Jane Rachel Brucker (born May 14, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film ''

Dirty Dancing ''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Housema ...

''.

Life and career

Brucker was born in

Falls Church, Virginia Falls Church is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,658. Falls Church is included in the Washington metropolitan area. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Churc ...

. She studied theater at the

North Carolina School of the Arts The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is an arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governo ...

, and worked with the improv group, First Amendment, in New York. One of her classmates was

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series '' Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero ...

. She was married to actor Brian O'Connor from 1986 to 1993. Their daughter, Sally O'Connor, was born in 1989. In November 2001 she wed photographer Raul Vega; they have a daughter, Rachel, born in 2003. Brucker co-wrote the song "Hula Hana" that her character Lisa sings during the show rehearsal in ''

''. She appeared in season 1 episode 14 of the television program '' Wiseguy''.

Filmography

* 1987: ''

'' (Lisa Houseman) * 1988: ''

Stealing Home ''Stealing Home'' is a 1988 American coming of age romantic drama film written and directed by Steven Kampmann and William Porter (billed as Will Aldis). The film stars Mark Harmon, Blair Brown, Jonathan Silverman, Harold Ramis, William McNamara ...

'' * 1989: '' Doctor Doctor'' * 1989: '' Bloodhounds of Broadway''

References

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'': ''Dirty Dancing'', first aired September 3, 2000

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