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Lisa Elizabeth Wilcox 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. In 2023, she appeared as herself along with her son Ryan on the controversial
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series '' MILF Manor'' on
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Early life

Wilcox was born in
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. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the
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.


Career

In 1984, Wilcox made her film debut in ''
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''. From 1985 to 1987, Wilcox guest starred on the television series ''
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'' (1985), '' You Again?'' (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 " The Vengeance Factor". 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 ''
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''. 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 '' Watchers Reborn''. In 1997, Wilcox starred alongside
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in the comedy film '' Men Seeking Women''. 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 '' Fear Clinic'' 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''. In 2023, Lisa appeared with her son on the reality series '' MILF Manor''.


Personal life

In 2000, Wilcox and ''A Nightmare On Elm Street 4'' co-star Tuesday Knight founded a footwear jewelry retailer company called ToeBrights which is still in business today. Wilcox has been married once before, divorcing after almost ten years. She has two sons, Alex and Ryan, the latter of whom is a software engineer.


Filmography


References


External links


Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcox, Lisa American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Actresses from Missouri Living people Actors from Columbia, Missouri 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Artists from Columbia, Missouri University of California, Los Angeles alumni Year of birth missing (living people)