Lisa Regina (born ) is an American actress, screenwriter, director, and acting coach.
Early life and education
Regina was born in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
and was raised in
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Gloucester Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 64,634, reflecting an increase of 284 (+0.4%) from the 64,350 counted in the 2000 census. The township ranke ...
. She attended
Triton Regional High School before attending
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
.
Career
Regina wrote, directed, and produced the documentary ''Kenny'' about a man suffering from the rare skin disease
ichthyosis. The film promotes tolerance of others. This film won the Manhattan Global Film Festival and a Humanitarian Award. Her latest film, shot in New Jersey, is about bullying.
Among her acting credits, Regina played a minor character in an episode of ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
''. In 2006, she was cast in a recurring role on the
soap opera
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''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...
''. She has appeared in national commercial campaigns for Delta Sky Miles,
K-Mart and
Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
, and as a host for the 2010
Maxwell Football Club The Maxwell Football Club (originally called the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia) was established in 1935 to promote safety in the game of American football. Named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell, legendary college player, official, and ...
awards.
In 2007, Regina began a stage performance called "A Write to Heal", which aims to raise awareness on domestic violence.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
20th-century American screenwriters
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
American acting coaches
New York University alumni
People from Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Triton Regional High School (New Jersey) alumni
Anti-bullying activists
American writers of Italian descent
Actresses from Philadelphia
21st-century American women
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