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Lisa Marie was taken with acting at an early age. By the age of 5 she already knew that acting would be a huge part of her life. Her experiences in acting began with roles in the theatre. She had featured roles in the productions of Cabaret and All That Jazz. Additionally she is skilled in Modern Dance. She also had a guest appearance in the European cast of Up With People.
While in high school, Lisa Marie had the opportunity to meet Oscar winning deaf actress, Marlee Matlin. Marlee Martlin is best known for her role as Sarah Norman in, Children of Lesser God. To Lisa Marie this was a defining moment. She felt a special connection to Marlee Matlin who is also an actress that is hard of hearing. To Lisa Marie Marlee Matlin was a true inspiration. It was then that the aspiring actress saw that she could over come any obstacles in order to achieve her dreams. She was not about to let anything stop her from her goals.
Lisa Marie's struggle with hearing loss and the industry would have been stepping stone on the staircase of defeat for others. However, for her it was a motivation for success. She found success in showing off her acting skills to directors and producers. Lisa Marie feels that she stands out in her profession because although she is hard of hearing she has done speaking roles at full speed without the use of sign language. Lisa Marie prides herself on being able to speak extraordinarily well, despite her hearing impairment. In fact, she treats the directors and producers who doubt her as healthy challenges. She prides herself on being able to play her roles to an audience without them ever knowing that she has a hearing impairment.
Although, Lisa Marie was and is driven in acting she has also pursued other careers. She intended to be a woman of many hats. During the seven years that Lisa Marie lived in sunny Los Angeles, California she began professionally modeling. She was featured in the Ujena Swimwear Illustrated, Bikini Team and became a Model Semi-finalist as well as a Miss Hawaiian Tropic Contestant. It was during this that she met many resourceful people within the entertainment industry. She made strong ties with photographers, models, and actors. These special people not only helped her with the first hand experiences of the entertainment industry, they also gave her constant encouragement and positive influences to draw from. Lisa Marie also gleamed much from the experiences themselves. Of these experiences Lisa Marie says, "[They] helped me learn more about myself and reaching my potential as a model with an emphasis in fitness and shaping my self esteem."
One person who has been a source of strength to her is her close friend Johnny Alonso. Johnny has also been a huge influence on Lisa Marie and her career. Johnny, who an actor in his own right, is best known for WB roles in OC, One Tree Hill and Dawson's Creek. Lisa Marie says that "he is what keeps me driven and motivated as an actor". Johnny has continued to give Lisa Marie straightforward advice on all aspects of being an actor and how to achieve progression in the entertainment industry. Johnny Alonso will be featured in the Robert DeNiro film, Blue and another thriller film, The Haunting. Lisa Marie says, “He is an "A-list" actor. His unbelievable drive as an actor and the way he delivers his characters. He is a man that knows exactly what to do in front of the camera”.
Another positive jolt to her career was when Lisa Marie met Robert Garcia Christie, who became her acting coach. She gives great acclaim to Christie who helped shape her career and acting style. "My acting coach [has] been a tremendous and positive influence [to] my acting since I began taking his film actors training".
Positive influences have been an abundant part of Lisa Marie's journey in acting and modeling, although she also has had to meet with transformations and stumbling blocks. After earning her Bachelors of Science in Sociology with a specialization in criminology from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Lisa Marie changed gears and moved to the DC Metro area. After working for a year as an Assistant Director of a Youth Leadership Program, the program unfortunately came to an abrupt end. This was a blow to Lisa Marie who had made the move across country to pursue her second passion of working with children. This gave Lisa Marie the insight to make some important decisions. "I did a bit of soul searching and it dawned on me to realize that I was missing something that truly [belonged] to my heart and that was going back to acting".
That is exactly what Lisa Marie did. Thanks to a good friend/ mentor urging Lisa Marie to come to a networking event she was able to make contacts in the DC metro area. It was from this networking event that Lisa Marie landed her first role in a mainstream film. The film, Flags of Our Fathers directed by Clint Eastwood will be released in 2006. Additionally, following her Clint Eastwood film, Lisa Marie completed a small principal in the pilot, Signals by Roman Pictures Inc. Recently, just completed her supporting role in the Dobler's Pen Production for Where's Duff? Of late she has earned a prominent speaking role in a upcoming TV drama series called The Church. The Church, will begin shooting in the early summer of 2006.

While Lisa Marie is acting she continues to attend auditions on a regular basis. If that seems like a full schedule, it just scratching the surface. Lisa Marie is presently in understudy with the Robert Garcia Christie Film Actors Training.
Lisa Marie's determination and love for acting has caused her to overcome hindrances to reach for the stars and become a star in her own right.

Copyright © 2006 La, Keisha Thorpe
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