Lisa Nicole Carson
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Lisa Nicole Carson was born on July 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an American actrees.
She played recurring role of Carla Reese, the sometime girlfriend of Dr. Peter Benton, on drama ER (1996-97).
She has a tattoo of 'Gypsy' on her arm, a crab on her abdomen and several tattoos on her back. Originally billed as Lisa Carson, she was a regular on the syndicated "The Apollo Comedy Hour" before making inroads on the big screen in "Let's Get Bizzee" (1993) and "Jason's Lyric" (1994).
Before finding small screen stardom, she played the doomed singer who caught the attention of Denzel Washington's private eye in the underrated "Devil in a Blue Dress" (1995) and made impressions as Nia Long's friend in "love jones" and a conquest of ladies' man Samuel L Jackson in Eve's Bayou (1997).
She portrayed Martin Lawrence's girlfriend in the prison comedy-drama "Life" (1999). Lisa also has appeared in television series "Ally McBeal" (1997-2002) and movie Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999).
Filmography
- "Ally McBeal" (43 episodes, 1997-2002)
- "ER" (28 episodes, 1996-2001)
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV)
- "Ally" (1999) TV series
- Life (1999)
- "Getting Personal" (1 episode, 1998)
- "Damon" (1 episode, 1998)
- Eve's Bayou (1997)
- Love Jones (1997)
- White Lies (1996)
- Divas (1995) (TV)
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Jason's Lyric (1994)
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1993)
- Let's Get Bizzee (1993)
- "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1 episode, 1993)
- "The Apollo Comedy Hour" (1992) TV series
- "The Cosby Show" (1 episode, 1992)
- "Law & Order" (1 episode, 1991)
Awards
- The Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series "Ally McBeal" 1998
