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Lisa Waltz | |
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| Born | August 31, 1961 Limerick, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Mark Morocco |
Lisa Waltz is an American actress who has had roles in many television shows and who played Nora in the film adaptation of Brighton Beach Memoirs .
Waltz was born and raised in Limerick, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Bobby and the late Bill Waltz, owners of Waltz Golf Farm. [1] [2] She attended Spring-Ford Area High School in Royersford, Pennsylvania, and Carnegie-Mellon University. She is married to Dr. Mark Morocco. [3]
She has appeared in several television series, including My So-Called Life , Boston Legal , CSI: Miami , Frasier , Inconceivable , Side Order of Life , Ask Harriet , The Young and the Restless , The Agency , The X-Files , Castle and 90210 .
Waltz played Melinda Bauer, the mother of Kiefer Bauer and wife to Warren Bauer, on General Hospital in 2010.
She also played Suzanne on Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Nora | |
| 1992 | Pet Sematary Two | Amanda Gilbert | |
| 1992 | The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | Lizbeth | |
| 1993 | Stone Soup | Ava | |
| 1996 | Red Ribbon Blues | Bones | |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Hannah Unger | |
| 1999 | Starry Night | Kathy Madison | |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine & Ours | Reunion Classmate | |
| 2009 | Alpha Males Experiment | Stacy | |
| 2011 | The Back-Up Bride | Darlene Bingham |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Holly | Episode: "Puppetman" |
| 1989 | Heartbeat | Mary Kazak | Episode: "South and a Little to the Right of Eden" |
| 1989 | Night Court | Rita Vargas | Episode: "Pen Pal" |
| 1989 | Thirtysomething | Beth | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 1989 | Wiseguy | Lauren Burroughs | Episodes: "Call It Casaba", "People Do It All the Time" |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Sarah McMasters | Episode: "The Falling Angel Mystery" |
| 1990 | Matlock | Frances 'Frannie' Morrissey | Episode: "The Cover Girl" |
| 1991 | Monsters | Katharine | Episode: "The Waiting Room" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Lilly | Episode: "Justice" |
| 1992 | Nurses | Gail | Episode: "The Truth Shall Screw You Up" |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Liz McBain | Episode: "House of God" |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | Stephie O'Connell | Episode: "Grosse Pointe, 48230" |
| 1993 | Herman's Head | Carin | Episode: "Love and the Single Parent" |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Lauren Kyte | Episode: "Shadows" |
| 1994 | Roswell | Janet Foss | TV film |
| 1994–1995 | My So-Called Life | Hallie Lowenthal | Recurring Role |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Didi | Episode: "The Couple" |
| 1995 | Can't Hurry Love | Gail Tanny | Episode: "Party Chicks" |
| 1996 | Can't Hurry Love | Gail Tanny | Episode: "The Rent Strike" |
| 1996 | ER | Mrs. Wimbur | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Greene" |
| 1996 | Dark Skies | Andrea 'Andi' Sayers | Episode: "Hostile Convergence" |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Nora | Episode: "The Violin Lesson" |
| 1997 | Pacific Palisades | Shirley | Episode: "Welcome to the Neighborhood" |
| 1998 | Frasier | Tricia | Episode: "Party, Party" |
| 1998 | Ask Harriet | Melissa Peters | Main role |
| 1999 | Providence | Tracy Owens | Episode: "Sisters" |
| 1999 | The Strip | Jamie Boston | Episode: "Money for Nothing" |
| 2001 | Frasier | Tricia | Episode: "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2" |
| 2001–2002 | The Agency | Patrice DeAllo | Recurring Role |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Doris Pasternak | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
| 2003 | Boomtown | Pamela Donner | Episode: "Lost Child" |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Melanie Whitley | Episode: "Look Again" |
| 2003 | Line of Fire | Evangeline Mattington | Episode: "Undercover Angel" |
| 2004 | Everwood | Diane Shumacher | Episodes: "Unspoken Truths", "Unfinished Business" |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Grace | Episode: "D.O.A." |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Trudy Nye | Episode: "Trudy Nye" |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Ms. Johnson | Episode: "The Unclean" |
| 2005 | Inconceivable | Ellen Gilley | Recurring Role |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Alison Remarque | Episodes: "First Choice", "First Strike" |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Brenda Hall | Episode: "Nailed" |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Judy Homefeldt | Episode: "North Mammon" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Heather | Episode: "Children of Ghosts" |
| 2007 | Bones | Jean Marie Howard | Episode: "Spaceman in a Crater" |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | Dorothy Scanlon | Episode: "Trial of the Century" |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life | Dr. Misty Rain | Recurring Role |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Monica Beckett | Episode: "Claus and Effect" |
| 2007–2011 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Mason | Recurring Role |
| 2009 | Castle | Laurie Horn | Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Mrs. Roland | Episode: "Black Friday" |
| 2009 | The Eastmans | Heather Queenan | Unsold TV Pilot |
| 2010 | General Hospital | Melinda Bauer | Recurring Role |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Leslie | Episode: "Golden Hour" |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Rachel | "What Happens Next" |
| 2010–2011 | 90210 | Katherine Upton | Recurring Role |
| 2012 | The Finder | Karyn Welling | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
| 2012 | Perception | Sandy Shelby | Episode: "Messenger" |
| 2015–2016 | Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 | Suzanne, Marcus's Wife | Recurring Role |
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