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Lisa Darr | |
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| Born | Lisa Darr Grabemann April 21, 1963 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–2017 |
| Spouse | Brian Valente (m. 2005–2021) |
Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress.
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Lisa Darr | |
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| Born | Lisa Darr Grabemann April 21, 1963 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–2017 |
| Spouse | Brian Valente (m. 2005–2021) |
Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress.
Darr was born Lisa Darr Grabemann in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Mollie, an actress, and Karl Grabemann, a lawyer. [1] 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 . [2]
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).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Casualties | Beth | |
| 1997 | Plan B | Clare Sadler | |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Dana Boone | |
| 1998 | Land of the Free | Annie Jennings | |
| 1999 | Morella | Jenny Lynden | |
| 1999 | Elevator Seeking | Bonnie | Video |
| 2005 | Pomegranate | Stephanie | |
| 2007 | Her Best Move | Julia | |
| 2007 | Bagboy | Laurie | |
| 2009 | The Twenty | Katherine | |
| 2012 | This Is 40 | Claire |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Flesh 'n' Blood | DA. Rachel Brennan | Main role |
| 1991 | Murphy Brown | Trish | "Retreat" |
| 1991 | Wings | Gwen | "Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo" |
| 1991 | The Flash | Terri Kronenberg | "Captain Cold" |
| 1991 | K-9 | Margaret Slater | TV film |
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | Ginny Will | "The Curse of Ptah-Hotep" |
| 1993 | Complex of Fear | Penny Evans | TV film |
| 1993 | Crime & Punishment | Jan Sornesen | "Simple Trust", "Our Denial", "Fire with Fire" |
| 1993 | Incredi-Girl | Ellen | TV film |
| 1993 | Renegade | Dr. Helen | "The Hound" |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | Ann McGrath | "Altered Egos" |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trust | Lorna Lucus | TV film |
| 1994 | Empty Nest | Laurie | "What's a Mother to Do?" |
| 1994 | The Commish | Abby Davenport / Marcia Daniels | "The Letter of Law" |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Carrie Benton / Kelly Michaels | "Murder on the 30th Floor", "A Nest of Vipers" |
| 1995 | The Office | Natalie Stanton | Main role |
| 1995 | Platypus Man | Karen | "Out of the Mouths of Babes" |
| 1995 | Murderous Intent | Pamela Talbot | TV film |
| 1995 | One West Waikiki | Diane Reynolds | "Past Due" |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Rhonda Brock | "Southern Double-Cross" |
| 1996 | ER | Nadine Wilkes | "Last Call" |
| 1996 | Almost Perfect | Ivy | "Good Grief" |
| 1996 | The Drew Carey Show | Debbie | "Mimi's Day Parade" |
| 1997 | Men Behaving Badly | Alice | "Jamie Needs a Kid" |
| 1997 | EZ Streets | Dana Larkin | "A Terrible Beauty", "St. Jude Took a Bullet" |
| 1997 | The Sleepwalking Killing | D.A. Mary Ellen Matulus | TV film |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Kathy | "A Wrenching Experience", "Emission Impossible" |
| 1996–97 | Profit | Gail Koner | Main role |
| 1997–98 | Frasier | Laura Paris | "Four for the Seesaw", "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2" |
| 1997–98 | Ellen | Laurie Manning | Recurring role |
| 1998 | Early Edition | Allison Fletcher | "Deadline" |
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Shelly | "Hardball", "Mystery Dance" |
| 1999 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Martha | "Sabrina's Pen Pal" |
| 1999–2001 | Popular | Jane McPherson | Regular role |
| 2000 | Cursed | Angela Nichalos | "Pilot" |
| 2000–03 | Strong Medicine | Susan Jackson | Recurring role |
| 2001 | Philly | Carol Toland | "Truth or Consequence", "Loving Sons" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gwen Anderson | "Gentle, Gentle" |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Jana Fain | "Underneath" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Dr. Celia Scott | "Duty to Save" |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Dr. Patricia Driscoll | "Swimming" |
| 2004 | Like Family | Carol Hadley | "Dating the Enemy" |
| 2004–05 | Life as We Know It | Annie Whitman | Main role |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Tammy Brennan | "The Ladies Who Lunch" |
| 2005 | The West Wing | Becca | "The Al Smith Dinner" |
| 2006 | House | Emily | "Distractions" |
| 2006 | The Unit | BeverlyShowtime | "Report by Exception" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Amanda Garnett | "Children of Ghosts" |
| 2007 | The Office | Barbara Allen | "Product Recall" |
| 2007–2008 | Weeds | Ann Carilli | "Roy Till Called", "Cankles", "The Whole Blah Damn Thing" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Andrea Warren | "The Box" |
| 2008–09 | Nip/Tuck | Darlene Lowell | "Candy Richards", "Ronnie Chase" |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Dierdra Casey | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Nicole Jones | "Turn, Turn, Turn" |
| 2009 | Dexter | Benny's Lawyer | "Living the Dream" |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Principal Byrne | "White to Play" |
| 2011 | Drop Dead Diva | Martha Miller | "False Alarm" |
| 2012 | Parenthood | OB/GYN | "Just Smile" |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Helen Garrett | "Divining Rod" |
| 2013 | Knocking on Doors | Cassandra Crum | TV series |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | Hazel Haibach | "White as the Driven Snow" |
| 2015 | CSI: Cyber | Judith Bowers | "Selfie 2.0" |
| 2017 | Sweet/Vicious | "Heartbreaker" | |
| 2016-2017 | Love | Diane | "The Date" |
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