Lisa Marie (actress) : biography
Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5, 1968) is an American model and actress, who uses simply Lisa Marie as her professional name.Lee, Linda. , The New York Times, 29 July 2001. Accessed 1 October 2007. "Lisa Marie (née Smith) has been dating Mr. Burton for nine and a half years, engaged to him for eight and a half years, sober for three and a half years…. She was raised in Piscataway, N.J., and came to the city in her teens to study dance."
TV appearances
- Miami Vice, Cinder – in the episode "Baseballs of Death" (1988)
- Showbiz Today, herself – in the episode dated December 12, 1996
- The Howard Stern Radio Show, herself – in the episode dated December 11, 1999
- Exposure, herself as presenter (2000–2001)
Early life
Lisa Marie was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, where she was raised by her father and grandparents. She studied ballet for eight years at the New Jersey Ballet, and learned classical piano. She moved to New York City at age 15 to study theater, dance and music.
Career
Marie was a model for Robert Mapplethorpe and was featured in photographer Bruce Weber’s ad campaign for designer Calvin Klein’s Obsession perfume.
Marie went on to appear briefly in Let’s Get Lost, Weber’s documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, and had a small role in Woody Allen’s film Alice. In 1989 she appeared on Malcolm McLaren’s song "Something’s Jumpin’ in Your Shirt" from his 1989 album Waltz Darling.
Marie met film director Tim Burton at Starbucks in New York on New Year’s Eve in 1992 when she had just quit modeling for Calvin Klein and he was having difficulty in his four-year marriage to his wife. According to a Boston Herald article they claimed to have bonded over mutually witnessing two UFO sightings in California. She was engaged to him from Valentine’s Day 1993 to 2001 and appeared in small roles in most of his productions made during this time.
Burton abruptly ended their relationship following the premiere of 2001’s Planet of the Apes, which he directed. Marie had a small role in the film, while Burton’s new girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter was one of its lead actors.
Marie has appeared in numerous magazines including Maxim and Esquire. She’s also had her own photographs exhibited and published in magazines; Vanity Fair ran photos side by side that Marie and Burton each took.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1988 | Let’s Get Lost | Herself |
1990 | Alice | Office Xmas Party Guest |
1994 | Ed Wood | Vampira |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Martian Girl |
1997 | Breast Men | Vanessa |
1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Myrna L’Hatsky |
1999 | Tail Lights Fade | Kitty |
Sleepy Hollow | Lady Crane | |
If… Dog… Rabbit… | Judy | |
2000 | Chasing the Dragon | Claire Oberon |
The Beat Nicks | Sophie | |
Stainboy | voice of Match Girl/Stainboy’s Mother/Cracker Girl | |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | Nova |
2003 | Starring | (a short film by fashion designer Jeremy Scott) |
2008 | Secret World of Superfans | Herself |
2012 | The Lords of Salem | Priscilla Reed |
Silent Night | Mrs. Morwood |