Lisa Freeman

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Lisa Freeman
BornJuly 28, 1957
Los Angeles, CA
OccupationWriter
ChildrenBea Freeman

Lisa Freeman (born July 28, 1957) is an American author and actress best known for her young adult surf fiction novel Honey Girl.

Life and career[]

Lisa Freeman was born in Los Angeles and grew up in coastal communities between Los Angeles and Hawaii, where her father Leonard Freeman created and produced the iconic TV series, Hawaii Five-O.

Freeman embarked in an acting career after graduating from Palisades High School. She was a student of Jeff Corey, Mary Carver, Joanne Baron, and a member of the Harvey Lembeck Comedic Workshop. Freeman performed at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood and appeared regularly on the Rick Dees in the Morning radio show.

Freeman's most notable film credits include Mr. Mom, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II. In 1980, she made her acting and TV debut on an episode of Knots Landing. Freeman landed her first TV role in the series In Trouble, co-starring with Nancy Cartwright and Deena Freeman (no relation).

Freeman was also part of the L.A. underground spoken word scene and was produced by Harvey Kubernick. Her albums include Hollyword, Neighborhood Rhythms, and her solo effort, Rough Road, all produced on New Alliance Records.

After more than a decade in front of the camera, Freeman left acting to pursue academia and a writing career. She began working with Kate Braverman in 1990 at the L.A. Writers Workshop, which soon led to academic studies at Antioch University, where she earned her BA and MFA in Fiction and Pedagogy in the Art of Writing.

Freeman currently serves on the National Leadership Council’s Board of Directors for the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.[1]

Filmography[]

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1980 To Race the Wind Pat Television film
1983 Mr. Mom Motorhead Feature film
1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Nurse Morgan Feature film
1984 Breakin' Waitress Feature film
1984 Savage Streets Francine Anne Ramirez Feature film
1985 Back to the Future Babs Feature film
1989 Back to the Future Part II Babs Feature film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Knots Landing Sue Shaw Episode: "Small Surprises"
1981 In Trouble Ivy Miller Television pilot
1981 Quincy, M.E. Girl Episode: "Memories of Allison"
1981 Archie Bunker's Place Punker Episode: "Happy Birthday, Stephanie"
1983 Reggie Debra Episode: "Mark's Girlfriend"
1984 Double Trouble Marilyn Episode: "Heartache"
1984 The Facts of Life Sally Episode: "A Slice of Life"
1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. 30's Her Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie"
1995 Bringing up Jack Nurse Gwen Episode: "The Beeper"

Publications[]

Year Title Publication Notes
1998 Survivor Rain City Review/Literary Journal
1998 Van Gogh's Last Tiptoe Rain City Review/Literary Journal
2005 Doing It Suspect Thoughts
2015 Honey Girl Sky Pony Press
2017 Riptide Summer Sky Pony Press

Spoken Word CDs[]

Year Title Company Notes
1985 Voices of the Angels New Alliance Recordings
1987 Neighborhood Rhythms New Alliance Recordings
1988 Hollyword New Alliance Recordings
1991 Disclosure New Alliance Recordings
1994 Rough Roads Executive Production BarkubCo Music, Inc

Illustrations[]

Year Title Author Notes
2000 Letters for Tomorrow[2] Robin Freeman Bernstein, M.A., and Cathy Moore, Ph.D
2005 I Know I Can Climb the Mountain[3] Dale S. Brown

References[]

  1. ^ *"Board Council". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.
  2. ^ "Letters for Tomorrow". Amazon.com.
  3. ^ "I Know I can Climb the Mountain". Amazon.com.

External links[]

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