Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane Persky

Born 1955-05-05 (age 71) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Lisa Jane Persky (born May 5, 1955) is an American actress.

Persky was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Jane Holley (née Wilson) and Mort Persky. She grew up in New York's Greenwich Village and attended the High School of Art and Design.

She debuted as Robert Duvall's daughter in The Great Santini and went on to act in such movies as American Pop, The Big Easy, When Harry Met Sally..., Coneheads, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, and Peggy Sue Got Married.

She wrote for New York Rocker magazine in the 1970s and dated former Blondie bass player Gary Valentine Lachman. On January 19, 2008, she married music historian and former co-star of the Comedy Central game show Beat the Geeks Andy Zax.

In 2009 and 2010, Persky began making appearances on The Best Show on WFMU radio program, as both as a regular caller and as an in-studio special guest.

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Known For

When Harry Met Sally...
Coneheads
Coneheads

1993

as Lisa Farber

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club

1984

as Frances Flegenheimer

Breathless
Breathless

1983

as Salesgirl

Female Perversions
Female Perversions

1996

as Margot

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Delores Dodge

The Sure Thing
The Sure Thing

1985

as Mary Ann Webster

Vital Signs
Vital Signs

1990

as Bobby

Great Balls of Fire!
Pontiac Moon
Pontiac Moon

1994

as Alicia Frank

Where's Marlowe?
The Big Easy
The Big Easy

1986

as McCabe

Destiny Turns on the Radio
Goosed
Goosed

1999

as The Psychic

An American Rhapsody
An American Rhapsody

2001

as Pattie

Desperate Intruder
Desperate Intruder

1983

as Linda

American Pop
American Pop

1981

as Bella (voice)

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
The Choice
The Choice

1981

as Emmy Soames

Grilled
Grilled

2006

as Sally Wilson