Lisa Jane Persky

Acting

Lisa Jane Persky

Born May 5, 1955 · New York City, New York, USA (age 71)

Lisa Jane Persky (born May 5, 1955) is an American actress. Persky was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Jane Holley (née Wilson) and Mort Persky. She grew up in New York's Greenwich Village and attended the High School of Art and Design. She debuted as Robert Duvall's daughter in The Great Santini and went on to act in such movies as American Pop, The Big Easy, When Harry Met Sal…

Known For

When Harry Met Sally...When Harry Met Sally... · 1989
When Harry Met Sally...
7.41989
MovieComedyRomance
Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?
Vital SignsVital Signs · 1990
Vital Signs
4.61990
MovieDramaRomance
As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in. Somehow, they must impress the Chief of Surgery while learning how to survive the life-and-death area of medicine and the complexity of their everyday lives.
ConeheadsConeheads · 1993
Coneheads
5.51993
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
Female PerversionsFemale Perversions · 1996
Female Perversions
5.11996
MovieDrama
An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.
Peggy Sue Got MarriedPeggy Sue Got Married · 1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.11986
MovieComedyDrama
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.
The Sure ThingThe Sure Thing · 1985
The Sure Thing
6.51985
MovieComedyDrama
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club · 1984
The Cotton Club
6.51984
MovieCrimeDrama
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Where's Marlowe?Where's Marlowe? · 1998
Where's Marlowe?
5.51998
MovieComedyMystery
After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.

Movies

When Harry Met Sally...When Harry Met Sally... · 1989
When Harry Met Sally...
7.41989
MovieComedyRomance
Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?
Vital SignsVital Signs · 1990
Vital Signs
4.61990
MovieDramaRomance
As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in. Somehow, they must impress the Chief of Surgery while learning how to survive the life-and-death area of medicine and the complexity of their everyday lives.
ConeheadsConeheads · 1993
Coneheads
5.51993
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
Female PerversionsFemale Perversions · 1996
Female Perversions
5.11996
MovieDrama
An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.
Peggy Sue Got MarriedPeggy Sue Got Married · 1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.11986
MovieComedyDrama
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.
The Sure ThingThe Sure Thing · 1985
The Sure Thing
6.51985
MovieComedyDrama
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club · 1984
The Cotton Club
6.51984
MovieCrimeDrama
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Where's Marlowe?Where's Marlowe? · 1998
Where's Marlowe?
5.51998
MovieComedyMystery
After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
I Am DivineI Am Divine · 2014
I Am Divine
7.32014
MovieDocumentary
Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.
American PopAmerican Pop · 1981
American Pop
6.91981
MovieAnimationMusic
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
The Big EasyThe Big Easy · 1986
The Big Easy
6.21986
MovieDramaAction
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
BreathlessBreathless · 1983
Breathless
5.91983
MovieRomanceDrama
Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
The Great SantiniThe Great Santini · 1979
The Great Santini
6.81979
MovieDrama
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
Great Balls of Fire!Great Balls of Fire! · 1989
Great Balls of Fire!
6.31989
MovieDramaHistory
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.
Shattered VowsShattered Vows · 1984
Shattered Vows
5.11984
MovieRomanceDrama
At the age of 16 Mary becomes a nun. But she never gets used to the strict rules of her new life and when she falls in love with Father Tim, she wants to withdraw her vow.
An American RhapsodyAn American Rhapsody · 2001
An American Rhapsody
6.42001
MovieDramaFamily
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.
My First MisterMy First Mister · 2001
My First Mister
6.52001
MovieComedyDrama
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
Crime Story: PilotCrime Story: Pilot · 1986
Crime Story: Pilot
7.41986
MovieCrimeTV Movie
One former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show.
GrilledGrilled · 2006
Grilled
5.02006
MovieDramaAction
Maurice and Dave sell high-end cuts of beef, but after hitting a patch of no sales, they're facing being fired. Maurice needs money to enroll in his final semester of acupuncture school, and the recently-separated Dave needs money for his daughter's birthday gift. Their final client card—a beautiful woman—is attracted to Maurice, but a desperate call from a suicidal friend interrupts her signing the contract. Still hoping to close the sale, they offer to drive her to the friend's house—where their troubles multiply.
TumbleweedsTumbleweeds · 1999
Tumbleweeds
6.41999
MovieComedyDrama
Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.
Perfect AssassinsPerfect Assassins · 1998
Perfect Assassins
6.31998
MovieActionThriller
When deadly terrorists strike, an FBI man, who is an expert on terrorist mentality, hunts their twisted "creator," who may be connected with a disgraced professor from his past.
KISS Meets the Phantom of the ParkKISS Meets the Phantom of the Park · 1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
5.21978
MovieMusicScience Fiction
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to use the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
Pontiac MoonPontiac Moon · 1994
Pontiac Moon
5.51994
MovieDrama
An absent-minded-professor father and his son take off in an old Pontiac to bond during a symbolic road trip through the Western U.S. This while his wife tries to overcome her neuroses to save the family.
The Last of the FinestThe Last of the Finest · 1990
The Last of the Finest
5.91990
MovieCrime
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).

TV Shows

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.51962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The X-FilesThe X-Files · 1993
The X-Files
8.41993
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
King of the HillKing of the Hill · 1997
King of the Hill
7.41997
SeriesAnimationComedy
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.
Quantum LeapQuantum Leap · 1989
Quantum Leap
8.01989
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
The PracticeThe Practice · 1997
The Practice
7.71997
SeriesDrama
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
The Golden GirlsThe Golden Girls · 1985
The Golden Girls
7.61985
SeriesComedy
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
Touched by an AngelTouched by an Angel · 1994
Touched by an Angel
7.21994
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone · 1985
The Twilight Zone
7.71985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
The DivisionThe Division · 2001
The Division
7.12001
SeriesDrama
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.
Amazing StoriesAmazing Stories · 1985
Amazing Stories
7.51985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
Designing WomenDesigning Women · 1986
Designing Women
6.81986
SeriesComedy
Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.
Crime StoryCrime Story · 1986
Crime Story
8.01986
SeriesCrimeDrama
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
InvasionInvasion · 2005
Invasion
7.12005
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
In the aftermath of a hurricane the Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water. People in the town start to act different, who can you trust?
Private EyePrivate Eye · 1987
Private Eye
4.81987
SeriesCrime
Private Eye is an American crime drama that aired from September 13, 1987 until January 8, 1988.
TwinsTwins · 2005
Twins
7.62005
SeriesComedy
Twin sisters—one a driven entrepreneur, the other a glamorous model—inherit their family’s lingerie brand and must juggle rivalry, humor, and heart.
The FitzpatricksThe Fitzpatricks · 1977
The Fitzpatricks
7.51977
SeriesDrama
The Fitzpatricks is an American drama series which ran on CBS during the 1977–78 season. The series aired from September 5th, 1977 to January 10th, 1978. This show lasted only thirteen episodes, and was cancelled in 1978.
GrandGrand · 1990
Grand
6.71990
SeriesComedy
In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.
The AntagonistsThe Antagonists · 1991
The Antagonists
8.01991
SeriesDrama
The Antagonists is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 26 until May 30, 1991.