Lisa Blount

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Lisa Blount (born July 1, 1957 in Fayetteville , Arkansas , † between October 25 and October 27, 2010 in Little Rock , Arkansas) was an American film actress and producer .

biography

Lisa Blount grew up in Jacksonville , Arkansas. She made her debut in Who The Killer Calls in 1969 . After high school , she had several minor television roles before breaking through as the cynical friend of Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman . For this film, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actress in 1983 . She also played another memorable role as Jim Profit's hideous stepmother, Bobbi Stakowski, on the short-lived but acclaimed television series Jim Profit .

Together with her husband Ray McKinnon , Blount won the 2002 Oscar for Best Short Film The Accountant .

Blount was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday October 27, 2010, but was believed to have died on October 25. Her mother, Louise Blount, who had not been able to reach her for two days, drove into her apartment and found her daughter lifeless on the bed with the mobile phone in her hand.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1969: Who Calls the Killer (Sam's Song)
  • 1981: Dead & Buried
  • 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman
  • 1984: The Secret Of The Phantom Caverns
  • 1985: Cut an Run (Inferno in diretta)
  • 1985: Scorched Earth (Cease Fire)
  • 1986: The Androids - They Are Among Us (Annihilator)
  • 1986: Radioactive Dreams
  • 1987: The Prince of Darkness
  • 1987: Nightflyer (Nightflyers)
  • 1988: South of Reno
  • 1989: Blind Fury (Blind Fury)
  • 1989: Unwrap Me Darling (Out Cold)
  • 1989: Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis - A Life for Rock'n'Roll (Great Balls of Fire!)
  • 1992: The Downsides of Fame (An American Story)
  • 1993: In a Small Town (Needful Things)
  • 1994: Murder Between Friends
  • 1994: Welcome to Fear (Stalked)
  • 1996: Box of Moonlight
  • 1996–1997: Jim Profit (Profit) (TV series)
  • 1999: Going South (If… Dog… Rabbit…)
  • 2002: AKA Birdseye
  • 2004: Chrystal
  • 2006: Randy and the Mob

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Died at the age of 53; Actress and Oscar winner Lisa Blount is dead. . gala.de. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Oscar winner Lisa Blount is dead . vip.de. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lisa Blount dies at 53; actress starred in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' in English . articles.latimes.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Blount, Lisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Fayetteville , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 2010
Place of death Little Rock , Arkansas