Lisa Mordente
Lisa Mordente (born July 30, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer.
Born in the Long Island village of New Hyde Park, to c*ographer and television director Tony Mordente and actress/dancer Chita Rivera (her birth postponed her mother's opening in the West End production of West Side Story, Mordente made her Broadway debut opposite Alexis Smith in the short-lived 1978 musical Platinum. Marlowe (1981) was equally unsuccessful, but garnered her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. She also was *istant to the c*ographer for the 1993 production of The Who's Tommy, where she met performer Donnie Kehr, whom she married and later divorced.
Mordente's television credits include a regular role on the 1976 summer series Viva Valdez and guest appearances on Starsky and Hutch, Welcome Back, Kotter, Chico and the Man, The Cosby Show, C.P.O. Sharkey and The A-Team. She served as c*ographer for the movies The End and Sister Act.
Mordente also sang a duet with Adam Sandler called "Crazy Love" on his 1996 What the Hell Happened to Me? comedy album.
References
External links
- Lisa Mordente at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lisa Mordente at IMDb