Lisa Rieffel (born January 12, 1975) is an American actress and singer.

Life and career

Rieffel was born in Denville, New Jersey. As a child, she starred on

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and at

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in '' Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure''. She is a founding member and lead singer of the Los Angeles-based

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band Killola. The band has released three albums: ''

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'' (2006), '' I Am The Messer'' (2008) and ''Let's Get Associated'' (2010) as well as a live DVD/CD titled ''Killola: Live in Hollywood'' (2007). In television, Rieffel was a series regular in '' The Thorns'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Women of the House'', and ''

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'' (season 5 only). In 1998, Rieffel was an original cast member of ''

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'' during the show's first season, taking part in four of the sitcom's first six episodes before leaving the show. Some of Rieffel's other television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Roseanne'', '' Married... with Children'', ''

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'', '' The Pretender'', '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', '' Brotherly Love'', and ''

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''. Her film credits include '' Forget Paris'' (1995) and ''

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'' (2000). Rieffel co-wrote and recorded a song entitled "So Pretty" for the 2003 film '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde''; the song, however, was not featured on the soundtrack album. In 2007, Rieffel starred in the cult-popular web-series '' Girltrash!'' created by Angela Robinson. ''Girltrash!'' was a gritty, pulp comedy-drama with a decidedly lesbian spin. The web-series co-starred Rieffel,

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, Rose Rollins, Michelle Lombardo,

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, Mandy Musgrave, and Gabrielle Christian. The

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consisted of 11 installments, airing weekly via OurChart.com, a fictitious website-turned- social-network controlled by

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. The feature film '' Girltrash: All Night Long'' began production in December 2009. The script was written by Angela Robinson, with Killola writing and producing the original songs for the film's musical numbers. After several postponements, '' Girltrash: All Night Long'' was finally released in January 2014.

Personal life

Rieffel is married to Killola bassist Johnny Dunn. They have a daughter, Jolee Rose (born December 2011), who gained viral fame in May 2020 for her original song "I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole". Rieffel and her husband have hosted their own live radio show on Monday nights via her band's website since 2007.

References

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