Lisa Masters was born in Omaha Nebraska, but grew up in Asheville,
North Carolina, where she started her career as a news reporter after
graduating from Appalachian State University in Broadcasting with a
minor in Modern Dance.
Lisa later moved to New York City to model and attended Columbia
University Graduate School of Journalism to earn her Masters Degree
while working through Ford Models, but was pulled toward acting after
being cast as a reporter in
Ausnahmezustand (1998) , directed by
Edward Zwick. Although her scenes were
completely edited out of the movie, she nevertheless abandoned her
pursuit of news journalism, persevered with her love for acting, and
appeared in over 30 TV commercials and in films such as Die Frauen von Stepford (2004) and television series such as Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier (2001), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and Gossip Girl (2007).
Lisa has studied acting with The Barrow Group in New York City with Lee
Brock and Seth Barrish, and Improvisation
with Gary Austin, the original director of The Groundlings, the sketch
comedy theater and springboard for dozens of
Saturday Night Live (1975)
alums.
Lisa often gets cast as elegant or powerful female characters, as well
as quirky comedic roles, appearing in
Alles Betty! (2006) , the indie
film, Blumenthal (2013), with 'Laila
Robins' and the stuttering, awkward lead character role in the
off-Broadway comedy, "All In The Timing: The Universal Language"
produced at The Connely Theater as a benefit for the Victims of 9/11.
