Lisa Benavides-Nelson
Birthday:
30 July 1965, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Birth Name:
Lisa Marie Benavides
Currently serves on the faculty of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. Other teaching and directing credits include: SUNY-Purchase, The Juilliard School, The Actor's Center New York, The Stella Adler Conservatory, and The Shakespeare Lab at The Public Theater. Acting credits include: Lincoln Center Theatre, Williamstow...
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Currently serves on the faculty of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. Other teaching and directing credits include: SUNY-Purchase, The Juilliard School, The Actor's Center New York, The Stella Adler Conservatory, and The Shakespeare Lab at The Public Theater. Acting credits include: Lincoln Center Theatre, Williamstown Theater Festival, The Alliance Theatre, The Huntington Theatre, The Birmingham Theatre Company, Portland Stage Company, The Acting Company. Film credits include: An Upheaval, Eye of God, O, The Grey Zone, Leaves of Grass and the upcoming Anesthesia. Lisa is a graduate of The Juilliard School (Group 20), and The Actor's Center's Teacher Development Program. She proudly serves on the board of The 52nd Street Project; a theatre program that makes original theatre with the children of Hell's Kitchen. She is married to Actor/Director Tim Blake Nelson. They have three boys and live on the Upper West Side. Show less «
Go where you need to grow. Never be afraid to fail. If you are going to fail, fail magnificently.
Go where you need to grow. Never be afraid to fail. If you are going to fail, fail magnificently.
Your imagination is your talent. It is your uniqueness that makes you interesting to watch.
Your imagination is your talent. It is your uniqueness that makes you interesting to watch.
"Your character is defined by his wants and needs." In regards to character work.
"Your character is defined by his wants and needs." In regards to character work.
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