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Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane Persky

Acting1955New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Lisa Jane Persky (born May 5, 1955) is an American actress.

Persky was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Jane Holley (née Wilson) and Mort Persky. She grew up in New York's Greenwich Village and attended the High School of Art and Design.

She debuted as Robert Duvall's daughter in The Great Santini and went on to act in such movies as American Pop, The Big Easy, When Harry Met Sally..., Coneheads, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, and Peggy Sue Got Married.

She wrote for New York Rocker magazine in the 1970s and dated former Blondie bass player Gary Valentine Lachman. On January 19, 2008, she married music historian and former co-star of the Comedy Central game show Beat the Geeks Andy Zax.

In 2009 and 2010, Persky began making appearances on The Best Show on WFMU radio program, as both as a regular caller and as an in-studio special guest.

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Acting History

2014
2006
Grilled
as Sally Wilson
2005
Invasion
TVas Disheveled Woman
Twins
TVas Marcy
2002
The Dogwalker
as Allison
2001
The Division
TVas Ann Fenwick
1999
Tumbleweeds
as Diner Waitress
Goosed
as The Psychic
1998
1997
The Practice
TVas Karen Garvey
King of the Hill
TVas (voice)
1996
1994
Pontiac Moon
as Alicia Frank
Dead Funny
as Sarah
Touched by an Angel
TVas Stasi Reynolds / Alison Spears
1993
Coneheads
as Lisa Farber
The X-Files
TVas Laura Weinsider
1991
The Antagonists
TVas Joanie Rutledge
1990
Vital Signs
as Bobby
The Last of the Finest
as Harriet Gross
Grand
TVas Jenny Seaton
1989
1986
Crime Story: Pilot
as Joanne Goldman
The Big Easy
as McCabe
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Delores Dodge
Crime Story
TVas Joanne Goldman
1985
The Sure Thing
as Mary Ann Webster
Amazing Stories
TVas Shirley Crater
The Twilight Zone
TVas (segment "The Once and Future King")
1984
The Cotton Club
as Frances Flegenheimer
1983
Breathless
as Salesgirl
1981
The Choice
as Emmy Soames
American Pop
as Bella (voice)
1979
The Great Santini
as Mary Anne Meechum

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/5/1955(70 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA