Lisa Cerasoli (born January 27, 1969, in

Iron Mountain, Michigan Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census, down from 7,624 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dickinson County, in the state's Upper Peninsula. Iron Mountain was named for the va ...

)"Catching up with...Lisa Cerasoli". ''Soap Opera Digest'' (June 10, 2013), pg. 77. is an American

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. She is known for her role as Venus (V) Ardonowski on ''

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''.

Personal life

Cerasoli moved back to

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from

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in 2003 to care for her father, Richard, until his death in July. Two months later, in September 2003, she wed Peter Weaver. They had a daughter, Jazzlyn "Jazz" Jo, in 2005. In 2008, Lisa's grandmother, Nora Jo, came to live with them until her death in 2010 from

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. In 2013, Lisa revealed that her marriage had ended.

Career

Cerasoli portrayed the character of Venus Ardanowski on ''

'' and ''

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'' from 1997 to 1999. She also made appearances on ''

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'', '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', ''

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'', a couple of episodes of '' The Pretender'' as Zoe, and ''

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''. In 2009 she published her first book
''On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity''
which won five national awards. In 2010 she published the memoir, ''As Nora Jo Fades Away: Confessions of a Caregiver''. The book was optioned by RicheProductions in 2011. They optioned it to Sony in 2013 who then sold it to AMC for a TV series. In 2011, Cerasoli made her first documentary, ''14 DAYS with Alzheimer's'', starring her grandmother and her own daughter, Jazz. It won 16 national awards.

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* 1969 births Living people People from Iron Mountain, Michigan American television actresses Actresses from Michigan 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub