"Lisa Robertson has great insight into the human condition.
She is a truly inspirational and gifted teacher."

LAURIE HOLDEN
THE WALKING DEAD; THE MIST directed by Frank Darabont; SILENT HILL

Biography

After an early career in dance in her native Australia, a chance meeting with filmmaker, Jane Campion, lead Lisa to train as an actor in London and San Francisco, and most importantly, with acclaimed coach Larry Moss, in Los Angeles.  Lisa directed "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in studio, garnering Larry's support, and launching her career as a coach/director.  For the past eight years Lisa has coached lead and supporting roles both privately and on-set.  Favorite credits include: Eddie Izzard's series lead in THE RICHES (F/X), also OCEAN'S 13, VALKYRIE and RAGE (dir. Sally Potter); the Russell Crowe feature film, TENDERNESS; Annabeth Gish, series lead, BROTHERHOOD (Showtime); Nicki Micheaux, series lead, LINCOLN HEIGHTS, RAIN (Showtime); MUNICH; THE STONING OF SORAYA M (title role), POST GRAD (Alexis Bledel); CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION (dir. James Ivory); TRAITOR; MAD MEN; THE SOPRANOS; 24; THE SHEILD; UGLY BETTY. She has coached series regular and guest star roles on nearly every TV episodic and sit-com of the past seven years.

In theater, Lisa produced and directed "AMERICAN TEN," a showcase of Lisa Robertson Studio, at the Coast Playhouse, West Hollywood, which saw standing room only houses.  As Producer/Assoc. Director, Lisa mounted a critically acclaimed production of "KING LEAR" in 2006 directed by Patsy Rodenburg.  She was awarded a 2004 New Directors Observership by the New York Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, which she completed at the Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles.  In January, Lisa wrote and directed her first short film "The Letter" starring Annabeth Gish and Kyle Secor.

In 2010, Lisa was one of eight women selected for the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) DIRECTING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN and wrote and directed her short film, COMMERCE starring Joel Gretsch, Annabeth Gish and Noel Fisher, as part of that fellowship. She won a 2011 Adrienne Shelly Foundation Grant Award in support of taking the film to full length feature and has been Official Selection at such notable film festivals including Rhode Island International (Winner, First Prize, Best Actress, Annabeth Gish, Austin Film Festival (Competition Selection), Starz Denver Film Festival, Bendfilm, Boston Film Festival, Little Rock Film Festival, Breckenridge Festival of Film (Audience Award).

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