Lisa Brown (actress)
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Lisa Brown | |
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| Born | August 2, 1954 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
| Died | November 24, 2021 (aged 67) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–2009 |
| Spouses | Tom Nielsen
(m. 1982; div. 1991)Brian Neary (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Lisa Brown (August 2, 1954, Kansas City, Missouri – November 24, 2021, Jersey City, New Jersey) was an American actress. She was best known for two high-profile roles in daytime television, Nola Reardon on Guiding Light and Iva Snyder on As the World Turns.
Brown's first notable role was on Guiding Light, where she played the role of Nola Reardon Chamberlain from 1980 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 1998 (with an appearance in the show's final weeks in 2009). She and actor Michael Tylo, who played Quint, were a popular pairing on the show.[2] She created another notable soap role in the form of Iva Snyder on As the World Turns, playing her from November 6, 1985, to 1994 and with several guest appearances from 1998 to 2003.[2] Both roles were created by writer Douglas Marland, and Brown was in some ways a "muse" for Marland's writing.[3] After her acting roles on both shows concluded, she was an acting coach for Guiding Light and One Life to Live.[4]
Brown appeared in the lead role of Broadway version of 42nd Street in the early 80s, while simultaneously playing her Guiding Light role.[2] Other daytime work includes a short stint as a corrupt FBI agent on Loving in 1995.[4]
