Lisa Ramos is an actress with talent who has played the role of both a Russian spy and a terrorist in different media. She has played the part of both a good girl and a bad girl in her earlier roles. Born in Southern California, Lisa was known to be a tennis enthusiast growing up. She went on to play the character of Corin in the movie The Perfect Pair (2021). She then went on to play the character of Natalia in the movie The Secret Life of Pets (2021) and The Squid and the Black Sea (2021). Prior to heading into acting, Lisa worked as a secretary and also spent time in the pet industry.
Lisa tells her story of how she managed to balance her love life with her career. She talks about how her love life as a tennis player was great while her acting career was not so great, but after getting a break from acting, she decided to pursue a career in tennis after meeting her partner at a restaurant. Her nationality and height have played a role in how her career opportunities have been. While many models go on to have careers in fashion, only a select few get to act in films with major production budgets. However, Lisa ended up having a successful career in films like Edward Scissorhands (1990) where she starred alongside Tim Matheson.
Lisa talks about the pressures of being an actor and how it influenced her decision to take a break from acting to concentrate on her acting career. She talks about being a tall and darkly-complexioned woman in her younger years, being considered “not a nice lady” by her peers when she was very short, and what it was like to grow up with parents who were divorced or separated for many years. She talks about balancing love life and career, and shares about working with famous people like Madonna and Michael Jackson. After making a name for herself in Hollywood, Lisa ended up marrying John Krasinski and they had a son.