Jane Brucker
Jane Brucker | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–2010 |
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| Children | 2 |
Jane Brucker is an American actress best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
Life and career
[edit]Brucker studied theater at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and worked with the improv group, First Amendment, in New York. One of her classmates was Bruce Willis.[1]
She was married to actor Brian O'Connor from 1986 to 1993.[2] Their daughter, Sally O'Connor, was born in 1989.[2] In November 2001 she wed photographer Raul Vega; they have a daughter, Rachel, born in 2003.[3]
Brucker co-wrote the song "Hula Hana" that her character Lisa sings during the show rehearsal in Dirty Dancing.[1] She appeared in season 1 episode 14 of the television program Wiseguy.
Filmography
[edit]Film & TV
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | One Life to Live | Maggie Delakian | 3 episodes |
| Miami Vice | Angela Mitchell | 1 episode | |
| 1987 | Dirty Dancing | Lisa Houseman | |
| 1987–1988 | Crime Story | Delores | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | Jacqueline Devries | 1 episode |
| Stealing Home | Sheryl | ||
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Charlotte | |
| Doctor Doctor | Elizabeth McQueen | 4 episodes | |
| 2001 | Wedding Album | short | |
| 2005 | Dishdogz | Kevin's mom | |
| 2009 | Holding for Miss Kiley | Miss Kiley | short |
| 2010 | Bright Day | Jane |
References
[edit]- The E! True Hollywood Story: Dirty Dancing, first aired September 3, 2000
- 1 2 Horsburgh, Susan (March 18, 2002). "Different Moves". People. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- 1 2 "Lovable Churl". People. September 13, 1993. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ↑ "What Dirty Dancing's Lisa looks like now". News.com.au. August 11, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Jane Brucker at IMDb
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