{{Short description|American actress (1974–2019)}} {{distinguish|Lisa Sheridan-Paolini}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{moresources|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox person | name = Lisa Sheridan | image = Lisa-Sheridan.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Elizabeth Childress Sheridan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/macon-ga/elizabeth-sheridan-8189640|title=OBITUARY Elizabeth Childress Sheridan|author=|date=|access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = December 5, 1974 | birth_place = Macon, Georgia, US | death_date = February 25, 2019 (aged 44) | death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, US | alma_mater = Carnegie Mellon School of Drama | education = Mount de Sales Academy | known_for = {{hlist|Invasion|Strange Nature|FreakyLinks|Journeyman}} | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1997–2019 }}
'''Lisa Sheridan''' (December 5, 1974 – February 25, 2019) was an American actress. Known mainly for her work on television, Sheridan was a regular cast member in cult favorites series such as ''FreakyLinks'' and ''Invasion''.
==Life and career== Sheridan was born in Macon, Georgia, where she graduated from Mount de Sales Academy.<ref>{{cite news |author=Justin Baxley |url=https://www.macon.com/entertainment/article226984659.html |title=Lisa Sheridan, Macon native and 'NCIS' actress, found dead in New Orleans apartment |newspaper=The Macon Telegraph |date=March 1, 2019 }}</ref> She attended the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<ref name=Wrap>{{cite web |author=Debbie Emery |url=https://www.thewrap.com/lisa-sheridan-halt-and-catch-fire-invasion-actress-dies-at-44/ |title=Lisa Sheridan, 'Halt and Catch Fire,' 'Invasion' Actress, Dies at 44 |website=The Wrap |date=February 28, 2019 }}</ref>
On television, Sheridan portrayed Chloe Tanner on ''FreakyLinks'',<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=364|edition=2nd}}</ref> Larkin Groves on ''Invasion'',{{r|etvs|page1=509}} and Vivian Winters in ''Legacy''.{{r|etvs|page1=592}} She also appeared on ''Journeyman''. Sheridan appeared on ''Diagnosis: Murder'' with Dick Van Dyke and Lauren Dahl portraying Lisa. She guest-starred in episodes of various other series, including three episodes each of ''CSI: Miami'' and ''Still the King''. Sheridan’s last appearance was the lead role in the 2018 independent film ''Strange Nature''.
==Personal life==
Sheridan was engaged to actor Ron Livingston until 2003. They met when they worked on the 2000 film ''Beat''.<ref name=Wrap/><ref name=Variety>{{cite news |author=Erin Nyren |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituaries-people-news/lisa-sheridan-dead-dies-halt-and-catch-fire-actress-1203151716/ |title='Halt and Catch Fire' Actress Lisa Sheridan Dies at 44 |newspaper=Variety |date=February 27, 2019 }}</ref>
==Death== Sheridan died on February 25, 2019, at the age of 44, at her home in New Orleans.<ref name=Wrap/><ref name=Variety/><ref>{{cite news |author=Alexia Fernandez |url=https://people.com/tv/lisa-sheridan-dead/ |title=Lisa Sheridan, ''Invasion'' and ''Halt and Catch Fire'' Actress, Dies at 44 |work=People |date=February 27, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/lisa-sheridan-halt-and-catch-fire-actress-dies-at-44-1202566844/|title=Lisa Sheridan Dies: 'Halt And Catch Fire' Actress Was 44|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Anita Bennett|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> Three months later, on May 3, the Orleans Parish coroner's office determined the cause of death to be complications from chronic alcoholism, with benzodiazepine abuse and a brain injury from an earlier fall being non-contributing factors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/lisa-sheridan-cause-of-death-revealed/|title=Lisa Sheridan Cause of Death Revealed|work=People Magazine|author=Natalie Stone|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lisa-sheridan-2_.pdf|title=Lisa Sheridan Autopsy|work=Radar Online|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511025705/https://radaronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lisa-sheridan-2_.