Lisa Pelikan
| Lisa Pelikan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 12, 1954 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1974-present |
| Spouse(s) |
Robert Harper (1981-1984) (divorced) Bruce Davison (1986-2006) (divorced) |
| Children | Ethan Davison (b. 1996) |
| Website |
www |
Lisa Pelikan (born July 12, 1954) is an American stage, film and television actress.
Life and career
She was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Helen L., a psychologist, and Robert G. Pelikan, an international economist who served as the minister-counselor from the United States at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.[1][2] She attended the Juilliard School with a full scholarship to its drama division. Pelikan is primarily a stage actor and director, but is also known to film audiences for her film debut as the younger version of Vanessa Redgrave's title character in Julia (1977) (for which Redgrave won an Oscar), and her role as the widowed mother Sarah Hargrave in the film sequel Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991).
Pelikan's first regular Television work was as maid Kate Mahaffey on the CBS soap opera Beacon Hill. Other high points in her career include her performances as the lusty Lucy Scanlon in the Television miniseries Studs Lonigan (1979), and the title character of the horror film Jennifer (1978).
She also won a Drama-Logue Award for the one-woman play about Zelda Fitzgerald by Willard Simms entitled Only a Broken String of Pearls. Her stage credits are numerous.
She was married first to actor Robert Harper from 1981 to 1984, then to actor Bruce Davison from 1986 to 2006, with whom she has one son, Ethan.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Julia | Young Julia | |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Jennifer Baylor | |
| 1979 | L'Homme en colère | Anne | |
| 1984 | House of God, TheThe House of God | Jo Miller | |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Violet | |
| 1985 | Ghoulies | Rebecca | |
| 1990 | Lionheart | Helene | |
| 1991 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | Sarah Hargrave | |
| 1998 | Shadow of Doubt | Leslie Saxon | |
| 2015 | Circle | Cancer Survivor | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Country Girl, TheThe Country Girl | Nancy | TV film |
| 1975 | Valley Forge | Tavis | TV film |
| 1976 | I Want to Keep My Baby! | Miranda | TV film |
| 1977 | Happy Days | Michelle | Episode: "The Graduation: Part 1" |
| 1977 | Kojak | Jennifer Campbell | Episode: "Lady in the Squadroom" |
| 1977 | Best of Families, TheThe Best of Families | Mary Margaret Rafferty | TV miniseries |
| 1977 | James at 15 | Paisley | Episodes: "Friends", "The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold" |
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen | Annie Cavagnaro | TV film |
| 1978 | True Grit: A Further Adventure | Mattie Ross | TV film |
| 1979 | Studs Lonigan | Lucy Scanlon | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | Last Convertible, TheThe Last Convertible | Rosamond Ardley | TV miniseries |
| 1980 | Women's Room, TheThe Women's Room | Kyla | TV film |
| 1981 | Best Little Girl in the World, TheThe Best Little Girl in the World | Gail Powell | TV film |
| 1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Rachel | Episode: "Life, Death and Vinnie Duncan" |
| 1984 | This Is the Life | Bonnie | Episode: "Reprise for the Lord" |
| 1984 | Remington Steele | Christy Cordaro | Episode: "High Flying Steele" |
| 1985 | Bunny's Tale, AA Bunny's Tale | Lee | TV film |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Nurse Ellen Hatch | Episode: "Night Fever" |
| 1986 | Hotel | Laura Shafer | Episode: "Enemies Within" |
| 1986 | Equalizer, TheThe Equalizer | Anne Fitzgerald / Diane Snyder | Episode: "Counterfire" |
| 1987 | Cagney & Lacey | Frances Gorelik | Episode: "Divine Couriers" |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Jill Goddard | Episode: "Prediction: Murder" |
| 1991 | Sons and Daughters | Melanie | Episode: "Melanie" |
| 1991 | Into the Badlands | Sarah Carstairs | TV film |
| 1991 | In the Heat of the Night (TV series) | Jeanette Marshall | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Allison Franklin | Episode: "Terminal Connection" |
| 1992 | Brooklyn Bridge | Bernice | Episode: "Rainy Day" |
| 1993 | Jack's Place | Lizzie | Episode: "The Pipes Are Calling" |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Betty | TV film |
| 2001 | Guardian, TheThe Guardian | Carol Ritter | Episode: "The Men from the Boys" |
| 2001 | Off Season | Ashley Manson | TV film |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Garrison | Episode: "Waste" |
| 2002 | For the People | Amanda Jacobs | Episode: "Nascent" |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Babs Darner | Episode: "The Hero Heart" |
| 2007 | Marlowe | Laura Devin | TV film |
| 2007 | Sacrifices of the Heart | Virginia Doyle | TV film |
| 2010 | 10,000 Days | Anna Hesse | Regular role (12 episodes) |
| 2013 | Rake | Lorraine Wilson | Episode: "1.1" |
References
External links
- Lisa Pelikan at the Internet Movie Database
- Lisa Pelikan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Official site