Lisa-Marie Long
Encyclopedia
Lisa-Marie Long is a British television presenter and actress best known for hosting poker formats for Sky Poker and Matchroom Sport
for BskyB, Channel 5 and Sky Sports
. She is also a regular poker player and played in the celebrity heat of the Partypoker.net women's world series. As an actress Lisa-Marie has appeared in numerous commercials and television shows and more recently as the lead role of 'Ellie' in new British feature film The Hike.
and is Eurasia
n being of both Thai (father) and UK (mother) descent. She studied English, print journalism and media law. After two years living and working in Australia
she now lives in London
and is single.
in 2002 where her witty comebacks and bubbly personality caught the eye of bosses at Overseas Property TV
where she was soon co-anchoring a weekly show when the channel took the air on Sept 1st 2006.
Lisa-Marie hosted showbiz news for industry endorsed channel Eat Cinema
and fronted game shows The Great Big British Quiz
in 2005 and The Big Deal in 2009 as well as Sky Vegas between 2005-2007 .
Over the last five years she has hosted golf and poker programmes for Sky Sports
including The Mackenzie Sir Bobby Robson celebrity golf classic in July 2008, The PGA Tour
and the Partypoker.net World Series of Poker
with commentator Jesse May
.
She is now on the channel and tables of Sky Poker replacing Kara Scott
and Michelle Orpe.
As the voice of Sky
Showbiz News online in 2009 she narrated a Perez Hilton style audio blog and is also the face of Aviva
online.
, a shiatsu
and reiki
practitioner and has done eight solo sky dives.
Matchroom Sport
Matchroom Sport is a sport event promotions company founded by the English entrepreneur Barry Hearn. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool, bowling, golf , fishing, darts and poker...
for BskyB, Channel 5 and Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
. She is also a regular poker player and played in the celebrity heat of the Partypoker.net women's world series. As an actress Lisa-Marie has appeared in numerous commercials and television shows and more recently as the lead role of 'Ellie' in new British feature film The Hike.
Biography
She is 5'6" tall, born 26 July in PortsmouthPortsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
and is Eurasia
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
n being of both Thai (father) and UK (mother) descent. She studied English, print journalism and media law. After two years living and working in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
she now lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and is single.
Career
Her television career started at Bid TVBid tv
Bid is a British television shopping channel based in the UK, that runs daily live reversed auctions. It was the first channel of its kind in the world. The channel first launched as Bid-Up.tv. The channel is owned by Bid Shopping.-Bid-Up.TV :...
in 2002 where her witty comebacks and bubbly personality caught the eye of bosses at Overseas Property TV
Overseas Property TV
Overseas Property TV was a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on the Sky Digital and Freesat platforms...
where she was soon co-anchoring a weekly show when the channel took the air on Sept 1st 2006.
Lisa-Marie hosted showbiz news for industry endorsed channel Eat Cinema
Eat Cinema
My Channel is a British television channel which launched on 28 February 2006 as Eat Cinema, originally targeted at mainstream cinema audiences...
and fronted game shows The Great Big British Quiz
The Great Big British Quiz
The Great Big British Quiz , which ceased operating on 4 May 2007 was an interactive quiz based channel on which viewers where invited to phone in to solve puzzles in return for cash and prizes. It broadcast from studios in Battersea, London, England, it was usually seen on Sky Digital...
in 2005 and The Big Deal in 2009 as well as Sky Vegas between 2005-2007 .
Over the last five years she has hosted golf and poker programmes for Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
including The Mackenzie Sir Bobby Robson celebrity golf classic in July 2008, The PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
and the Partypoker.net World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
with commentator Jesse May
Jesse May
Jesse May is an American poker commentator and player.Jesse May was raised in Madison, New Jersey, where he first became hooked on poker playing with friends. In 1988 he started attending The University of Chicago, but he found that classes were clashing with his poker games, and so dropped out...
.
She is now on the channel and tables of Sky Poker replacing Kara Scott
Kara Scott
Kara Scott is a Canadian TV personality, journalist and poker player.Born in northern Alberta, Canada, Scott moved to the United Kingdom in 1999 and worked in the UK media until 2009 when she moved to California...
and Michelle Orpe.
As the voice of Sky
Sky
The sky is the part of the atmosphere or outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight, the sky of Earth has the appearance of a pale blue surface because the air scatters the sunlight. The sky is sometimes...
Showbiz News online in 2009 she narrated a Perez Hilton style audio blog and is also the face of Aviva
Aviva
Aviva plc is a global insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the sixth-largest insurance company in the world measured by net premium income and has 53 million customers in 28 countries...
online.
Personal life
Lisa-Marie is a trained chocolatierChocolatier
A chocolatier is someone who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients.Professional chocolatiers study topics including the following:...
, a shiatsu
Shiatsu
Shiatsu is Japanese for "finger pressure;" it is a type of alternative medicine consisting of finger and palm pressure, stretches, and other massage techniques. There is no scientific evidence proving that shiatsu can treat any disease, but shiatsu practitioners promote it as a way to help people...
and reiki
Reiki
is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. The teaching was continued and adapted by various teachers. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing as a form of complementary and alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as oriental medicine by some...
practitioner and has done eight solo sky dives.
External links
- Lisa-Marie Long at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Lisa-Marie Long Interview for Poker News