Lisa Elizabeth Wilcox (born April 27, 1964) is an American actress, and former model and designer. She is best known for her role as Alice Johnson in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' sequels '' 4'' (1988) and '' 5'' (1989)—both

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successes.

Early life

Wilcox was born on April 27, 1964 in

Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourt ...

. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the

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Career

In 1984, Wilcox made her film debut in '' Gimme an 'F'''. From 1985 to 1987, Wilcox guest starred on the television series ''

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'' (1985), ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), '' Valerie's Family: The Hogans'' (1987), ''

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'' (1987), and ''

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'' (1987). In 1988, Wilcox guest starred on the television series ''It's a Living'' and ''

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'' before portraying Alice Johnson in the

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'' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. In 1989, Wilcox had a recurring role on ''

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'' as Ellen and guest starred on ''

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'' before reprising her role as

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in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child''. The same year, Wilcox portrayed Yuta in an episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' called "

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". In 1992, Wilcox was cast as Missy Preston in the short lived television series '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures''. From 1993 to 1995, Wilcox had guest roles on '' Boy Meets World''. From 1997 to 1998, Wilcox had guest roles on '' Pacific Blue'' (1997), ''

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'' (1998), and ''

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'' (1998). The same year, Wilcox starred alongside

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in ''

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''. In 1997, Wilcox starred alongside

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in the comedy film ''

Men Seeking Women ''Men Seeking Women'' is a 1997 American comedy film written and directed by Jim Milio. The film stars Grant Shaud, Maureen Teefy, Anthony Palermo, Will Ferrell, Lisa Wilcox, and Nia Vardalos. The plot focuses on three friends, single on their b ...

''. In 2000, Wilcox portrayed

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in ''Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days'' and Chastity Blade in the short film ''The All New Adventures of Chastity Blade''. In 2007, Wilcox appeared in 3 episodes of '' Big Shots''. The following year, Wilcox was cast in ''Dead Country''. In 2009, Wilcox portrayed Nurse Owens in the

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produced webseries ''

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'' for which she was nominated for the 2010

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. She starred alongside

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and

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. In 2013, she starred in the

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''Imago'' under the direction of Chris Warren, alongside actors such as Natalie Jones, Danielle Jones, Melanie Donihoo, Parrish Randall and

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. In 2015, Wilcox portrayed Pam Laudenslager in ''A Place Called Hollywood''. In 2018, she portrayed Joan Laurels in the horror film '' The Church'' and is set to star in the sequel ''The Church: Second Offering''. Wilcox appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast on July 20, 2016. Wilcox is set to star in the upcoming films: ''The Watcher of Park Ave'', ''The Quite Room'', ''The Possessed'', and ''Kecksburg''.

Personal life

In 2000, Wilcox and ''A Nightmare On Elm Street 4'' co-star Tuesday Knight founded a footwear jewellery retailer company called ToeBrights which is still in business today.

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
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