Lisa Roberts Gillan
| Lisa Roberts Gillan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lisa Roberts January 1, 1965 Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Tony Gillan (?-present) |
| Relatives | Eric Roberts (brother) Julia Roberts (sister) Emma Roberts (niece) |
Lisa Roberts Gillan (born Lisa Roberts; January 1, 1965) is an American actress. She is the sister of actors Eric Roberts and Julia Roberts, and the aunt of actress Emma Roberts.
Contents |
[edit] Early life
Roberts was born in Decatur, Georgia. Her mother, Betty Lou. Motes (née Bredemus), was a one-time church secretary and real estate agent, and her father, Walter Grady Roberts, was a vacuum cleaner salesman.[1] Roberts's parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing theatrical productions for the armed forces and later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia off Juniper Street in Midtown; the two divorced in 1971.[2] Her mother later married Michael Motes and had a daughter, named Nancy Motes, who was born in 1976. Roberts's father died of cancer when she was twelve.
[edit] Career
She has had roles in such films as I Love Trouble (1994), Something to Talk About (1995), Runaway Bride (1999), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and Raising Helen (2004). She produced the film Nothing to Lose (1997) in which she played a small role; other actors were Adrien Brody and Tony Gillan. She also had a guest role in the TV-series Friends in an episode that guest-starred her sister, Julia Roberts.
[edit] Personal life
Lisa is married to actor Tony Gillan and lives in New York City.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | To Heal A Nation | Questioner | |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Kim's Friend | |
| 1995 | Nothing to Lose | Linda | |
| Something to Talk About | Kitty | ||
| Friends | Cathy | TV episode "The One After the Superbowl: Part 2" | |
| 1996 | The Call Back | Judy | |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Madelyn Bishop | TV episode "Tabula Rasa" |
| Runaway Bride | Elaine from Manhattan | ||
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Simmons | TV episode "Countdown" |
| 100 Centre Street | Mrs. Gayley | TV episode "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" | |
| 2002 | Sex and the City | Shower Guest (uncreditied) | TV episode "A 'Vogue' Idea" |
| Grand Champion | Miss Robinson | ||
| Maid in Manhattan | Cora | ||
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Miss Albini | |
| 2004 | Raising Helen | Zoo Reporter | |
| 2007 | Queen Supreme | Alona | TV episode "Words That Wound" |
| 2010 | Eat Pray Love | Woman in Play |
[edit] References
- ^ http://landing.ancestry.com/famoustree/index.aspx?name=roberts&offerId=0:679:0
- ^ "Julia Roberts Biography — Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019215/bio. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
