Lisanne Falk

Lisanne Falk
Born (1964-12-03) December 3, 1964 (age 60)
Long Beach, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1982–2002

Lisanne Falk (born December 3, 1964) is a retired American-British actress. She is best known for her role as Heather McNamara in the 1988 film Heathers.

Career

Falk is a former child model who worked at the Ford Modeling Agency with Brooke Shields. She portrays the seemingly upset young woman in a men's restroom on the cover of Foreigner's 1979 album Head Games. Her modeling work was featured in the book Lisanne: A Young Model.[1]

She played one of the leading roles as Heather McNamara in the black comedy film Heathers (1988) alongside Winona Ryder.[2]

Personal life

Since 2006, Falk has resided in the United Kingdom. In June 2019, she announced via her Instagram page that she was now a naturalized British citizen and will retain her American citizenship.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Violated Judy Engels
1987 I Love N.Y. Linda
1987 In the Mood Jamie
1987 Less than Zero Patti
1988 Heathers Heather McNamara
1989 Say Anything... Sandra
1991 Night on Earth Rock Manager Segment: "Los Angeles"
1991 Leather Jackets Shanna
1997 The First to Go Anne
1997 Suicide Kings Marty's Wife
1998 Shattered Image Paula / Laura
2002 Casablanca Wendy Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Born Beautiful Model TV movie
1986 Prince of Bel Air Stacy TV movie
1988 Werewolf Michelle Episode: "A Material Girl"
1989 The Preppie Murder Alex LaGatta TV movie
1990 ABC Afterschool Special Karen Episode: "Over the Limit"
1991 Aftermath: A Test of Love Gretchen TV movie
1991 Dead Silence Joan Reducci TV movie
1991 Runaway Father Marjean Stewart TV movie

References

  1. ^ Cameron, Betsey (1979). Lisanne: A Young Model. New York: Clarkson N. Potter/Crown Publishing.
  2. ^ "Is Heathers too shocking for 2018?". BBC. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Today I pledged my fealty to the Queen and country.