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'''Lisa Rieffel''' (born January 12, 1975) is an American actress and singer.

== Life and career ==
Rieffel was born in [[Denville, New Jersey]]. As a child actress, she starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and at [[The Kennedy Center]] in ''[[Raggedy Ann (musical)|Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure]]''. She is a founding member and lead singer of the Los Angeles-based [[alternative rock]] band [[Killola]].<ref>[http://originalhipster.net/tag/lisa-rieffel/ Lisa Rieffel « ORIGINAL HIPSTER] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120714082228/http://originalhipster.net/tag/lisa-rieffel/ |date=July 14, 2012 }}, originalhipster.net</ref> The band has released three albums: ''[[Louder, Louder!]]'' (2006), ''[[I Am The Messer]]'' (2008)<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killola-p941427 Killola], AllMusic</ref> and ''Let's Get Associated'' (2010) as well as a live DVD/CD titled ''Killola: Live in Hollywood'' (2007).


In television, Rieffel was a series regular in ''[[The Thorns (TV series)|The Thorns]]'', ''[[Ann Jillian (TV series)|Ann Jillian]]'', ''[[The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]]'', ''[[Women of the House]]'', and ''[[Empty Nest]]'' (season 5 only). In 1998, Rieffel was an original cast member of ''[[The King of Queens]]'' during the show's first season, appearing in five of the sitcom's first six episodes before leaving the show. Some of Rieffel's other television credits include ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]'', ''[[Roseanne]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]'', ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'', ''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]'', and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''.<ref name="Film Reference">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/96/Lisa-Rieffel.html|title=Lisa Rieffel Biography (1975-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref>
'''Lisa Rieffel''' (born January 12, 1975) is an American actress, singer, and musician.


Her film credits include ''[[Forget Paris]]'' (1995) and ''[[Drowning Mona]]'' (2000).<ref name="Film Reference" />
==Life and career==
Rieffel was born in [[Denville, New Jersey]]. As a child, she starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and at [[The Kennedy Center]] in ''[[Raggedy Ann]]''. She is a founding member and lead singer of the Los Angeles-based [[alternative rock]] band [[Killola]].<ref>[http://originalhipster.net/tag/lisa-rieffel/ Lisa Rieffel « ORIGINAL HIPSTER] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120714082228/http://originalhipster.net/tag/lisa-rieffel/ |date=2012-07-14 }}, originalhipster.net</ref> The band has released three albums: ''[[Louder, Louder!]]'' (2006), ''[[I Am The Messer]]'' (2008)<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killola-p941427 Killola], AllMusic</ref> and ''Let's Get Associated'' (2010) as well as a live DVD/CD titled ''Killola: Live in Hollywood'' (2007).


Rieffel co-wrote and recorded a song entitled "So Pretty" for the 2003 film ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde]]''; the song, however, was not featured on the soundtrack album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/site/tmc/movies/movie_details.do?episodeid=121151&seriesid=0&include=00soundtrack.inc|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130202044637/http://www.sho.com/site/tmc/movies/movie_details.do?episodeid=121151&seriesid=0&include=00soundtrack.inc|url-status=dead|title=SOUNDTRACK – Movies Showing on The Movie Channel: Movie ... ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde''|archivedate=February 2, 2013}}</ref>
In television, Rieffel was a series regular in ''[[The Thorns (TV series)|The Thorns]]'', ''[[Ann Jillian (TV series)|Ann Jillian]]'', ''[[The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]]'', ''[[Women of the House]]'', and ''[[Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]'' (season 5 only). In 1998, Rieffel was an original cast member of ''[[The King of Queens]]'' during the show's first season, taking part in four of the sitcom's first six episodes before leaving the show. Some of Rieffel's other television credits include ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]'', ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]'', ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'', ''[[Brotherly Love (TV series)|Brotherly Love]]'', and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''.<ref name="Film Reference">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/96/Lisa-Rieffel.html|title=Lisa Rieffel Biography (1975-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref>


