LISA BARNES
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Lisa has been acting since high school and went to Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from USC. In Hawaii she has been in productions at MVT “Bloody Murder” “Love, Loss & What I Wore,” TAG “Love Loss & What I Wore,” “Outage,” HPU "House of Blue Leaves" HRT "Circle Mirror Transformation," Diamond Head Theatre "To Kill A Mockingbird" and "Hairspray" at Paliku. She also conceived and directed “Someone Else’s Slippahs” at Mark’s Garage with PlayBuilders. Lisa has performed professionally in theatres across the mainland, including Off-Broadway. She has interviewed and performed monologues based on true stories of various subjects throughout NY. She can do almost any accent (including the latest teen slacker accent and yes there is one). She is a recipient of 2 LA Drama Critic Circle Awards and works in TV, Film, commercials and voice-overs. In NY - recurring role on "Rescue Me" and co-starred in Law & Order and Law & Order SVU and various films and commercials and voice overs. Latest celluloid includes “The Haumana”, “Under the Blood Red Sun” "The Bridge" "A Cat's Tale" and “Hawaii 5-0.” She is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA. She co-wrote the short film "Same T'ing."
About me: I moved to Hawaii 6 years ago. From New York City. Since then I have become a certified scuba diver, a somewhat photographer, and haven't lost the pulse of the city. I want to help our talented filmmakers and actors in Hawaii be seen and heard! So thrilled to be a part of this group! |