{{short description|American actress}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox actor | name = Lisa Lynn Masters | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1964|03|20}} | birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|15|1964|03|20}} | death_place = Lima, Peru | occupation = Actress, model | years_active = 1996–2016 | known_for = ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''The Stepford Wives'', ''Law and Order'', ''Blumenthal'' | spouse = William Ben Brooks (2004–2016; her death)}} '''Lisa Lynn Masters''' (March 20, 1964 – November 15, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Lisa-Masters-Brooks/#!/Obituary |title=Obituary for Mrs. Lisa Lynn Masters Brooks |publisher=Morris Funeral & Cremation Care |date= |accessdate=2017-04-30}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/readingeagle/obituary.aspx?n=lisa-lynn-masters&pid=182594689|title=Lisa Lynn Masters obituary|website=Legacy}}</ref> was an American actress, writer and model.<ref name="who was">{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/law-order-svu-actress-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-in-peru-hotel|title='Law & Order SVU' actress found dead of apparent suicide in Peru hotel|date=4 December 2016|website=Fox News|accessdate=10 January 2020}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Masters was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.<ref name=birth>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/lisa-lynn-masters|title=Lisa Lynn Masters profile|website=Hollywood Life|date=18 November 2016 }}</ref> She graduated from Appalachian State University in broadcasting with a minor in modern dance. She later attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.<ref name="who was"/>
==Career== After college, Masters worked as a model and news reporter and landed an uncredited role as a news reporter in the feature film ''The Siege''. She appeared in TV commercials and, later, the feature films'' The Stepford Wives'' and ''It's Complicated''.<ref name="who was"/>
Masters continued modeling and acted in several television series, including an episode each in ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'',<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actress-lisa-lynn-masters-dead-at-52_us_582f0234e4b030997bbee389|title='Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Actress Dead At 52|first=Carly|last=Ledbetter|date=November 18, 2016|website=Huffington Post|accessdate=November 19, 2016}}</ref> ''Ugly Betty'', ''Iron Fist'', ''Gossip Girl'', ''Nashville'' and ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''. She died at age 52 while on a modeling assignment in Peru. Her death was ruled a suicide.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.aol.com/article/2016/11/18/lisa-lynn-masters-dies-at-52/21609147| title=Lisa Lynn Masters, 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actress, dies at 52| website= AOL|accessdate=November 19, 2016}}<br>- {{cite news| url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/who-lisa-masters-gossip-girl-9284480 | title=Who was Lisa Masters? Gossip Girl actress who took her own life is remembered | work=The Daily Mirror | date=18 November 2016 }}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Film roles |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1996 |''Close Up'' |Reporter | |- |1998 |''Burn'' |Reporter | |- |1998 |''The Siege'' |Reporter #2 | |- |2002 |''One Day'' |Mom |Short film |- |2004 |''The Stepford Wives'' |Carol Wainwright | |- |2008 |''The Clique'' |Mrs. Marvil | |- |2009 |''It's Complicated'' |Woman in Elevator | |- |2013 |''Blumenthal'' |Sadie | |- |2015 |''The Girl in the Book'' |Alana | |- |2015 |''Fishbowl'' |Dylan | |- ! colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Television roles |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2004 |''Hope & Faith'' |Guest #2 |Episode: "Faith's Maid" |- |2005 |''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' |Wendy |Episode:"Gone" |- |2008 |''Ugly Betty'' |Crying Museum Curator |Episode: "Filing for the Enemy" |- |2010 |''Beach Lane'' |Wife |Television film |- |2011 |''Gossip Girl'' |Bryn Harold |Episode: "While You Weren't Sleeping" |- |2012 |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Tina Heller |Episode: "Official Story" |- |2012 |''Royal Pains'' |Mrs. Burns |Episode: "About Face" |- |2015 |''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' |Dr. Goodman |Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Party!" |- |2015 |''Nashville'' |Dr. Laurel Kennedy |Episode: "Before You Go Make Sure You Know" |- |2017 |''Iron Fist'' |Doctor |Episode: "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus" |- |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|nm1400216}}
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