Versatile Performer Across Screen and Stage

Lisa Dalton is an actor, teacher, and director with over 50 years of professional experience in New York, Los Angeles, and Texas. Her work spans film, television, and stage, showcasing remarkable versatility—from her role as the bag lady in Dynamite Swine to guest-starring in three episodes of Inspector Mom with Danica McKellar.

Acting Resume & Headshots

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Selected Performances

Lisa’s recent stage work includes staged readings of original scripts and a performance as Violet Venable in Suddenly Last Summer at Arts Fort Worth.

Career Highlights

Began stage career at age six, continued through college and into NYC
Fully sustaining acting career by 1978, including stage, screen, comedy, and stunts
National tours, Off and Off-Off Broadway performances
Hollywood debut in 1987, focusing on film, TV, and commercial work
Represented by Kim Dawson Agency – (214) 638-2414

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Lisa Dalton Highlights

Television Highlights

  • Carnivale
  • ER
  • Melrose Place
  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
  • FBI
  • As the World Turns
  • Life Goes On
  • Homefront
  • Over 100 national commercials

Film Highlights

  • The Last Dragon (cult classic)
  • Compromising Positions
  • Deathwish III
  • The Sensei
  • Numerous independent films and American Film Institute productions
  • Hosted several cable TV shows

Industry Leadership

  • DFW SAG-AFTRA Board Member
  • Vice-President, Live Theatre League of Tarrant County, Texas
  • Hosted SAG Conservatory Actors Evening Interviews for 18 years at the American Film Institute, featuring Casting Directors and industry professionals
  • Host and producer of cable TV show The Casting Corner
  • Award-winning producer/director for short fiction and documentaries, including co-producer of From Russia to Hollywood, narrated by Gregory Peck

Coaching & Representation

Lisa is a professional acting and life coach, working via video chat with clients worldwide, including New Zealand. She is represented by DFW SAG-AFTRA and the Kim Dawson Agency, Dallas.

Learn More

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Explore her other work on the Stunts and On Stage pages

Lisa Dalton on set, “Tricks of the Trade”

Lisa Dalton on set, “Tricks of the Trade”