Lisa Harrow
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Lisa Harrow ONZM |
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| Born |
25 August 1943 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1968) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Sam Neill (m. 1978; div. 1989) Roger Payne (m. 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
Lisa Harrow, ONZM (born 25 August 1943) is an actress, noted for her roles in British theatre, films and television.
Harrow was born in Auckland and attended Auckland University. She graduated from RADA in 1968, and joined the BBC Radio's Repertory Company.
Her stage career started at the Royal Shakespeare Company; roles there included Olivia in John Barton's production of Twelfth Night opposite Judi Dench, and Portia in The Merchant of Venice opposite Patrick Stewart. Other leading roles in the UK theatre include Juliet opposite John Hurt's Romeo at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, and Ann Whitfield in Man and Superman opposite Peter O'Toole at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Harrow has performed on stage all over America. She took over the central role of Vivian Bearing in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Wit in its long-running off-Broadway production in New York City. She was named 2001 Performer of the Year in Pittsburgh for Medea. Other roles include: Raynevskya in The Cherry Orchard at Yale Rep and the Chautauqua Theatre Company, where she also played Kate Keller in All My Sons. She played Creusa in the Washington Shakespeare Theatre Company's 3/10/2009–4/12/2009 production of Euripides's Ion.
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