In 2007, Rieffel starred in the cult-popular web-series ''[[Girltrash!]]'' created by [[Angela Robinson (director)|Angela Robinson]]. ''Girltrash!'' was a gritty, pulp comedy-drama with a decidedly lesbian spin. The web-series co-starred Rieffel, [[Margaret Cho]], [[Rose Rollins]], [[Michelle Lombardo]], [[Riki Lindhome]], [[Jimmi Simpson]], [[Mandy Musgrave]], and [[Gabrielle Christian]]. The [[webisodic]] consisted of 11 installments, airing weekly via [[The L Word#The Chart|OurChart.com]], a fictitious website-turned-[[Social network|social-network]] controlled by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].
Her film credits include ''[[Forget Paris]]'' (1995) and ''[[Drowning Mona]]'' (2000).<ref name="Film Reference"/>
The feature film ''[[Girltrash: All Night Long]]'' began production in December 2009. The script was written by [[Angela Robinson (director)|Angela Robinson]], with Killola writing and producing the original songs for the film's musical numbers. After several postponements, ''[[Girltrash: All Night Long]]'' was finally released in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Girltrash: All Night Long (2014) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1555440/combined |website=IMDb |accessdate=May 14, 2020}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
Rieffel co-wrote and recorded a song entitled "So Pretty" for the 2003 film ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde]]''; the song, however, was not featured on the soundtrack album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/site/tmc/movies/movie_details.do?episodeid=121151&seriesid=0&include=00soundtrack.inc|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130202044637/http://www.sho.com/site/tmc/movies/movie_details.do?episodeid=121151&seriesid=0&include=00soundtrack.inc|url-status=dead|title=SOUNDTRACK - Movies Showing on The Movie Channel: Movie ... ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde''|archivedate=February 2, 2013}}</ref>
Rieffel is married to [[Killola]] bassist Johnny Dunn. They have a daughter, Jolee Rose (born December 2011), who gained [[Viral video|viral fame]] in May 2020 for her original song "I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Sam |title=Tom DeLonge on viral 'I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole' song: "This is an early Blink-182 song" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/tom-delonge-on-viral-i-wonder-whats-inside-your-butthole-song-this-is-an-early-blink-182-song-2660126 |website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs |accessdate=May 14, 2020 |language=en-AU |date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sung |first1=Morgan |title=Kid's viral song about buttholes is honestly a bop |url=https://mashable.com/article/viral-song-i-wonder-whats-inside-your-butthole/ |website=Mashable |date=May 5, 2020 |accessdate=May 14, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Rieffel and her husband have hosted their own live radio show on Monday nights via her band's website since 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}


