Background
She grew up in Levisham on the North York Moors, and has three sisters, Samantha, Sara and Caroline.
She grew up in Levisham on the North York Moors, and has three sisters, Samantha, Sara and Caroline.
Lisa first trained as a dancer, and performed professionally as such in stage shows for some time. She then retrained as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic with considerable distinction, and has appeared in a wide range of roles on the stage and in television Her childhood village of Levisham is close to Goathland where the show was filmed.
Lisa appeared as Eleanor Ross Heaney in the 2001 film, Bridget Jones"s Diary.
She was a member of the cast of ITV1"s Heartbeat (October 2006 - September 2010), playing Nurse Carol Cassidy.