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Lisa Lucas (born 1961) is an American former child actress best known for her role as "Addie Mills" in the Emmy-winning Christmas television special, The House Without a Christmas Tree . [1] [2]

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Career

Lucas also played Shirley MacLaine's daughter in the 1977 film The Turning Point , [3] and Jill Clayburgh's daughter in 1978 film An Unmarried Woman . [4] In its review of An Unmarried Woman, The Washington Post said the part of the daughter was "smartly embodied by sharp-featured young actress Lisa Lucas" [5] and Lucas was nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress. [4] Lucas also had roles in the films Hadley's Rebellion (1983) and Heart and Souls (1993), the 1976 PBS series The Adams Chronicles [6] and the 1980 television film A Perfect Match. [7] In 2002, Lucas appeared in a Denver stage production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof . [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 The Turning Point Jania
1978 An Unmarried Woman Patti
1983 Hadley's Rebellion Linda Johnson
1986 Jake Speed Girlfriend #1
1993 Heart and Souls Eva Reilly

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 The House Without a Christmas Tree Addie MillsTelevision film
1973The Thanksgiving Treasure
1974 The Migrants Molly Barlow
1975The Easter PromiseAddie Mills
1976 The Adams Chronicles Abigail Adams Smith 6 episodes
1976Addie and the King of HeartsAddie MillsTelevision film
1980A Perfect MatchJulie Larson
1982 The Facts of Life AnnieEpisode: "The Source"
1982 Forbidden Love PamelaTelevision film
1983 Family Ties Sherry MarshallEpisode: "Sherry Baby"
1983 The Powers of Matthew Star ChristianneEpisode: "Brain Drain"

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