Background
She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 5, 1960 and moved to New York City when she was eighteen years old and she still resides there.
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Lisa Gaye
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Education
She studied with him for a few years, being in the last class he taught the day he died.
Career
Lisa Gaye starred in many Troma Entertainment motion pictures. Shortly after Gaye’s arrival in New York City, she was accepted into renowned acting coach Lee Strasberg’s Master Class. While in Los Angeles, Lisa opened the NOWORDS Studio in the penthouse of downtown’s skid row Alexandria Hotel.
At NOWORDS she ran a successful art gallery, had poetry readings, produced and acted in avant garde short films, ran still photography shoots and provided a space where artistic creativity flourished. high beehive, in “Class of Nuke’Econometrica High Participant II: Subhumanoid Meltdown” and “Class of Nuke’Econometrica High Participant III: The Good, The Bad and The Subhumanoid".
She continued to work with Troma throughout her career on many of their projects and in their movies. During this period of time, Lisa Gaye was well known on the nightlife circuit of New York City and had many successful parties at the top clubs: Danceteria, Tunnel, Limelight, Life, among others and was frequently in the New York Post’s PAGE SIX. Lisa Gaye’s interest in the arts brought her the opportunity to be the American curator of a video project "Xenographia" for the 45th Venice Biennalle.
She was featured in Brooke Hunyady"s "A Portrait Of Peter Beard" film for that video installation which continues to be shown worldwide. Lisa worked with many famous photographers and can be found in Gordon Park’s book “A Star Foreign Noon”.
Achievements
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After that, Lisa Gaye went to Los Angeles to study at the Beverly Hills Playhouse where she won a scholarship. Upon her return to New York City, Lisa auditioned and won the roll of lead villainess Mississippi Malfaire in Troma’s “Toxic Avenger II” and “Toxic Avenger III: The Last Temptation of Toxie”. lieutenant is this role that won her a “Best In B Award” for the United States of America Network.
