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\u201cLisa Datz is a dynamic force in the entertainment industry, seamlessly moving between roles as a critically acclaimed actor, director, writer, producer, and voice-over artist.\u201d
\u2014 American Film Market,\u00a0Just Cinema International Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a glance:<\/strong>
Broadway (Titanic, The Full Monty<\/em>) \u2022 Off-Broadway (Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/em>) \u2022 Jeff Award\u2013nominated actor \u2022 FBI: Most Wanted<\/em> \u2022 Red Dead Redemption 2<\/em> \u2022 Award-winning creator of Life of Riley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Datz is an award-winning actor, director, writer, producer, and voice-over artist working across film, television, theater, and gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award\u2013winning original cast of Titanic<\/em>, and later starred opposite Patrick Wilson in The Full Monty<\/em>. Off-Broadway, she earned critical acclaim as Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On screen, she has appeared in FBI: Most Wanted<\/em>, Elementary<\/em>, Castle<\/em>, and Bones. <\/em>In the gaming world, she is internationally recognized for her performance as Jessica LeClerk in Rockstar Games\u2019 Red Dead Redemption 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa is the creator of Life of Riley<\/em>, which she wrote, directed, produced, and stars in. The film has received multiple festival honors\u2014including the Jury Prize at the Los Angeles International Film Festival and Best International Short at the London Independent Film Festival\u2014and is currently being developed as a television series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was named one of the American Film Market\u2019s Rising Female Directors to Discover and later returned to FBI: Most Wanted<\/em> as a Director-in-Training, shadowing director Ken Girotti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Highland Park, Illinois, Lisa is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is a trained dancer (hip-hop and jazz), a former competitive figure skater, and an accomplished equestrian. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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