Lisa Masters

About Lisa Masters

Who is it?: Actress, Art Director
Birth Day: March 20, 1964
Birth Place:  Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died On: November 15, 2016(2016-11-15) (aged 52)\nLima, Peru
Birth Sign: Aries
Occupation: Actress, model
Years active: 1996–2016
Known for: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Spouse(s): William Brooks (2004–2016; her death)

Lisa Masters Net Worth

Lisa Masters was born on March 20, 1964 in  Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is Actress, Art Director. Lisa Masters was born in Omaha Nebraska, but grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, where she started her career as a news reporter after graduating from Appalachian State University in Broadcasting with a minor in Modern Dance.Lisa later moved to New York City to model and attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to earn her Masters Degree while working through Ford Models, but was pulled toward acting after being cast as a reporter in The Siege (1998) , directed by Edward Zwick. Although her scenes were completely edited out of the movie, she nevertheless abandoned her pursuit of news journalism, persevered with her love for acting, and appeared in over 30 TV commercials and in films such as The Stepford Wives (2004) and television series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and Ba Tam Xu My (2007).Lisa has studied acting with The Barrow Group in New York City with Lee Brock and Seth Barrish, and Improvisation with Gary Austin, the original director of The Groundlings, the sketch comedy theater and springboard for dozens of Saturday Night Live (1975) alums.Lisa often gets cast as elegant or powerful female characters, as well as quirky comedic roles, appearing in Ugly Betty (2006) , the indie film, Blumenthal (2013), with 'Laila Robins' and the stuttering, awkward lead character role in the off-Broadway comedy, "All In The Timing: The Universal Language" produced at The Connely Theater as a benefit for the Victims of 9/11.
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Biography/Timeline

2004

Masters married william Ben Brooks in 2004. They resided in Brooklyn, New York. william Ben Brooks is an award-winning singer/songwriter on the Magnatune label and a healing arts practitioner.

2013

After college, Masters worked as a model and news reporter and landed an uncredited role as a news reporter in the feature film The Siege. She appeared in TV commercials and later, the feature films The Stepford Wives, Blumenthal (2013), It's Complicated (2009).

2016

At nearly midnight on November 15, 2016, Masters was found dead in a hotel room in Lima, Peru by hotel workers. Suicide is suspected, as she was found hanging, and police say there were antidepressants nearby along with her cell phone that had instructions on how to contact her family in the United States. Masters left two letters, some of which discussed her history of mental illness.