Lisa Jane Persky
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1955-05-05 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Lisa Persky
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Laura Weinsider
King of the Hill
1997
as (voice)
Quantum Leap
1989
as Marion Keisker
The Practice
1997
as Karen Garvey
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Stasi Reynolds / Alison Spears
The Division
2001
as Ann Fenwick
The Golden Girls
1985
as Kate
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Once and Future King")
Amazing Stories
1985
as Shirley Crater
Designing Women
1986
Invasion
2005
as Disheveled Woman
Crime Story
1986
as Joanne Goldman
Twins
2005
as Marcy
Grand
1990
as Jenny Seaton
Private Eye
1987
The Antagonists
1991
as Joanie Rutledge
The Fitzpatricks
1977
Movies (33)
When Harry Met Sally...
1989
as Alice
American Pop
1981
as Bella (voice)
Coneheads
1993
as Lisa Farber
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Delores Dodge
The Cotton Club
1984
as Frances Flegenheimer
Vital Signs
1990
as Bobby
Breathless
1983
as Salesgirl
The Big Easy
1986
as McCabe
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
as Babe
Female Perversions
1996
as Margot
The Sure Thing
1985
as Mary Ann Webster
An American Rhapsody
2001
as Pattie
The Last of the Finest
1990
as Harriet Gross
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
as Katrina
My First Mister
2001
as Sheila
Shattered Vows
1984
as Cathy
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
as Joanne Goldman
The Great Santini
1979
as Mary Anne Meechum
Where's Marlowe?
1998
Grilled
2006
as Sally Wilson
I Am Divine
2014
as Self
Pontiac Moon
1994
as Alicia Frank
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
2000
as Wilma Aday
Tumbleweeds
1999
as Diner Waitress
Goosed
1999
as The Psychic
Dead Funny
1994
as Sarah
Perfect Assassins
1998
as Janice Franklin
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
as Dirty Dee
Sharing Richard
1988
Desperate Intruder
1983
as Linda
The Choice
1981
as Emmy Soames
The Dogwalker
2002
as Allison
Elaine: A Story of Lost Love
1976
as Felicie
About Lisa Jane Persky
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 B… With 51 credits spanning from 1962 to 2014, Lisa Jane Persky has appeared in 33 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lisa Jane Persky Movies
- When Harry Met Sally... (1989) — as Alice
- American Pop (1981) — as Bella (voice)
- Coneheads (1993) — as Lisa Farber
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) — as Delores Dodge
- The Cotton Club (1984) — as Frances Flegenheimer
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