Lisa Marie (actress)

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Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie Actress reading the book Unbound.jpg
Marie in 2022
Born
Lisa Marie Smith

(1968-12-05) December 5, 1968 (age 55)
New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active1980s–present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Partner Tim Burton (1993–2001)

Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5, 1968), known professionally as Lisa Marie, is an American model and actress. She is best known for her roles with Tim Burton: Vampira in Ed Wood (1994), Martian Girl in Mars Attacks (1996), Lady Crane in Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Nova in Planet of the Apes (2001).

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Early life

Lisa Marie was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, where she was raised by her father and grandparents. She studied ballet for eight years at the New Jersey Ballet and learned classical piano. She moved to New York City at age 15 to study theatre, dance and music.

Career

She was a model for Robert Mapplethorpe and was featured in photographer Bruce Weber's ad campaign for designer Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume.

Marie went on to appear briefly in Let's Get Lost , Weber's documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, and had a small role in Woody Allen's film Alice . In 1989 she appeared on Malcolm McLaren's song "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" from his 1989 album Waltz Darling . [1] From 2000 to 2002 she hosted the short film series Exposure on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Marie has appeared in magazines including Maxim , Playboy, and Esquire . She has also had her own photographs exhibited and published in magazines; Vanity Fair ran side-by-side photos taken by her and her partner, film director Tim Burton. Marie appeared in several of Burton's films including portraying actress/1950s television horror movie hostess Vampira in the 1994 biopic Ed Wood .

In 2015, Marie starred in the horror film We Are Still Here with Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Larry Fessenden, Monte Markham, and Susan Gibney.

Personal life

Marie met film director Tim Burton at a coffee bar in New York on New Year's Eve in 1992, when she had just finished modeling for Calvin Klein, and Burton had been having difficulty in his four-year marriage. They were engaged from 1993 to 2001 and she appeared in small roles in most of his productions made during this time.

Burton abruptly ended their relationship following the premiere of 2001's Planet of the Apes , which he directed. Marie had a small role in the film, while Burton's new girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter was one of its lead actresses.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Let's Get Lost Herself
1990 Alice Office Xmas Party Guest
1994 Ed Wood [2] Vampira
1996 Mars Attacks! Martian Girl
1997 Breast Men Vanessa
1998 Frogs for Snakes Myrna L'Hatsky
1999 Tail Lights Fade Kitty
Sleepy Hollow Lady Crane
If... Dog... Rabbit... Judy
2000Chasing the DragonClaire Oberon
The BeatnicksSophie
Stainboy Voice of Match Girl / Stainboy's Mother / Cracker Girl
2001 Planet of the Apes Nova
2003StarringShort film by fashion designer Jeremy Scott
2008Secret World of SuperfansHerself
2012 The Lords of Salem Priscilla Reed
Silent Night Mrs. Morwood
2015 We Are Still Here [2] May Lewis
DominionTonjura
Tales of Halloween Victorian Widow"Grim Grinning Ghost" segment

TV appearances

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References

  1. "Lisa Marie With Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra* – Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt". Discogs. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Lisa Marie (Ed Wood)