Lisa Edelstein
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| Born: 05/21/1967 Wayne, NJ |
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Biography: Upon her election by The New York Times as a "top celebutante" in 1986 (due to her popularity in N.Y.C.'s club scene), then-19-year-old Lisa Edelstein reportedly grew wary of "fame for fame's sake" and spent years grounding her celebrity in a series of well-respected, if minor, acting assignments. She made a small-scale debut in a prestigious film -- the role of the makeup artist in Oliver Stone's controversial Jim Morrison biopic The Doors (1991) -- and thereafter was often pigeonholed in sitcom appearances, typically as a comically eccentric girlfriend or wife. This typecasting characterized Edelstein's appearances on Seinfeld, Mad About You, Sports Night, Frasier, and a myriad of other programs. There were exceptions, though, as the actress also starred on the short-lived but critically acclaimed drama Relativity in the mid-'90s as Rhonda Roth, a lesbian whose complex, non-sensationalized portrayal marked a step forward for homosexual characters on network TV. Edelstein also garnered recurring roles on such series as The West Wing (playing a law student whom Rob Lowe's character romances until he finds out she moonlights as a call girl), Felicity, and Ally McBeal (appearing as a transsexual who dates a lawyer played by James LeGros). |
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DVDs that Lisa Edelstein appeared in...
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- 09/05/2006 - Say Uncle
- 09/07/2004 - Obsessed
- 09/23/2003 - Daddy Day Care
- 04/23/2002 - The Batman Superman Movie
- 01/29/2002 - Black River
- 01/08/2002 - Love Affair
- 05/08/2001 - What Women Want
- 10/17/2000 - Keeping the Faith
- 03/14/2000 - Dying To Get Rich
- 03/14/2000 - Dying To Get Rich