Date of Birth
1 July 1957,
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Spouse
| Ray McKinnon |
(1998 - ?) |
| Christopher Tufty |
(? - ?) (divorced) |
Trivia
Grew up in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Voted "Favorite Female Newcomer" in 1983 by "US" magazine readers poll.
Quit high school at age sixteen and enrolled at the University of Arkansas despite not having a high school diploma.
Film career began at age 17 when, as a college student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, she was cast by director James Bridges to play a James Dean-obsessed goth girl in September 30, 1955 (1977).
Was known as the "scream queen" star of a few 80s horror movies.
Best remembered as the cynical, ambitious but insecure best friend to Debra Winger whose "officer" paramour (played by David Keith) commits suicide when Lisa's character lies to him that she's pregnant in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
Her brother Jeremy appeared on one episode of "American Gladiators" but was injured and unable to participate further.
Married to actor/writer/director Ray McKinnon in 1998, she executive produced The Accountant (2001) which was written and directed by McKinnon and won the Oscar for "best live action short".

... Charlotte Pearson (Lisa Blount).

Lisa Blount