{{Short description|American actress}} {{Multiple issues|{{Prose|date=May 2025}}}} '''Lisa Yamada''' (born September 5, 2002)<ref name=CBSBio>{{cite web |title=Lisa Yamada |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_bold_and_the_beautiful/cast/216800/ |website=CBS |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lisa Yamada Celebrates Her Birthday |url=https://soapoperanews.net/2024/09/05/lisa-yamada-celebrates-her-birthday/ |website=Soap Opera News |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=September 5, 2024}}</ref> is an American actress, known for her role as Luna Nozawa on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
Yamada is of Japanese American descent, spending her summers visiting grandparents in Japan.<ref name=1883Magazine>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Rachel |title=18 Questions with Lisa Yamada |url=https://1883magazine.com/18-questions-with-lisa-yamada/ |website=1883 Magazine |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
Yamada's first acting credit was for an episode of a ''National Geographic'' documentary about the Yakuza.<ref name=WonderlandMagazine>{{cite web |title=Lisa Yamada |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/05/18/lisa-yamada/ |website=Wonderland |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> In April 2022, she joined the cast for the second season of Freeform's mystery thriller series ''Cruel Summer''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=''Cruel Summer'': Season 2 Of Freeform Drama Introduces Fresh Mystery, New Cast & Third Showrunner |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/cruel-summer-season-2-1235007675/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=April 21, 2022}}</ref> She had a role in the 2023 film ''Missing'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pirodsky |first1=Jason |title=''Missing'' movie review: Storm Reid phishes for clues in taut screenlife thriller |url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2023/2/21/missing-movie-review-storm-reid-phishes-for-clues-in-taut-screenlife-thriller/ |website=The Prague Reporter |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> and joined the cast of ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' that September.<ref name="Luna announcement">{{cite web |last1=Matt |first1=Webb |title=Bold and the Beautiful Casts Cruel Summer's Lisa Yamada as a Fashion Student With a Secret (Exclusive) |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-cast-lisa-yamada-luna-1235036695/ |website=TVLine |date=September 2023 |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902180832/https://tvline.com/casting-news/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-cast-lisa-yamada-luna-1235036695/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2025, she joined the cast of the ''Legally Blonde'' prequel series ''Elle'' in a recurring role.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=''Elle'' Adds 5 To Cast Of Prime Video's ''Legally Blonde'' Prequel Series |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/legally-blonde-prequel-series-elle-cast-1236390994/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=9 May 2025 |date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title !width=118| Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''Smashed'' | Angela | |- | 2023 | ''Missing'' | Alison | |- |2024 |''I Wish You All the Best'' |Sophie | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Ghost Ghirls'' | Mean Girl #2 | 1 episode |- | 2013 | ''The Haunted Hathaways'' | Cassie | 1 episode |- | 2014 | ''Extant'' | Japanese Girl #1 | 2 episodes |- | 2014 | ''You're the Worst'' | Girl | 1 episode |- | 2015 | ''Game Shakers'' | Chella | 2 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Uncle Buck'' | Jo | 1 episode |- | 2016 | ''The Kicks'' | Kara | 2 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Speechless'' | Kid | 1 episode |- | 2020 | ''Party of Five'' | Megan | 1 episode |- | 2020 | ''Little Fires Everywhere'' | Serena Wong | Miniseries, 2 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Man with a Plan'' | Sabrina | 1 episode |- | 2021 | ''All American'' | Sara | 1 episode |- | 2022 | ''Promised Land'' | Teen Girl | 1 episode |- | 2022 | ''Never Have I Ever'' | Meghan | 1 episode |- | 2023 | ''Cruel Summer'' | Parker Tanaka | Main role, 7 episodes |- | 2023–2025 | ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' | Luna Nozawa | Main role, 296 episodes |- | 2025 | ''The Rookie'' | Louisa | 1 episode |- | 2026 | ''Elle'' | Amber | Upcoming series |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref. |- | 2025 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series | ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-Daytime-Emmy-Winners-Release-FOR-WEB.pdf |title=52nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards WINNERS |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |date=October 17, 2025 |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4246896/ Lisa Yamada] at the Internet Movie Database
{{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series}}
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