Lisa Harrow
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Biography
A supporting player and occasional lead of TV and film, Lisa Harrow is far more established as a stage actress in Britain, where she has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) since 1969. A native of New Zealand, Harrow had many of her better chances in films once she reached middle-age, notably her award-winning turn as a writer whose world is shaken by the arrival of her sister in Gillian Armstrong's "The Last Days of Chez Nous" and as a troubled woman who mistakes a homeless man for a great film director in Jonathan Nossiter's "Sunday" (1997).
Harrow attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before joining the RSC where she honed her craft in such roles as Olivia in "Twelfth Night" and Desdemona in "Othello." She entered films in 1974 in the Italian-made "Il Sorriso del Grande Tentatore/The Devil Is a Woman/The Tempter," a forgotten rip-off of 1972's "The Exorcist." She lent support to the kindly veterinarian of "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (1974; aired in the USA on NBC in 1975), but her subsequent film appearances have been sporadic. Harrow acted opposite then-husband Sam Neill in "The Final Conflict" (1981), the third part in "The Omen" trilogy, and co-starred as the matriarch of a troubled family who finds solace with Peter Coyote's stranger in "That Eye, The Sky" (1994).
The small screen has provided the actress with numerous opportunities. Harrow was one of the stars of the syndicated sci-fi series "Star Maidens" (1977) and had one of her best role in the title role of "Nancy Astor," the American-born woman who became a member of Parliament (BBC, 1982; PBS, 1984). She was Wanda, the girl left behind by the future pontiff (Sam Neill) in the 1981 NBC biopic "From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II." More recently, Harrow co-starred as the unfaithful wife of a barrister in the British drama "Kavanagh QC" (Central Independent Television, 1995-98).
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Life Events
1969
Began stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Olivia in "Twelfth Night"
1974
Feature acting debut, "Il Sorriso del Grande Tetnatore/The Devil Is a Woman/The Tempter"
1975
US TV debut, "All Creatures Great and Small" (aired on NBC as part of the "Hallmark Hall of Fame"; released theatrically in Europe and in the USA after its initial airing)
1977
Was regular on syndicated sci-fi TV series "Star Maidens" (made in Europe)
1981
Co-starred in "From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II" (NBC)
1982
Played title role in the miniseries "Nancy Astor" (aired first on the BBC and in 1984 in the USA on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre")
1982
Had featured role in the Australian miniseries "Under Capricorn"
1988
Appeared in the British TV-movie "Act of Betrayal" (ITV)
1992
Starred in Gillian Armstrong's "The Last Days of Chez Nous"
1995
Co-starred in the British drama "Kavanaugh, QC" (Central Independent Television)
1997
Co-starred with David Suchet in Jonathan Nossiter's award-winning independent film "Sunday"
2000
Acted in "The Late Middle Classes" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
2000
Assumed role of the cancer-stricken college professor Vivian Baring in the Off-Broadway play "Wit"
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