Lisa Darr American actress
Lisa Darr
Born Lisa Darr Grabemann
(1963-04-21 ) April 21, 1963 (age 63) Occupation Actress Years active 1991–2017 Spouse
Brian Valente
( m. 2005
– 2021
)
Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress.
Life and career
Darr was born Lisa Darr Grabemann in Chicago, Illinois , the daughter of Mollie, an actress, and Karl Grabemann, a lawyer.[ 1] She attended Stanford University and graduated in 1985 with a degree in biology. She went on to receive an MFA in Acting from UCLA .
She played Annie Whitman on ABC's Life as We Know It . Darr's previous television appearances include the 1991 short-lived sitcom Flesh 'n' Blood as Rachel Brennan, The WB 's teenage drama Popular as Jane McPherson, as well as the short-lived but critically acclaimed 1996 Fox series Profit as Gail Koner. In the fifth season of the sitcom Ellen , she played Laurie Manning, the girlfriend of the title character Ellen Morgan; In "Four for the Seasaw", an episode of Frasier , she and Megan Mullally played love interests for the Crane brothers. She played archaeologist Ginny Will on an episode of Quantum Leap .
Darr also made an appearance on the Fox drama House in 2006, playing a victim's mother in the episode "Distractions". She has made an appearance on the third season of The Office in the episode "Product Recall". Darr appeared in the fourth season of Weeds (on Showtime ) as Ann Carilli. She also made a guest appearance in Nip/Tuck .[ 2]
Her film work includes the Oscar-award-winning Gods and Monsters (1998), in which she appeared as Dana Boone (the wife of Brendan Fraser 's character), Pomegranate (2005), as Julia (the mother of Leah Pipes 's character) in the soccer film Her Best Move (2006), National Lampoon's Bag Boy (2007), and This Is 40 (2012).
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1997
Casualties
Beth
1997
Plan B
Clare Sadler
1998
Gods and Monsters
Dana Boone
1998
Land of the Free
Annie Jennings
1999
Morella
Jenny Lynden
1999
Elevator Seeking
Bonnie
Video
2005
Pomegranate
Stephanie
2007
Her Best Move
Julia
2007
Bagboy
Laurie
2009
The Twenty
Katherine
2012
This Is 40
Claire
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1991
Flesh 'n' Blood
DA. Rachel Brennan
Main role
1991
Murphy Brown
Trish
"Retreat"
1991
Wings
Gwen
"Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo"
1991
The Flash
Terri Kronenberg
"Captain Cold"
1991
K-9
Margaret Slater
TV film
1992
Quantum Leap
Ginny Will
"The Curse of Ptah-Hotep"
1993
Complex of Fear
Penny Evans
TV film
1993
Crime & Punishment
Jan Sornesen
"Simple Trust", "Our Denial", "Fire with Fire"
1993
Incredi-Girl
Ellen
TV film
1993
Renegade
Dr. Helen
"The Hound"
1993
Northern Exposure
Ann McGrath
"Altered Egos "
1994
Betrayal of Trust
Lorna Lucus
TV film
1994
Empty Nest
Laurie
"What's a Mother to Do?"
1994
The Commish
Abby Davenport / Marcia Daniels
"The Letter of Law"
1994
Murder, She Wrote
Carrie Benton / Kelly Michaels
"Murder on the 30th Floor", "A Nest of Vipers"
1995
The Office
Natalie Stanton
Main role
1995
Platypus Man
Karen
"Out of the Mouths of Babes"
1995
Murderous Intent
Pamela Talbot
TV film
1995
One West Waikiki
Diane Reynolds
"Past Due"
1996
Murder, She Wrote
Rhonda Brock
"Southern Double-Cross"
1996
ER
Nadine Wilkes
"Last Call"
1996
Almost Perfect
Ivy
"Good Grief"
1996
The Drew Carey Show
Debbie
"Mimi's Day Parade"
1997
Men Behaving Badly
Alice
"Jamie Needs a Kid"
1997
EZ Streets
Dana Larkin
"A Terrible Beauty", "St. Jude Took a Bullet"
1997
The Sleepwalking Killing
D.A. Mary Ellen Matulus
TV film
1997
NYPD Blue
Kathy
"A Wrenching Experience", "Emission Impossible"
1996–97
Profit
Gail Koner
Main role
1997–98
Frasier
Laura Paris
"Four for the Seesaw", "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2"
1997–98
Ellen
Laurie Manning
Recurring role
1998
Early Edition
Allison Fletcher
"Deadline"
1998
Nash Bridges
Shelly
"Hardball", "Mystery Dance"
1999
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Martha
"Sabrina's Pen Pal"
1999–2001
Popular
Jane McPherson
Regular role
2000
Cursed
Angela Nichalos
"Pilot"
2000–03
Strong Medicine
Susan Jackson
Recurring role
2001
Philly
Carol Toland
"Truth or Consequence", "Loving Sons"
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gwen Anderson
"Gentle, Gentle"
2002
The X-Files
Jana Fain
"Underneath "
2003
The Lyon's Den
Dr. Celia Scott
"Duty to Save"
2003
The Guardian
Dr. Patricia Driscoll
"Swimming"
2004
Like Family
Carol Hadley
"Dating the Enemy"
2004–05
Life as We Know It
Annie Whitman
Main role
2005
Desperate Housewives
Tammy Brennan
"The Ladies Who Lunch "
2005
The West Wing
Becca
"The Al Smith Dinner"
2006
House
Emily
"Distractions"
2006
The Unit
BeverlyShowtime
"Report by Exception"
2007
Ghost Whisperer
Amanda Garnett
"Children of Ghosts"
2007
The Office
Barbara Allen
"Product Recall "
2007–2008
Weeds
Ann Carilli
"Roy Till Called", "Cankles", "The Whole Blah Damn Thing"
2008
CSI: NY
Andrea Warren
"The Box"
2008–09
Nip/Tuck
Darlene Lowell
"Candy Richards", "Ronnie Chase"
2009
Anatomy of Hope
Dierdra Casey
Unsold TV pilot
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Nicole Jones
"Turn, Turn, Turn"
2009
Dexter
Benny's Lawyer
"Living the Dream "
2009
FlashForward
Principal Byrne
"White to Play"
2011
Drop Dead Diva
Martha Miller
"False Alarm"
2012
Parenthood
OB/GYN
"Just Smile"
2012
Criminal Minds
Helen Garrett
"Divining Rod"
2013
Knocking on Doors
Cassandra Crum
TV series
2014
The Mentalist
Hazel Haibach
"White as the Driven Snow"
2015
CSI: Cyber
Judith Bowers
"Selfie 2.0"
2017
Sweet/Vicious
"Heartbreaker"
2016-2017
Love
Diane
"The Date"