Lisa Gerritsen
- Actress
Lisa Gerritsen's acting career spanned the years of 1968 to around
1977. She was introduced to acting in a local summer parks department
production, when she was eight. Soon afterward, she began pursuing a
professional career. Encouraged by her mother and grandfather, veteran
screenwriter True Boardman, she
weathered the disappointments of numerous casting calls until she
landed her first professional role in an episode of
Doris comédie (1968)
in 1968. She went on to guest-star in several TV shows including
Bonanza (1959),
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969),
Le Virginien (1962) and
Cher oncle Bill (1966), to name
just a few. She was also cast in several episodes of
Gunsmoke (1955), one of which helped
her to land a regular role in the 1969 NBC comedy series,
My World and Welcome to It (1969),
which starred William Windom and
Joan Hotchkis. In 1970, she was
cast in her most notable role, "Bess Lindstrom", on
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). She
appeared in a total of ten episodes between 1970-1975. Lisa went on to
reprise the role of "Bess" as a regular in the 1975-1977 spin-off
series, Phyllis (1975). In addition
to her numerous TV appearances, she also was cast in several movies.
She made her first big-screen appearance in
Airport (1970), playing the role of
Burt Lancaster's daughter, "Libby
Bakersfeld". Her most memorable movie role was as "Linda" in
Toi et moi (1972),
which starred Jack Lemmon and
Barbara Harris. She also starred
in several other movies, including
Les hurlements de la forêt (1971),
L'invasion des sauterelles (1974) and
Mixed Company (1974).
