Lise Simms

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Lise Simms
Born
Elisabeth Caroline Simms

(1963-03-17) March 17, 1963 (age 59)
OccupationActress, singer, dancer, designer
Years active1992–present
Spouse Terry Rhoads (until 2013; his death)
Children2

Elisabeth Caroline "Lise" Simms (born March 17, 1963) is an American actress, singer, designer and dancer.

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Biography

Early life

Simms was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to Bill and Jacque Simms, the sixth of nine children. In 1981, she graduated from Pueblo Centennial High School. Her brother, Tom, is a Spanish and Language Arts teacher at Centennial High School.

Career

Broadway and theater

Simms began her acting career at age 13. After graduating from high school, she started acting on Broadway in numerous plays, including Other People's Money , Mame , Can-Can , Sweet Charity and Bye Bye Birdie during the 1980s. She was a member of the original Los Angeles, California cast of Beauty and the Beast and toured around the world with A Chorus Line in 1986.

Television

Simms was the host of Style Network's Area . She had a recurring role on Sunset Beach , but is best known for her role as "Barbara Diffy", Phil's mom in the Disney Channel original series Phil of the Future , where she also played "The Timekeeper" in the episode "It's a Wonder-Phil Life". She had a recurring role as "Connie Wayne" in the soap opera The Young and the Restless and made guest appearances on Friends , Providence , MADtv , 3rd Rock from the Sun , Star Trek: Voyager , iCarly and many others. She performed for President Reagan in 1988's Great Performances at the White House series, which aired on the Public Broadcasting Service.

Simms was a co-host and interior designer on Home & Garden Television's Desperate Spaces . She and co-host and designer Daniel Kucan chose one room of a house and redecorated it in two days with only $2,500. Desperate Spaces premiered on January 1, 2008.

Simms had a guest spot on the February 3, 2009 episode of 90210 as Ty's mother, Louise Collins.

Personal life

As of 2006, Lise lived in the 1941 Hollywood colonial home she renovated. She was married to actor Terry Rhoads until his death in 2013. Rhoads had two children from a previous marriage. Simms remarried in September 2018 to John Stewart. They are currently separated and have filed for divorce.

Filmography

Film

Television

Guest appearances

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