About
|Actor|Director|Writer|Voiceover Artist|
“Lisa Datz is a dynamic force in the entertainment industry, seamlessly moving between roles as a critically acclaimed actor, director, writer, producer, and voice-over artist.”
— American Film Market, Just Cinema International Magazine
At a glance:
Broadway (Titanic, The Full Monty) • Off-Broadway (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) • Jeff Award–nominated actor • FBI: Most Wanted • Red Dead Redemption 2 • Award-winning creator of Life of Riley
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Lisa Datz is an award-winning actor, director, writer, producer, and voice-over artist working across film, television, theater, and video games.
She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award–winning original cast of Titanic, and later starred opposite Patrick Wilson in The Full Monty. Off-Broadway, she earned critical acclaim as Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
On screen, she has appeared in FBI: Most Wanted, Elementary, Castle, and Bones among others. In the gaming world, she is internationally recognized for her performance as Jessica LeClerk in Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2.
Lisa is the creator of Life of Riley, which she wrote, directed, produced, and stars in. The film has received multiple festival honors—including the Jury Prize at the Los Angeles International Film Festival and Best International Short at the London Independent Film Festival—and is currently being developed as a television series.
She was named one of the American Film Market’s Rising Female Directors to Discover and later returned to FBI: Most Wanted as a Director-in-Training, shadowing director Ken Girotti.
Originally from Highland Park, Illinois, Lisa is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
She has taught master classes at:
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New York University
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The University of Michigan
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Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP 21)
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American Musical and Drama Academy (Los Angeles)
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Interlochen School for the Arts
She is a trained dancer (hip-hop and jazz), a former competitive figure skater, and an accomplished equestrian. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
