Lisa Wilcox
Encyclopedia
Lisa E. Wilcox is an American
actress who has starred in film
and television
.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
as Alice Johnson. In 1989, she reprised the role in the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
. Her television credits include the soap opera
s General Hospital
(as Kay) in 1987 and Knots Landing
(as Ellen) in 1989. She has made guest appearances on several television shows, including Pacific Blue
, Chicago Hope
, Walker, Texas Ranger
, Hardcastle and McCormick
, and Star Trek: The Next Generation
in the season three episode "The Vengeance Factor
" as Yuta. In 2009, she starred in the thriller film Imago under the direction of Chris Warren, alongside actors such as Natalie Jones, Danielle Jones, Melanie Donihoo, Parrish Randall and Debbie Rochon
. Wilcox is a nominee for the Streamy Awards
2010 with the FEARnet
produced webseries Fear Clinic.
. In 2000, Wilcox and A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 co-star Tuesday Knight
founded a footwear jewelry retailer company called ToeBrights which is still in business today. Wilcox has two sons and is divorce
d.
United States
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actress who has starred in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
.
Movie career
Wilcox's best known film role is in the 1988 hit horror filmHorror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
as Alice Johnson. In 1989, she reprised the role in the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins. The film's general tone is much more gothic and dark than the films before, and used a blue filter lighting technique in most of...
. Her television credits include the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(as Kay) in 1987 and Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...
(as Ellen) in 1989. She has made guest appearances on several television shows, including Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (TV series)
Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of one hundred and one episodes...
, Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...
, Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...
, Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick is a 1980s action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983–1986, starring Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick.The show's premise involves the...
, and Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
in the season three episode "The Vengeance Factor
The Vengeance Factor (TNG episode)
-Plot:After finding traces of Acamarian blood at a looted Federation outpost, the Enterprise goes to Acamar III. There they learn of a group of Acamarian nomadic pirates known as the Gatherers — descendants of people who had separated themselves from Acamarian society a century before, during a...
" as Yuta. In 2009, she starred in the thriller film Imago under the direction of Chris Warren, alongside actors such as Natalie Jones, Danielle Jones, Melanie Donihoo, Parrish Randall and Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon is a Canadian B-movie actress and former stage performer, best known for her work in Troma films.-Biography:...
. Wilcox is a nominee for the Streamy Awards
Streamy Awards
The Streamy Awards, popularly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ceremony at which the awards are...
2010 with the FEARnet
FEARnet
Fearnet is a cable channel, website and Video on Demand television service owned by Horror Entertainment LLC, a joint venture between Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Entertainment...
produced webseries Fear Clinic.
Personal life
Wilcox was born in Columbia, MissouriColumbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. In 2000, Wilcox and A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 co-star Tuesday Knight
Tuesday Knight
Tuesday Lynn Knight is an American actress. The daughter of composer Baker Knight, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Kristen Parker in the 1988 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Also an accomplished musician, Tuesday recorded the song "Nightmare," used during...
founded a footwear jewelry retailer company called ToeBrights which is still in business today. Wilcox has two sons and is divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d.
Filmography
- Imago (2010)
- Sebastian (2010)
- Savage (2009)
- The Intruders (2009)
- Black Friday (2008)
- Dead Country (2007)
- Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days (2000) (TV)
- The All New Adventures of Chastity Blade (2000)
- Watchers RebornWatchers RebornWatchers Reborn is the 1998 sequel to the Canadian horror film Watchers. Starring Star Wars veteran Mark Hamill, the film is loosely based on the novel Watchers by Dean Koontz.-Plot:...
(1998) - Men Seeking Woman (1997)
- Wedding Band (1990)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream ChildA Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream ChildA Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins. The film's general tone is much more gothic and dark than the films before, and used a blue filter lighting technique in most of...
as Alice Johnson (1989) - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
as Alice Johnson (1988) - Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988) (TV)
- Little Miss Perfect (1987) (TV)
- Gimme an 'F'Gimme an 'F'Gimme an 'F' is a 1984 comedy film. Directed by Paul Justman, the film stars John Karlen, Stephen Shellen, Mark Keyloun, and Jennifer Cooke.-Plot:...
(1984)