Lisa Lynn Masters | |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1964 |
Birth Place: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lima, Peru |
Occupation: | Actress, model |
Years Active: | 1996–2016 |
Known For: | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Stepford Wives, Law and Order, Blumenthal |
Spouse: | William Ben Brooks (2004–2016; her death) |
Lisa Lynn Masters (March 20, 1964 – November 15, 2016)[1] was an American actress, writer and model.[2]
Masters was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.[3] She graduated from Appalachian State University in broadcasting with a minor in modern dance. She later attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]
After college, Masters worked as a model and news reporter and landed an uncredited role as a news reporter in the feature film The Siege. She appeared in TV commercials and, later, the feature films The Stepford Wives and It's Complicated.[2]
Masters continued modeling and acted in several television series, including an episode each in and ,[4] Ugly Betty, Iron Fist, Gossip Girl, Nashville and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She committed suicide at age 52 while on a model assignment in Peru.[5]
Film roles | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1996 | Close Up | Reporter | |
1998 | Burn | Reporter | |
1998 | The Siege | Reporter #2 | |
2002 | One Day | Mom | Short film |
2004 | The Stepford Wives | Carol Wainwright | |
2008 | The Clique | Mrs. Marvil | |
2009 | It's Complicated | Woman in Elevator | |
2013 | Blumenthal | Sadie | |
2015 | The Girl in the Book | Alana | |
2015 | Fishbowl | Dylan | |
Television roles | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2004 | Hope & Faith | Guest #2 | Episode: "Faith's Maid" |
2005 | Wendy | Episode:"Gone" | |
2008 | Ugly Betty | Crying Museum Curator | Episode: "Filing for the Enemy" |
2010 | Beach Lane | Wife | Television film |
2011 | Gossip Girl | Bryn Harold | Episode: "While You Weren't Sleeping" |
2012 | Tina Heller | Episode: "Official Story" | |
2012 | Royal Pains | Mrs. Burns | Episode: "About Face" |
2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Dr. Goodman | Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Party!" |
2015 | Nashville | Dr. Laurel Kennedy | Episode: "Before You Go Make Sure You Know" |
2017 | Iron Fist | Doctor | Episode: "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus" |