Lisa Blount
Lisa Blount | |
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Born | Lisa Suzanne Blount July 1, 1957 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | October 25, 2010 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 53)
Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
Years active | 1977–2010 |
Spouses |
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Awards | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film 2001 The Accountant |
Lisa Suzanne Blount (July 1, 1957 – October 27, 2010)[1] was an American film and television actress, and Academy Award-winning producer.
Early life
Blount was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas,
Career
Blount received a Golden Globe nomination for new star of the year for her performance in An Officer and a Gentleman,[1] and she acted in the 1987 cult horror film Prince of Darkness. Another memorable role was that of Jim Profit's outrageous stepmother Bobbi Stakowski in the short-lived television series Profit. She appeared in season two of Moonlighting in the episode "Sleep Talkin' Guy" (1986).
Blount later became a producer, and with her husband
Death
Blount was found dead in her home in Little Rock, Arkansas by her mother on October 27, 2010.[3] The coroner told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Blount appeared to have died two days earlier. No foul play was suspected, according to the Pulaski County coroner.[4][5]
Although the coroner did not release an official cause of death, Blount's mother told RadarOnline.com that her daughter had had
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | September 30, 1955 | Billie Jean Turner | |
1979 | The Swap | Vivan Buck | New scenes |
1981 | Dead & Buried | Lisa | |
1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Lynette Pomeroy | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year
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1984 | What Waits Below | Leslie Peterson | |
1985 | Radioactive Dreams | Miles Archer | |
Cut and Run | Fran Hudson | ||
Cease Fire | Paula Murphy | ||
1987 | Nightflyers | Audrey | |
Prince of Darkness | Catherine Danforth | ||
1988 | South of Reno | Anette Clark | |
1989 | Out Cold | Phyllis | |
Great Balls of Fire! | Lois Brown | ||
Blind Fury | Annie Winchester | ||
1991 | Femme Fatale | Jenny Purge | |
1993 | Needful Things | Cora Rusk | Uncredited |
1994 | Stalked | Janie | |
Murder Between Friends | Janet Myers | [7] | |
Judicial Consent | Theresa Lewis | ||
1996 | Box of Moonlight | Purlene Dupre | |
1999 | If... Dog... Rabbit... | Sarah Cooper-Toole | |
2002 | A.K.A. Birdseye | Vicky Sharpless | |
2005 | Chrystal | Chrystal | Best Actress Award – Stockholm Film Festival |
2007 | Randy and the Mob | Charlotte Pearson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | The Gong Show | Appears on The Gong Show | Episode: Same episode with Pee Wee Herman |
1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Talley | Episode: "Daniel's Song" |
1983 | Murder Me, Murder You | Michelle Jameson | Television film |
1984 | Boone | Sonny Watson | Episode: "Hard to Get" |
1985 | Stormin' Home | Sissy Rigetti | Television film |
1986 | Moonlighting | Toby | Episode: "Sleep Talkin' Guy" |
1986 | Annihilator | Cindy | Television film |
1986 | Deadly Nightmares | Miranda | Episode: "One Last Prayer" |
1986 | Starman | Angela | Episode: "Secrets" |
1987 | Magnum, P.I. | Andrea Nicholson | Episode: "Out of Sync" |
1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Pat Yaraslovsky | Episode: "Off Duty" |
1988 | Unholy Matrimony | Karen Sader | Television film |
1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Andrea Bascomb Douglas | Episode: "Always a Thief" |
1991 | Sons and Daughters
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Mary Ruth Hammersmith | 7 episodes |
1992 | In Sickness and in Health | Carmen | Television film |
1992 | Picket Fences | Melanie Marino | Episode: "Pilot" |
1992 | An American Story | Becky Meadows | Television film |
1994 | Murder Between Friends | Janet Myers | Television film |
1995 | The Client | Bernice | Episode: "Them That Has..." |
1997 | Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story | Mary Mandrell | Television film |
1997 | Fitz | Diana Falls | Episode: "Sons and Lovers" |
1996–1997 | Profit | Bobbi Stakowski | Lead role; 8 episodes |
1999 | Traffic
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Television mini-series | |
2002 | Judging Amy | Jean Collins | Episode: "Every Stranger's Face I See" |
2003 | Trash | Lisa | Television film |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2001 | The Accountant | Short film Executive Producer Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action (shared with Ray McKinnon) )
Spirit of Slamdance Award (shared with Ray McKinnon & Walton Goggins |
2004 | Chrystal | |
2007 | Randy and the Mob | Spirit of Slamdance Award (shared with Ray McKinnon & Walton Goggins) |
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Accountant, DVD end credits.
- ^ "Actress Lisa Blount, memorable for 'An Officer and a Gentleman', is found dead at 53", Los Angeles Times. October 27, 2010
- ^ "Oscar-winning actress Lisa Blount dies at 53", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. October 27, 2010
- ^ "Lisa Blount Found Dead on Wednesday", The News of Today; accessed September 3, 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: An Officer and a Gentleman Star Lisa Blount Lived in Excruciating Pain, Says Mom". October 28, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Roberta Bernstein, "Murder Between Friends", in Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994, January 11, 1994, p. 12
External links
- Lisa Blount at IMDb
- Lisa Blount at AllMovie
- Lisa Blount at Find a Grave