Lisa Marie (actress)
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| Born | Lisa Marie Smith New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Partner | Tim Burton (1993–2001) |
Lisa Marie Smith known professionally as Lisa Marie, (sometimes also referred to as Lisa Marie Burton) is an American actress, model, producer. She is best known for her roles with Tim Burton: as Vampira in Ed Wood (1994), the Martian Girl in Mars Attacks (1996), Lady Crane in Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Nova in Planet of the Apes (2001).
Early life
[edit]Marie was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, where she was raised by her father and grandparents. She studied ballet for eight years at the New Jersey Ballet and learned classical piano. She moved to New York City at age 15 to study theatre, dance and music.
Career
[edit]She was a model for Robert Mapplethorpe in some of his most iconic prints. She was featured in photographer Bruce Weber's ad campaign as the “Obsession Girl” for designer Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume. She was also in numerous ad campaigns including Equinox Gyms, Malcolm McLaren’s vogueing project, and Timex commercials.
Marie went on to appear briefly in Let's Get Lost, Weber's documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, and had a small role in Woody Allen's film Alice. She starred in Matthew Modine’s directorial debut, “If Dog Rabbit”. In 1989 she appeared on Malcolm McLaren's song "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" from his 1989 album Waltz Darling.[1] From 2000 to 2002 she hosted the short film series Exposure on the Sci-Fi Channel. She was in Rob Zombie’s 2012 movie The Lords of Salem.
Marie has appeared in magazines including Maxim, Playboy, and Esquire. She has also had her own photographs exhibited and published in magazines; Vanity Fair ran side-by-side photos taken by her and her partner, film director Tim Burton. Marie appeared in several of Burton's films in key roles to bring a sense and feel of mysticism, spirit and sensuality including portraying actress/1950s television horror movie hostess Vampira in the 1994 biopic Ed Wood. This role included a special music video in which her Vampira character danced for a Special Edition DVD release.
In 2015, Marie starred in the horror film We Are Still Here with Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Larry Fessenden, Monte Markham, and Susan Gibney. This film was shot in Palmyra and Shortsville, New York.
Margaret Keane painted multiple portraits of her and of her chihuahua.
She has starred in films alongside Matthew Modine, Jack Nicholson, Christopher Walken, Martin Landau, Johnny Depp, Tim Roth, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Pierce Brosnan, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Michael J. Fox, Pam Grier, Paul Giamatti, Martin Short, Glenn Close and so many more.
Personal life
[edit]Born Lisa Marie Smith, legally and professionally her name is Lisa Marie. Marie met film director Tim Burton at a coffee bar in New York on New Year's Eve in 1992, when she had just finished modeling for Calvin Klein, and Burton had been having difficulty in his four-year marriage. They were engaged from 1993 to 2001 and she appeared in most of the productions he made during this time, in key roles which usually added a depth of heart and layer soul that many of his later works lost.
Burton abruptly ended their relationship following the premiere of 2001's Planet of the Apes, which he directed. Marie had a role in the film, while Burton pursued a new girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter who also had a role. Part of the separation included Tim Burton requiring Lisa Marie to sign an abusive NDA blocking her from speaking publicly about any aspect of her life (both work and private) during the nearly ten years that she was with him.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Let's Get Lost | Herself | |
| 1990 | Alice | Office Xmas Party Guest | |
| 1994 | Ed Wood[2] | Vampira | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Martian Girl | |
| 1997 | Breast Men | Vanessa | |
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Myrna L'Hatsky | |
| 1999 | Tail Lights Fade | Kitty | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Lady Crane | ||
| If... Dog... Rabbit... | Judy | ||
| 2000 | Chasing the Dragon | Claire Oberon | |
| The Beatnicks | Sophie | ||
| Stainboy | Voice of Match Girl / Stainboy's Mother / Cracker Girl | ||
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Nova | |
| 2003 | Starring | Short film by fashion designer Jeremy Scott | |
| 2008 | Secret World of Superfans | Herself | |
| 2012 | The Lords of Salem | Priscilla Reed | |
| Silent Night | Mrs. Morwood | ||
| 2015 | We Are Still Here[2] | May Lewis | |
| Dominion | Tonjura | ||
| Tales of Halloween | Victorian Widow | "Grim Grinning Ghost" segment |
TV appearances
[edit]- General Hospital, Jennifer Smith #1 1979–1980
- Miami Vice, Cinder – in the episode "Baseballs of Death" (1988)
- Showbiz Today, herself – in the episode dated December 12, 1996
- The Howard Stern Radio Show, herself – in the episode dated December 11, 1999
- Exposure, herself as presenter (2000–2001)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lisa Marie With Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra* – Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt". Discogs. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Lisa Marie (Ed Wood)
3. A NIGHT OUT WITH: Lisa Marie; A Vargas Girl in the City - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/style/a-night-out-with-lisa-marie-a-vargas-girl-in-the-city.html
4. NYTimes: A-List; A Muse On A Muse
5. NYTimes: Tim Burton, at Home in His Own Head
External links
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- Lisa Marie at IMDb
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