Lisa Lucas

{{for|the publisher|Lisa Lucas (publisher)}} '''Lisa Lucas''' (born 1961) is an American former child actress best known for her role as "Addie Mills" in the Emmy-winning Christmas television special, ''The House Without a Christmas Tree''.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 22, 1999 |title=Girl's desire for tree tugs at heart strings |work=Herald-Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Bianco, Robert |date=December 1, 2008 |title=Lords a-leaping! A top 10 for the holidays |work=USA Today}}</ref>

== Career == Lucas also played Shirley MacLaine's daughter in the 1977 film ''The Turning Point'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arnold|first1=Gary|title=The Turning Point|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/11/13/the-turning-point/41c6ed61-18e5-4aef-8666-02e120036b9e/|accessdate=4 October 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=13 November 1977}}</ref> and Jill Clayburgh's daughter in 1978 film ''An Unmarried Woman''.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Films on Vietnam pace awards|date=December 18, 1978|work=The Day|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KOwgAAAAIBAJ&pg=1243,4216390&dq=lisa-lucas+unmarried-woman+best-picture&hl=en}}</ref> In its review of ''An Unmarried Woman'', ''The Washington Post'' said the part of the daughter was "smartly embodied by sharp-featured young actress Lisa Lucas"<ref name="post">{{cite news|title=After Love Loses Its Bloom|date=April 5, 1978|newspaper=Washington Post|author=Arnold, Gary}}</ref> and Lucas was nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref name=":0" /> Lucas also had roles in the films ''Hadley's Rebellion'' (1983) and ''Heart and Souls'' (1993), the 1976 PBS series ''The Adams Chronicles''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roberts|first1=Jerry|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|date=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=9780810863781|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&q=lisa+lucas+%22the+adams+chronicles%22&pg=PA53|accessdate=4 October 2016|language=en}}</ref> and the 1980 television film ''A Perfect Match''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Linda Kelsey To Play a Fashion Designer|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19800515&id=DxNPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5609,2339656|accessdate=4 October 2016|work=Toledo Blade|date=May 15, 1980}}</ref> In 2002, Lucas appeared in a Denver stage production of ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof''.<ref>{{cite news|title=More companies forced to compete for fewer spaces|work=Denver Post|date=May 5, 2002|author=Moore, John}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1977 |''The Turning Point'' |Jania | |- |1978 |''An Unmarried Woman'' |Patti | |- |1983 |''Hadley's Rebellion'' |Linda Johnson | |- |1986 |''Jake Speed'' |Girlfriend #1 | |- |1993 |''Heart and Souls'' |Eva Reilly | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1972 |''The House Without a Christmas Tree'' | rowspan="2" |Addie Mills | rowspan="4" |Television film |- |1973 |''The Thanksgiving Treasure'' |- |1974 |''The Migrants'' |Molly Barlow |- |1975 |''The Easter Promise'' |Addie Mills |- |1976 |''The Adams Chronicles'' |Abigail Adams Smith |6 episodes |- |1976 |''Addie and the King of Hearts'' |Addie Mills | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1980 |''A Perfect Match'' |Julie Larson |- |1982 |''The Facts of Life'' |Annie |Episode: "The Source" |- |1982 |''Forbidden Love'' |Pamela |Television film |- |1983 |''Family Ties'' |Sherry Marshall |Episode: "Sherry Baby" |- |1983 |''The Powers of Matthew Star'' |Christianne |Episode: "Brain Drain" |}

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0524223|Lisa Lucas}}

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