Lisa Lynn Masters

{{Infobox actor

| name = Lisa Lynn Masters

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|03|20}}

| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|15|1964|03|20}}

| death_place = Lima, Peru

| occupation = Actress, model

| years_active = 1996–2016

| known_for = Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Stepford Wives, Law and Order, Blumenthal

| spouse = William Ben Brooks (2004–2016; her death)}}

Lisa Lynn Masters (March 20, 1964 – November 15, 2016){{cite web|author= |url=http://www.morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Lisa-Masters-Brooks/#!/Obituary |title=Obituary for Mrs. Lisa Lynn Masters Brooks |publisher=Morris Funeral & Cremation Care |date= |accessdate=2017-04-30}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/readingeagle/obituary.aspx?n=lisa-lynn-masters&pid=182594689|title=Lisa Lynn Masters obituary|website=Legacy}} was an American actress, writer and model.{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/law-order-svu-actress-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-in-peru-hotel|title='Law & Order SVU' actress found dead of apparent suicide in Peru hotel|date=4 December 2016|website=Fox News|accessdate=10 January 2020}}

Early life and education

Masters was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/lisa-lynn-masters|title=Lisa Lynn Masters profile|website=Hollywood Life|date=18 November 2016 }} She graduated from Appalachian State University in broadcasting with a minor in modern dance. She later attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Career

After college, Masters worked as a model and news reporter and landed an uncredited role as a news reporter in the feature film The Siege. She appeared in TV commercials and, later, the feature films The Stepford Wives and It's Complicated.

Masters continued modeling and acted in several television series, including an episode each in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,{{cite news| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actress-lisa-lynn-masters-dead-at-52_us_582f0234e4b030997bbee389|title='Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Actress Dead At 52|first=Carly|last=Ledbetter|date=November 18, 2016|website=Huffington Post|accessdate=November 19, 2016}} Ugly Betty, Iron Fist, Gossip Girl, Nashville and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She committed suicide at age 52 while on a model assignment in Peru.{{cite web| url= http://www.aol.com/article/2016/11/18/lisa-lynn-masters-dies-at-52/21609147| title=Lisa Lynn Masters, 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actress, dies at 52| website= AOL|accessdate=November 19, 2016}}
- {{cite news| url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/who-lisa-masters-gossip-girl-9284480 | title=Who was Lisa Masters? Gossip Girl actress who took her own life is remembered | work=The Daily Mirror | date=18 November 2016 }}

Filmography

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;" \|Film roles
style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Year ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Title ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Role ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Notes
1996 \|Close Up \|Reporter \|
1998 \|Burn \|Reporter \|
1998 \|The Siege \|Reporter #2 \|
2002 \|One Day \|Mom \|Short film
2004 \|The Stepford Wives \|Carol Wainwright \|
2008 \|The Clique \|Mrs. Marvil \|
2009 \|It's Complicated \|Woman in Elevator \|
2013 \|Blumenthal \|Sadie \|
2015 \|The Girl in the Book \|Alana \|
2015 \|Fishbowl \|Dylan \|
colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;" \|Television roles
style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Year ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Title ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Role ! style="background:#ccc;" \|Notes
2004 \|Hope & Faith \|Guest #2 \|Episode: "Faith's Maid"
2005 \|Law & Order: Criminal Intent \|Wendy \|Episode:"Gone"
2008 \|Ugly Betty \|Crying Museum Curator \|Episode: "Filing for the Enemy"
2010 \|Beach Lane \|Wife \|Television film
2011 \|Gossip Girl \|Bryn Harold \|Episode: "While You Weren't Sleeping"
2012 \|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \|Tina Heller \|Episode: "Official Story"
2012 \|Royal Pains \|Mrs. Burns \|Episode: "About Face"
2015 \|Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt \|Dr. Goodman \|Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Party!"
2015 \|Nashville \|Dr. Laurel Kennedy \|Episode: "Before You Go Make Sure You Know"
2017 \|Iron Fist \|Doctor \|Episode: "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus"

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! colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Film roles

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1996

|Close Up

|Reporter

1998

|Burn