Lisa LaCroix is a
Canadian
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actress and fashion model who began her career in
Toronto, Ontario
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, Canada. After training as an actor in
New York City
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's
Circle in the Square Theatre School
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It offers two 2-year full-time programs: a Profession ...
, she returned to Toronto, and starred in numerous Canadian and American television shows and movies. In 1996, she moved to
Los Angeles
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to focus on American television acting.
In 2000, LaCroix became interested in the
Human Potential Movement
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, studied to be a
business coach, moved to the
San Francisco Bay Area
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and began a private practice training and coaching business people in 2001. She cofounded
Paragon Strategies in 2004 with two other trainers from
San Francisco
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, which presently serves various businesses worldwide in optimizing their employee satisfaction and productivity.
Her father is the photographer and jazz musician
Pat LaCroix. Her sister is singer/songwriter,
Dana LaCroix.
Filmography
* Divided Loyalties (1989)
* ''
E.N.G.''
** The Dancer and the Dance (1990) TV Episode .... Nancy Chou
** Another Pretty Face (1992) TV Episode .... Kelly Longstreet
* Psychic (1992) .... Susi
* ''
Family Passions
''Family Passions'' (German: ''Macht der Leidenschaft'') was the first hour-long television serial produced in Canada and Germany. It was produced and distributed by Baton Broadcasting System and ZDF between 1993 and 1994. In 1996, BBS stations ...
'' (1993) TV Series .... Anita
* ''
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' - Shaman (1993) TV Episode .... Dancing Moon
* Dance Me Outside (1995) .... Illianna
* Rent-a-Kid (1995) (TV) .... Teresa Woolcot
* "The Rez"
** Episode #1.1 (1996) TV Episode .... Illianna
** Episode #1.6 (1996) TV Episode .... Illianna
* Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996) (TV) .... Judite
* ''
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' (1996) TV Series .... Dr. Natasha Constantine (1996–1999)
* ''
Chicago Hope'' - Leggo My Ego (1997) TV Episode .... Lily Burroughs
* "Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest" (1997) (TV) .... Pearl Sunrise
* Fargo (2003) (TV)
External links
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* http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=39819
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Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
Life coaches
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)