Lisa Nicole Carson Biography (1969-)

Born July 12, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; raised in Brooklyn and Gainesville, FL; daughter of Lester (a journalism professor) and Fannie Carson (a kindergarten teacher). Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts,9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angles, CA 90069.; Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist:Pinnacle Public Relations, 8265 Sunset Blvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: July 12, 1969; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Regular performer, The Apollo Comedy Hour, syndicated, 1992-1993
Carla Simmons Reese McGrath, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996-2001
Renee Radick, Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997-2001
Renee Radick, Ally, Fox, 1999
Specials
Desiree, "Girlfriend," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1993
Herself, The 1999 Emmy Awards Pre-Show, Fox, 1999
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 28th NAACP Image Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 1998 Essence Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 29th NAACP Image Awards, 1998
Renee Radick, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
The Fifth Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 1999
The TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
The 13th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1999

The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
Episodic
Jasmine, "Aria," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
Woman in crowd, "And So, We Commence," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1992
Tina, Cosby, CBS, 1996
Lieutenant Byrne, "The Test," Damon, Fox, 1998
Lisa (singing telegram singer), "Sam I Am," Getting Personal, Fox,1998
Renee Radick, "Bygones," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002
Other
Roommate, No Visible Bruises: The Katie Koestner Story (movie), 1992
(As Lisa Carson) Jewel, Divas (pilot), Fox, 1995
Evie Lincoln, Aftershock: Earthquake (miniseries), CBS, 1999
Film Appearances
(As Lisa Carson) Let's Get Bizzee, Xenon Entertainment, 1993
Coretta James, Devil in a Blue Dress (also known as Le diable en robe bleue), TriStar, 1995
(As Lisa Carson) Marti, Jason's Lyric, Gramercy, 1996
(As Lisa Carson) White Lies, Buena Vista, 1996
Josie Nichols, Love Jones, New Line Cinema, 1997
Matty Mereaux, Eve's Bayou, Trimark, 1997
Sylvia, Life, Universal, 1999
Stage Appearances
Appeared in Negro Ensemble Company, off-Broadway, and summer stock productions, including Club 12, Hey Little Walter, Little Shop ofHorrors, Tar Beach Incidentals, and Work It!
WRITINGS
Songs
Composer of pop and rhythm and blues songs.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 21, Gale, 2001
Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, May, 1998, pp. 230-31
Jet, October 5, 1998, pp. 62-65
People Weekly, April 13, 1998, p. 85
TV Guide, September 26, 1998, pp. 18-23, 26; December 19, 1998, pp. 42-43

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