{{Short description|Canadian film and television actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Lisa Schrage | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|03|02}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | occupation = Actress | other_names = Lisa Schrag | years_active = 1981–1999 | spouse = {{marriage|Jorge Montesi|1997}} | children = 2 }}
'''Lisa Schrage''' {{IPAc-en|ʃ|r|ɛ|g}}{{sfn|Movie Junkie John|2025|loc=0:26}} (born March 2, 1963) is a retired Canadian film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Lou Maloney in the 1987 Canadian horror film ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/05/15/hello-mary-lou-prom-night-ii-lisa/|work=Chicago Tribune|title="Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" |author=Naureckas, Jim|date=May 15, 1988|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227061627/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/05/15/hello-mary-lou-prom-night-ii-lisa/|archive-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4aee84a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202081300/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4aee84a|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2017|work=British Film Institute|title=Lisa Schrage|access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/hidden-horrors-of-peacock-hello-mary-lou-prom-night-ii|work=Syfy|title=Hidden Horrors of Peacock: The Demented Fun of "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II"|date=February 14, 2023|url-status=live|last=Jackson|first=Matthew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206144424/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/hidden-horrors-of-peacock-hello-mary-lou-prom-night-ii|archive-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref>
==Early life== Schrage was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Jewish family.{{sfn|Emert|Murdock|2022|loc=23:34}} Schrage studied acting and appeared in commercials in Toronto.<ref name=Grue/>
==Career== She appeared in ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' television film ''Young Again'' (1986) and the drama ''Dreams Beyond Memory'' (1987)<ref name=TVG/> before being cast as Mary Lou Maloney, a villainous ghost in the 1987 horror film ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II''.<ref name=Grue>{{cite web|url=http://www.gruemonkey.com/prom-date-from-hell-the-lisa-schrage-interview/|work=Grue Monkey|title=Prom Date from Hell: The Lisa Schrage Interview|date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513103544/https://www.gruemonkey.com/prom-date-from-hell-the-lisa-schrage-interview/|archive-date=May 13, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to develop a cult following in the years after its release.<ref name=Grue/>
Schrage subsequently starred in the science fiction horror film ''Food of the Gods II'' (1989), followed by the Hong Kong-filmed action film ''China White'' (also 1989), directed by Ronny Yu.<ref name=Charles>{{Cite book|p=154|title=The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios|year=2015|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-1-476-60262-2|last=Charles|first=John}}</ref>
==Personal life== Schrage is married to Chilean director Jorge Montesi. She has two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEjsX_68R5M|work=Grue Rume Show|title=Lisa Schrage talks Horror Cons and Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2!!|date=May 8, 2024|via=YouTube|time=14:45|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227063510/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEjsX_68R5M|archive-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref>
In the 1990s, Schrage retired from acting and began a career as a movement therapist.{{sfn|Movie Junkie John|2025|loc=2:00}}
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 1981 |''{{sortname|The|Amateur|The Amateur (1981 film)}}'' | Teenage Girl #1 | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1986 | ''Young Again'' | Girl at disco | ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' television film | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=TVG>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lisa-schrage/credits/3030126339/|title=Lisa Schrage Credits|work=TV Guide|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227060034/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lisa-schrage/credits/3030126339/|archive-date=February 27, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1987 | ''Shades of Love: Indigo Autumn'' | Jill Jamieson | Television film; credited as Lisa Schrag | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1987 | ''Dreams Beyond Memory'' | Jennifer | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|p=D4|author=Goddard, Peter|date=December 4, 1987|title=Dreams is like a twisted nightmare|work=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/192257627/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1987 | ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'' | Mary Lou Maloney | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 5, 1987|title=No thrills or chills in 'Prom Night'|author=Sherman, Betsy|page=14|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22376847/the_boston_globe/|access-date=July 31, 2018|archive-date=May 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520002846/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/22376847/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1989 | ''Food of the Gods II'' | Alex Reed | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel/192257698/|author=Briggs|first=Joe Bob|author-link=Joe Bob Briggs|title=Food of the Gods II': The Rat Pack is Back|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=July 23, 1989|via=Newspapers.com|page=22}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1989 | ''China White'' | Anne Michaels | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/china-white/2030329633/ |title=China White cast, crew & review|work=TV Guide|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904121836/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/china-white/2030329633/|archive-date=September 4, 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1998 | ''Sweet Deception'' | Eva Newcomb | rowspan="2"| Television film | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1999 | ''Assault on Death Mountain'' | Laura Berringer | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| 1987–1988 | ''Night Heat'' | Victoria / Ellen Kozak / Terry Garfield | 3 episodes | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|work=Toronto Star|last=Bawden|first=Jim|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/192257914/|title=Phantom of Keg raised in Hauntings / Heating Up: A not so funny thing happened to Night Heat this summer|date=October 29, 1987|page=B3|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1989 | ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' | Kelly | Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1988 | ''{{sortname|The|Twilight Zone}}'' | Candy | Episode: "The Trunk" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1992 | ''Tropical Heat'' | Lisa McGrath | Episode: "Double Fault" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1998 | ''{{sortname|The|Sentinel|nolink=yes}}'' | Kelly Temple | Episode: "Prisoner X" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- ! scope="row"| 1999 | ''Three'' | Mrs. Starke | Episode: "Uncontrollable Urge"; unaired | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=TVG/> |- |}
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==Sources== *{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPwXdxe7ZtM&t=2686s|last1=Emert|first1=Matt|last2=Murdock|first2=Tim|work=Happy Horror Time|date=July 30, 2022|title=Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) Lisa Schrage Interview|via=YouTube|time=23:34|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227054101/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPwXdxe7ZtM&t=2686s|archive-date=February 27, 2026}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q58LxdTnsVo&t=177s|work=Movie Junkie John|title=Interview with Lisa Schrage of Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II|date=April 11, 2025|via=YouTube|ref={{sfnref|Movie Junkie John|2025}}|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301234007/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q58LxdTnsVo&t=177s|archive-date=March 1, 2026}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0775076|name=Lisa Schrage}}
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