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Lisa Datz

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Lisa Datz attends the Life of Riley film red carpet wrap celebration, Los Angeles, CA - Dec 11, 2021
1. FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS) 2. LIFE OF RILEY (film) 3. ELEMENTARY (CBS) 4. BONES (FOX) 5. CASTLE (ABC) 6. RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (VG)

Please visit: www.lisadatz.com www.lifeofrileyfilm.com
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Originally from Highland Park, IL, Lisa spent much of her childhood as a competitive figure skater, volleyball player, modern dancer and equestrian. She attended Highland Park High School where she was very involved in theater and dance productions and was the lead singer of a rock band called Stonehenge.

Soon after graduating from the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, she made her Broadway debut in the original cast of the Tony winning play Titanic as Madeleine Astor, after her work was spotted in an acting class at Michael Howard Studios in New York. From there, she made her Off-Broadway debut opposite John Cameron Mitchell and Michael Cerveris as Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. She was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award in the critically acclaimed production of Violet in the title role and then returned to Broadway in the original cast of The Full Monty as Pam Lukowski opposite Patrick Wilson, directed by Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien.

Dividing her time between New York and Los Angeles, Lisa's critically acclaimed acting work has been seen in numerous films, television shows and stage plays including Elementary on CBS opposite Lucy Liu, Bones on Fox opposite John Boyd, Castle on ABC, the feature films The Perfect Holiday opposite Gabrielle Union, Sponge Bob 2 with Antonio Banderas and as Nan/Lina in the Pulitzer Prize nominated play "Three Days of Rain" opposite Silas Weir Mitchell and Sasha Roiz from "Grimm" on NBC, among others.

Lisa made her directorial debut in front of and behind the camera for the fashion week production "FashioNxt" in 2015, featuring "Grimm" actor Sasha Roiz, "Project Runway" winners, Seth Aaron and Michelle Lesniak and 2015 world champion Portland Timbers soccer players, Liam Ridgewell, Lucas Melano and Jake Gleeson.
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Lisa Datz & Sergio Carlo in Life of Riley (2022)
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Lisa Datz & Sergio Carlo in Life of Riley (2021)
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Lisa Datz attends the cover release party,  “Amare Legacy Issue” at Sofitel Los Angeles At Beverly Hills On September 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, California

Known for

Julian McMahon in FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
FBI: Most Wanted
6.9
TV Series
  • Detective Carmen Schmidt
Sergio Carlo and Lisa Datz in Life of Riley
Life of Riley
Short
  • Riley Taylor
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
    6.0
    • Amy
    • 2015
    Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Tammy

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Life of Riley
      • Completed
    • Gotham Knights (2022)
      Gotham Knights
      • (voice)
    • Julian McMahon in FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
      FBI: Most Wanted
    • Red Dead Online (2019)
      Red Dead Online
      • (voice)
    • Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
      Red Dead Redemption II
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
    • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
    • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
      Bones
    • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
      Castle
    • Richard Gere in Time Out of Mind (2014)
      Time Out of Mind
    • Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
      Grand Theft Auto V
      • (voice)
    • Greg Kinnear and Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town (2008)
      Ghost Town
    • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
    • The Perfect Holiday (2007)
      The Perfect Holiday
    • Traci Paige Johnson, Candi Milo, Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Billy Rosemberg, and Sean Curley in Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday (2006)
      Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday
    • Spectropia

    Director

    • Life of Riley
      • Completed
    • FashioNxt with Stage and Screen Actress Lisa Datz and Grimm Actor Sasha Roiz (2015)
      FashioNxt with Stage and Screen Actress Lisa Datz and Grimm Actor Sasha Roiz

    Writer

    • Life of Riley
      • Completed

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    Lisa Datz Acting Reel
    Demo Reel 5:24
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    Life of Riley_A film by Lisa Datz_ Trailer
    Demo Reel 1:00
    Life of Riley_A film by Lisa Datz_ Trailer
    FashioNXT promo - Directed by Lisa Datz
    Demo Reel 3:43
    FashioNXT promo - Directed by Lisa Datz
    Behind the Scenes: Three Days of Rain
    Demo Reel 1:02
    Behind the Scenes: Three Days of Rain

    Personal details

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      • Life of Riley (short) ; Written & Directed by Lisa Datz
      • Official Site
      • April 24
      • Evanston, Illinois, USA
    • Other works
      She acted in Jeanine Tesori's musical, "Violet," at the Apple Tree Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Jonathan Weir in the cast.

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      She was nominated for a 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Violet" at the Apple Tree Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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