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Lisa Freeman | |
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| Born | July 28, 1957 Los Angeles, CA |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Children | Bea Freeman |
Lisa Freeman (born July 28, 1957) is an American author and actress best known for her young adult surf fiction novel Honey Girl.
Lisa Freeman was born in Los Angeles and grew up in coastal communities between Los Angeles and Hawaii, where her father Leonard Freeman created and produced the iconic TV series, Hawaii Five-O .
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. Freeman performed at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood and appeared regularly on the Rick Dees in the Morning radio show.
Freeman's most notable film credits include Mr. Mom , Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter , Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II . In 1980, she 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 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.
Freeman currently serves on the National Leadership Council's board of directors for the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | To Race the Wind | Pat | Television film |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom | Motorhead | Feature film |
| 1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Nurse Morgan | Feature film |
| 1984 | Breakin' | Waitress | Feature film |
| 1984 | Savage Streets | Francine Anne Ramirez | Feature film |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Babs | Feature film |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Babs | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Knots Landing | Sue Shaw | Episode: "Small Surprises" |
| 1981 | In Trouble | Ivy Miller | Television pilot |
| 1981 | Quincy, M.E. | Girl | Episode: "Memories of Allison" |
| 1981 | Archie Bunker's Place | Punker | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Stephanie" |
| 1983 | Reggie | Debra | Episode: "Mark's Girlfriend" |
| 1984 | Double Trouble | Marilyn | Episode: "Heartache" |
| 1984 | The Facts of Life | Sally | Episode: "A Slice of Life" |
| 1990 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | 30's Her | Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie" |
| 1995 | Bringing up Jack | Nurse Gwen | Episode: "The Beeper" |
| Year | Title | Publication | Notes |
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| 1998 | Survivor | Rain City Review/Literary Journal | |
| 1998 | Van Gogh's Last Tiptoe | Rain City Review/Literary Journal | |
| 2005 | Doing It | Suspect Thoughts | |
| 2015 | Honey Girl | Sky Pony Press | |
| 2017 | Riptide Summer | Sky Pony Press |
| Year | Title | Company | Notes |
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| 1985 | Voices of the Angels | New Alliance Recordings | |
| 1987 | Neighborhood Rhythms | New Alliance Recordings | |
| 1988 | Hollyword | New Alliance Recordings | |
| 1991 | Disclosure | New Alliance Recordings | |
| 1994 | Rough Roads | Executive Production BarkubCo Music, Inc |
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Letters for Tomorrow [2] | Robin Freeman Bernstein, M.A., and Cathy Moore, Ph.D. | |
| 2005 | I Know I Can Climb the Mountain [3] | Dale S. Brown |
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