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is buried in a family plot in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2000 |''Beat'' |Sadie | |- | rowspan="2" |2003 |''Pirates'' | |Short |- |''Carolina'' |Debbie | |- |2008 |''McCartney's Genes'' |Claudia Robertson | |- |2010 |''Working Miracles'' |Alice | |- |2012 |''Tiny Little Words'' |Woman |Short |- | rowspan="3" |2014 |''Elsa & Fred'' |Doctor | |- |''{{sortname|A|Magic Christmas|nolink=1}}'' |Holly Carter | |- |''Sick Day'' |Cam's Mom |Short |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |''Only God Can'' |Sara | |- |''{{sortname|A|Christmas Eve Miracle|nolink=1}}'' |Holly Carter | |- |2017 |''Only God Can'' |Sarah | |- |2018 |''Strange Nature'' |Kim Sweet | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1997 |''Step by Step'' |Bonnie |Episode: "It Didn't Happen One Night" |- |1998 |''Any Day Now'' |Donna Bishop |Episode: "Huh?" |- |1998–99 |''Legacy'' |Vivian Winters |Recurring role |- |1999 |''Diagnosis: Murder'' |Lisa |Episode: "The Killer Within" |- |2000–01 |''FreakyLinks'' |Chloe Tanner |Main role |- |2003 |''{{sortname|The|Practice}}'' |Karen Evanson |Episode: "Concealing Evidence" |- | rowspan="3" |2004 |''Las Vegas'' |Christina Fuentes |Episode: "The Family Jewels" |- |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' |Crystal Coombs |Episode: "Bloodlines" |- |''Monk'' |Lizzie Talvo |Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Game Show" |- | rowspan="2" |2005 |''Without a Trace'' |Beth Hobson |Episode: "End Game" |- |''Strong Medicine'' |Max |Episode: "Clinical Risk" |- |2005–06 |''Invasion'' |Larkin Groves |Main role |- | rowspan="4" |2007 |''{{sortname|The|4400}}'' |Shannon |Episode: "Try the Pie" |- |''Moonlight'' |Julia Stevens |Episode: "Out of the Past" |- |''Journeyman'' |Dr. Theresa Sanchez |Recurring role |- |''Conspiracy'' |Samantha Cross |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2007–08 |''CSI: Miami'' |Kathleen Newberry |Episodes: "Dangerous Son", "Raising Caine", "Ambush" |- | rowspan="2" |2008 |''Shark'' |Marcy Danner |Episode: "One Hit Wonder" |- |''Saving Grace'' |Michelle |Episode: "It's a Fierce, White-Hot, Mighty Love" |- | rowspan="2" |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Mentalist}}'' |Dr. Brooke Harper |Episode: "Miss Red" |- |''NCIS'' |Krista Dalton |Episode: "Child's Play" |- |2010 |''Healing Hands'' |Alice |TV film |- | rowspan="2" |2011 |''CSI: NY'' |Natalie Dalton |Episode: "Exit Strategy" |- |''Private Practice'' |Angela Windsor |Episode: "... To Change the Things I Can" |- |2012 |''Home Invasion'' |Nicole Johnson |TV film |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''Scandal'' |Marion Caldwell |Episode: "Boom Goes the Dynamite" |- |''Perception'' |Rebecca Abbott |Episode: "Toxic" |- | rowspan="3" |2014 |''Category 5'' |Ellie DuPuis |TV film |- |''Halt and Catch Fire'' |Rebecca Taylor |Episodes: "I/O", "FUD" |- |''Taken Away'' |Sarah Martin |TV film |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |''{{sortname|The|Fosters|The Fosters (2013 TV series)}}'' |Nicole |Episode: "Highs & Lows" |- |''Still the King'' |Pamela |Episodes: "A Family, a Fair", "Back on Top", "Only the Lonely" |- |''Murder in the First'' |Laura Clark |Episode: "Daddy Dearest" |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|792209|Lisa Sheridan}} * [https://instagram.com/curious_coyote Lisa Sheridan on Instagram]
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