Lisa Gerritsen

Born: 1957-12-21

Lisa Gerritsen's acting career spanned the years of 1968 to around 1977. She was introduced to acting in a local summer parks department production, when she was eight. Soon afterward, she began pursuing a professional career. Encouraged by her mother and grandfather, veteran screenwriter True Boardman, she weathered the disappointments of numerous casting calls until she landed her first professional role in an episode of Doris comédie (1968) in 1968. She went on to guest-star in several TV shows including Bonanza (1959), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969), Le Virginien(1962) and Cher oncle Bill (1966), to name just a few. She was also cast in several episodes of Gunsmoke (1955), one of which helped her to land a regular role in the 1969 NBC comedy series, My World and Welcome to It (1969), which starred William Windom and Joan Hotchkis. In 1970, she was cast in her most notable role, "Bess Lindstrom", on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). She appeared in a total of ten episodes between 1970-1975. Lisa went on to reprise the role of "Bess" as a regular in the 1975-1977 spin-off series, Phyllis (1975). In addition to her numerous TV appearances, she also was cast in several movies. She made her first big-screen appearance in Airport (1970), playing the role of Burt Lancaster's daughter, "Libby Bakersfeld". Her most memorable movie role was as "Linda" in The War Between Men and Women (1972), which starred Jack Lemmon and Barbara Harris. She also starred in several other movies, including Les hurlements de la forêt (1971), Locusts (1974) and Mixed Company (1974). - IMDb Mini Biography


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Airport

as Libby Bakersfeld
Released: 1970-03-25

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various...

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The War Between Men and Women

as Linda Kozlenko
Released: 1972-06-01

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three —...

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A Howling in the Woods

as Betsy Warren
Released: 1971-11-05

A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually...

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The Boy and the Bronc Buster: Part 1

as Jenny
Released: 1973-03-18

An orphan teen (Vincent Van Patten) follows a rider (Earl Holliman) on the rodeo circuit,...

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Locusts

as Sissy Fletcher
Released: 1974-10-09

A swarm of locusts appears on the horizon near a Midwestern town and the inhabitants must find a...

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Mixed Company

as Liz
Released: 1974-10-18

Kathy Morrison (Harris), mother of three, who helps run a "color-blind" adoption program, wants...

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-25

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September...

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The Odd Couple

as Bunny
First aired: 1970-09-24

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Bess Lindstrom
First aired: 1970-09-19

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic...

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Gunsmoke

as Nettie
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Tracey Copperton
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Christin
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Jenny Pritchard
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Alice
First aired: 1969-09-17

The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the...

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My World and Welcome to It

as Lydia Monroe
First aired: 1969-09-15

My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and...

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