LISA ROBERTSONSTUDIO​

 

Los Angeles-based acting coach Lisa Robertson, has built a premier reputation working with a slate of award-winning, cutting-edge performances in the US, UK, Europe and Australia.

 

Roles she has coached have won and been nominated for EMMYs, BIFAs, Independent Spirit and Gotham awards, NAACP, SAG Actor, AACTA's and have won the Chopard Award at Cannes. 

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Lisa coached Alexis Bledel to her EMMY AWARD win and four consecutive Outstanding Actress  nominations for THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Hulu); most recently she coached Thomas Doherty's acclaimed role in PARADISE (HULU); Josh Heuston's breakouts in DUNE PROPHECY (HBO), the soon to premiere OFF-CAMPUS (Prime) and feature film, DANGEROUS ANIMALS; also, Hoa Xuande's Spirit Award nominated lead in THE SYMPATHIZER (HBO) opposite Robert Downey Jnr to multiple award nominations including an Independent Spirit and Gotham Award nominations; Costa D'Angelo's TELL ME LIES breakthrough and Costa's currently shooting co-lead in Netflix UNTITLED 21 Laps HOCKEY DRAMA; she coached Logan Browning's NAACP Best Actress nominated series lead in DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (Netflix), Ashleigh Cummings in THE GOLDFINCH, CITADEL (Prime), NOS4A2 (lead, AMC), and the award-nominated LONG BRIGHT RIVER opp. Amanda Seyfried.  

 

Lisa coached UK actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett to his British Independent Film Award (BIFA) Outstanding Actor win for the feature film, FEMME (won jointly with George MacKay); also, Nathan's series lead in CULPRITS (DISNEY+) and DOWN CEMETERY ROAD (Apple TV) opp. Emma Thompson. 

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Lisa is currently prepping the feature FONDA by Academy-Award winning screenwriter/director, Justine Triet, starring Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, and Odessa A'Zion with Nathan. 

 

In youth talent, Lisa coached Alyla Browne for FURIOSA (US Critics' Choice Nomination for Outstanding Youth Performance) and Alyla's AACTA AWARD-winning series, THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART (Amazon, title role) opp. Sigourney Weaver, among multiple other shows.​​

 

In her now 20+ year career, other favorite projects include, MUNICH (Steven Spielberg); RENDITION, (Chopard Award for Breakout Performance at Cannes); Eddie Izzard's series lead in THE RICHES, also, OCEANS 13, VALKYRIE; Jennifer Beals for THE L WORD; GENERATION Q; PEN15 (Hulu, Emmy nominated); WESTWORLD (Golden Globe and Emmy nominations); Ryan Murphy's HOLLYWOOD (Netflix); WARRIOR (HBO); multiple roles for THE TWILIGHT SAGA; MAD MEN; THE SOPRANOS; THE OC; THE PACIFIC; THE STONING OF SORAYA M (title role); BOSS; BROTHERHOOD; THE BRIDGE; THE SHIELD; UGLY BETTY; POST GRAD (Alexis Bledel) to name a very few in a list that runs to hundreds.

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A protégé of acting coach Larry Moss, Lisa founded her Studio in 2002 and has consistently trained both emerging and professional actors to career highs in her (now Global) Weekly Class and Pro-Series Masterclasses. ​

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DIRECTING:

As a writer/director Lisa was selected for the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women and Directing and Screenwriting fellowships at Film Independent. Her short film, COMMERCE, won the Adrienne Shelly Foundation Award, numerous festivals, and qualified for Academy Award consideration.

 

Her feature script of the same name received recognition in the Academy Awards' Nicholl Fellowship and the Page Awards. 

 

Lisa also mentored "directing performance" for FIND, SUNDANCE Collab, the USC/Netflix Directors program, and advised alongside Liz Hannah in the AT&T LAB filmmaker incubator. 

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BACKGROUND:​

After a young career as a professional dancer in her native Australia, including the Broadway musical "42nd Street," Lisa was spotted in her first acting class by director Jane Campion and auditioned to final consideration for the role of "Kay" in Ms. Campion's SWEETIE.  Her next acting class saw storied Australian coach, Kevin Jackson recommend her to American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco.

 

Lisa subsequently trained as an actor in London, San Francisco, and for five years in Los Angeles with Larry Moss who recognized her directing talent with actors, and launched her coaching career by recommending her industry wide.