==Filmography==
In 2007, Rieffel starred in the cult-popular web-series ''[[Girltrash!]]'' created by [[Angela Robinson (director)|Angela Robinson]]. ''Girltrash!'' was a gritty, pulp comedy-drama with a decidedly lesbian spin. The web-series co-starred Rieffel, [[Margaret Cho]], [[Rose Rollins]], [[Michelle Lombardo]], [[Riki Lindhome]], [[Jimmi Simpson]], [[Mandy Musgrave]], and [[Gabrielle Christian]]. The [[webisodic]] consisted of 11 installments, airing weekly via [[The L Word#The Chart|OurChart.com]], a fictitious website-turned-[[Social network|social-network]] controlled by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
The feature film ''[[Girltrash: All Night Long]]'' began production in December 2009. The script was written by [[Angela Robinson (director)|Angela Robinson]], with Killola writing and producing the original songs for the film's musical numbers. After several postponements, ''[[Girltrash: All Night Long]]'' was finally released in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Girltrash: All Night Long (2014) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1555440/combined |website=IMDb |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref>
|+ Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Forget Paris]]''
| Receptionist
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Drowning Mona]]''
| Valerie Antonelli
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Stop Thief!''
| Sophie Lyons
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| ''3B''
| Natasha
| Short film
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Girltrash: All Night Long]]''
| Daisy Robson
|
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
==Personal life==
|+ Television
Rieffel is married to [[Killola]] bassist Johnny Dunn. They have a daughter, Jolee Rose (born December 2011), who gained [[Viral video|viral fame]] in May of 2020 for her original song "I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Sam |title=Tom DeLonge on viral 'I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole' song: "This is an early Blink-182 song" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/tom-delonge-on-viral-i-wonder-whats-inside-your-butthole-song-this-is-an-early-blink-182-song-2660126 |website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs |accessdate=14 May 2020 |language=en-AU |date=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sung |first1=Morgan |title=Kid's viral song about buttholes is honestly a bop |url=https://mashable.com/article/viral-song-i-wonder-whats-inside-your-butthole/ |website=Mashable |accessdate=14 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Rieffel and her husband have hosted their own live radio show on Monday nights via her band's website since 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Alan King|The Alan King Show]]''
| Casey Cooper
| Unsold [[CBS]] pilot
|-
| 1988
| ''[[In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders]]''
| Suzanne McNeill
| Television film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Thorns (TV series)|The Thorns]]
| Joey Thorn
| Series regular
|-
| 1989–1990
| ''[[The Cosby Show]]''
| Susan Hennings
| Episodes: "Denise: The Saga Continues" (uncredited),<br>"I'm "In" with the In Crowd" and "Off to See the Wretched"
|-
| 1989–1990
| ''[[Ann Jillian (TV series)|Ann Jillian]]''
| Lucy McNeil
| Series regular
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Gambler (film series)#The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)|The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw]]''
| Jenny Jones
| Television film
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Evening Shade]]''
| High School Freida
| Episode: "Callous Hearts of Rage"
|-
| 1990–1992
| ''[[The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]]''
| KIm Ginty
| Series regular
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]''
| Cybill
| Episode: "No Cure for Love"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Married... with Children]]''
| D.J.
| Episode: "T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp" (credited as Dusty Street)
|-
| 1993
| ''Love, Lies & Lullabies''
| Rachel
| Television film
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Empty Nest]]''
| Emily Weston
| Series regular (season 5)
|-
| 1993
| ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''
| Lori Foster
| Episode: "A Depraved Hart"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?]]''
| Leanne Pond
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
| Atlantis
| Episode: "The Circus"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| Dinah
| Episode: "The Parenting Trap"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Women of the House]]''
| Veda Walkman
| Series regular (episodes 8–12)
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Client (TV series)|The Client]]''
| Holly Calhoun
| Episode: "A Perfect World"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Crew (1995 TV series)|The Crew]]''
| Cindy
| Episode: "A League of Their Own"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]''
| Amy
| Episode: "Double Date"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Love and Marriage (1996 TV series)|Love and Marriage]]''
| Kathleen
| Episodes: "Look Who's Talking Now" & "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Party of Five]]''
| Robin
| Episode: "Personal Demons"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]''
| Deanne Bloch
| Episode: "Dead Man Sliding"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Style & Substance]]''
| Samantha Stevens
| Unsold [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] pilot (later re-developed and picked up to series by CBS)
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]''
| Jeanette Connelly
| Episode: "Baby Love"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Total Security (TV series)|Total Security]]''
| Jessica Larson
| Episode: "Das Bootie"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Patron Saint of Liars (film)|The Patron Saint of Liars]]''
| Beatrice
| Television film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The King of Queens]]''
| Sara Spooner
| Series regular (appeared in five of the first six episodes of season 1)
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Lost at Home]]''
| Molly
| Episodes: "One Bracelet Don't Feed the Beast" & "Our Town"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Girltrash!]]''
| Daisy Robson
| Series regular (web series)
|-
| 2009
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Brenda Carter
| Episode: "Caged"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Pivoting (TV series)|Pivoting]]''
| Celia
| Episode: "Coleen in a Box"
|}


==References==
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Revision as of 15:19, 3 July 2024

Lisa Rieffel
Rieffel singing for Killola in 2010
Born (1975-01-12) January 12, 1975 (age 49)
Denville, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1986–present
SpouseJohnny Dunn
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Member ofKillola

Lisa Rieffel (born January 12, 1975) is an American actress and singer.

Life and career

Rieffel was born in Denville, New Jersey. As a child actress, she starred on Broadway and at The Kennedy Center in Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure. She is a founding member and lead singer of the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band Killola.[1] The band has released three albums: Louder, Louder! (2006), I Am The Messer (2008)[2] and Let's Get Associated (2010) as well as a live DVD/CD titled Killola: Live in Hollywood (2007).

