and Last Class of '78 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/384552797 |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 May 2025 |work=The Los Angeles Times |department=Calendar |pages=5 |quote=Lisa Freeman, daughter of the late TV producer Leonard Freeman ("Hawaii Five-0," "Cry Rape")}}

Freeman embarked in an acting career after graduating from Palisades High School. She was a student of Jeff Corey, Mary Carver, Joanne Baron, and a member of the Harvey Lembeck Comedic Workshop. In 1978, Freeman was part of a Colombia Pictures Acting School.

Freeman performed at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood and appeared regularly on the Rick Dees in the Morning radio show.

In 1980, Freeman made her acting and TV debut on an episode of Knots Landing. Freeman landed her first TV role in the series In Trouble, co-starring with Nancy Cartwright and Deena Freeman (no relation). Freeman's most notable film credits include Mr. Mom, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Back to the Future{{Cite news |last=Carr |first=Jay |date=1 June 1986 |title=Enchantment and Nostalgia on Cassette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/437560741 |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 May 2025 |work=The Boston Globe |pages=101}} and Back to the Future Part II.

Freeman was also part of the L.A. underground spoken word scene and was produced by Harvey Kubernick. Her albums include Hollyword, Neighborhood Rhythms, and her solo effort, Rough Road, all produced on New Alliance Records.

After more than a decade in front of the camera, Freeman left acting to pursue academia and a writing career. She began working with Kate Braverman in 1990 at the L.A. Writers Workshop, which soon led to academic studies at Antioch University, where she earned her BA and MFA in Fiction and Pedagogy in the Art of Writing.

In 2015, Freeman was serving on the National Leadership Council's board of directors for the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.{{cite web |title=Board Council |url=http://nativeartsandcultures.org/about/board-council |url-status=usurped |access-date=6 March 2015 |website=Native Arts and Cultures Foundation}}

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• {{official website|http://www.lisa-freeman.com/}}
• {{IMDb name|293483}}

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