Lisa Arrindell

Lisa Arrindell

56 · Born: Mar 24, 1969

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BornMar 24, 1969 Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

Lisa Arrindell, a talented actress born in the Bronx, New York, was brought straight home to Brooklyn. She is a proud graduate of The High School of Performing Arts, now known as The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

Lisa's impressive acting career spans numerous platforms, including film, television, and stage. Her notable screen credits include A Lesson Before Dying, Disappearing Acts, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First Hundred Years, The Sin Seer, Livin' Large, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Random Acts of Flyness, Elementary, Madam Secretary, Saints & Sinners, The Quad, Notorious, Bull, and more.

On stage, Lisa has appeared in various productions, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, Jubilee at the Seattle Opera, Reparations at The Billie Holiday Theatre, Richard III at the NY Shakespeare Festival, Heliotrope Bouquet at Playwrights Horizons, and Earth and Sky at Second Stage, among others.

Lisa's most recent projects include Albany Road, starring Lynn Whitfield, now available on Amazon Prime, as well as Watson on CBS and Favorite Son Christmas on BET. She is best known for her role as Vanessa in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion and for her gripping performance in the Law & Order episode titled "Disabled."

In addition to her acting career, Lisa is passionate about health and wholeness, inspiring and educating aspiring performing artists. She teaches theater students who are deeply curious about pursuing a career in the performing arts and is on staff at The Freeman Studio and The Billie Holiday Theatre's Youth Arts Academy in New York City.

Most importantly, Lisa is the joyful mother of two stunning, loving, highly creative, and intelligent human beings.

You can find Lisa on Instagram @lisaarrindell.

Career

2024
Betty & Blue
Betty & Blue as The Announcer
2023
2021
Favorite Son
Favorite Son as First Lady Wilson
2016
Barrow: Freedom Fighter
Barrow: Freedom Fighter as Carolyn Barrow
2015
The Sin Seer
The Sin Seer as Rose Ricard
2014
First Impression
First Impression as Imani Townsend
2012
Probable Cause
Probable Cause as Captain (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)
2010
The Wronged Man
The Wronged Man as Michelle Willis
2006
The Second Chance
The Second Chance as Amanda Sanders
Big Momma's House 2
Big Momma's House 2 as Danielle (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)
2000
1999
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying as Vivian Baptiste
1995
Clockers
Clockers as Sharon, Victor's Wife
In the House
In the House as Heather Comstock
1994
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury as Eleanor Lyons
1991
Livin' Large!
Livin' Large! as Toynelle Davis