In television, Rieffel was a series regular in The Thorns, Ann Jillian, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, Women of the House, and Empty Nest (season 5 only). In 1998, Rieffel was an original cast member of The King of Queens during the show's first season, appearing in five of the sitcom's first six episodes before leaving the show. Some of Rieffel's other television credits include The Cosby Show, Blossom, Roseanne, Married... with Children, Party of Five, The Pretender, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Brotherly Love, and NCIS.[3]

Her film credits include Forget Paris (1995) and Drowning Mona (2000).[3]

Rieffel co-wrote and recorded a song entitled "So Pretty" for the 2003 film Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde; the song, however, was not featured on the soundtrack album.[4]

In 2007, Rieffel starred in the cult-popular web-series Girltrash! created by Angela Robinson. Girltrash! was a gritty, pulp comedy-drama with a decidedly lesbian spin. The web-series co-starred Rieffel, Margaret Cho, Rose Rollins, Michelle Lombardo, Riki Lindhome, Jimmi Simpson, Mandy Musgrave, and Gabrielle Christian. The webisodic consisted of 11 installments, airing weekly via OurChart.com, a fictitious website-turned-social-network controlled by Showtime. The feature film Girltrash: All Night Long began production in December 2009. The script was written by Angela Robinson, with Killola writing and producing the original songs for the film's musical numbers. After several postponements, Girltrash: All Night Long was finally released in January 2014.[5]

Personal life

Rieffel is married to Killola bassist Johnny Dunn. They have a daughter, Jolee Rose (born December 2011), who gained viral fame in May 2020 for her original song "I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole".[6][7] Rieffel and her husband have hosted their own live radio show on Monday nights via her band's website since 2007.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Forget Paris Receptionist
2000 Drowning Mona Valerie Antonelli
2004 Stop Thief! Sophie Lyons Short film
2010 3B Natasha Short film
2014 Girltrash: All Night Long Daisy Robson
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Alan King Show Casey Cooper Unsold CBS pilot
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders Suzanne McNeill Television film
1988 The Thorns Joey Thorn Series regular
1989–1990 The Cosby Show Susan Hennings Episodes: "Denise: The Saga Continues" (uncredited),
"I'm "In" with the In Crowd" and "Off to See the Wretched"
1989–1990 Ann Jillian Lucy McNeil Series regular
1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw Jenny Jones Television film
1992 Evening Shade High School Freida Episode: "Callous Hearts of Rage"
1990–1992 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill KIm Ginty Series regular
1992 Blossom Cybill Episode: "No Cure for Love"
1992 Married... with Children D.J. Episode: "T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp" (credited as Dusty Street)
1993 Love, Lies & Lullabies Rachel Television film
1993 Empty Nest Emily Weston Series regular (season 5)
1993 In the Heat of the Night Lori Foster Episode: "A Depraved Hart"
1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Leanne Pond Television film
1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Atlantis Episode: "The Circus"
1994 Roseanne Dinah Episode: "The Parenting Trap"
1995 Women of the House Veda Walkman Series regular (episodes 8–12)
1995 The Client Holly Calhoun Episode: "A Perfect World"
1996 The Crew Cindy Episode: "A League of Their Own"
1996 Brotherly Love Amy Episode: "Double Date"
1996 Love and Marriage Kathleen Episodes: "Look Who's Talking Now" & "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"
1996 Party of Five Robin Episode: "Personal Demons"
1996 Sliders Deanne Bloch Episode: "Dead Man Sliding"
1996 Style & Substance Samantha Stevens Unsold ABC pilot (later re-developed and picked up to series by CBS)
1997 The Pretender Jeanette Connelly Episode: "Baby Love"
1997 Total Security Jessica Larson Episode: "Das Bootie"
1998 The Patron Saint of Liars Beatrice Television film
1998 The King of Queens Sara Spooner Series regular (appeared in five of the first six episodes of season 1)
2003 Lost at Home Molly Episodes: "One Bracelet Don't Feed the Beast" & "Our Town"
2007 Girltrash! Daisy Robson Series regular (web series)
2009 NCIS Brenda Carter Episode: "Caged"
2022 Pivoting Celia Episode: "Coleen in a Box"

References

  1. ^ Lisa Rieffel « ORIGINAL HIPSTER Archived July 14, 2012, at archive.today, originalhipster.net
  2. ^ Killola, AllMusic
  3. ^ a b "Lisa Rieffel Biography (1975-)". www.filmreference.com.
  4. ^ "SOUNDTRACK – Movies Showing on The Movie Channel: Movie ... Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Girltrash: All Night Long (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Moore, Sam (May 5, 2020). "Tom DeLonge on viral 'I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole' song: "This is an early Blink-182 song"". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Sung, Morgan (May 5, 2020). "Kid's viral song about buttholes is honestly a bop". Mashable. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

External links

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