Lise Simms

{{short description|American actress (born 1963)}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | image =  | image_size = 150px | children = 2 | name = Lise Simms | birth_name = Elisabeth Caroline Simms | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|17}} | birth_place = [[Southern Colorado]], U.S. | occupation = Actress, dancer, designer, singer | years_active = 1992–present | spouse = [[Terry Rhoads]] (until 2013; his death) }}

'''Elisabeth Caroline "Lise" Simms''' (born March 17, 1963) is an American actress, designer, dancer, and singer.

==Career== ===Broadway and theater=== Simms began her acting career at age 13. After graduating from high school, she started acting on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in numerous plays, including ''[[Other People's Money]]'', ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'', ''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]'', ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' and ''[[Bye Bye Birdie (musical)|Bye Bye Birdie]]'' during the 1980s. She was a member of the original [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] cast of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and toured around the world with ''[[A Chorus Line]]'' in 1986.

===Television=== Simms was the host of [[Style Network]]'s ''[[Area (TV series)|Area]]''. She had a recurring role on ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'', but is best known for her role as "Barbara Diffy", Phil's mom in the Disney Channel original series ''[[Phil of the Future]]'', where she also played "The Timekeeper" in the episode "It's a Wonder-Phil Life". She had a recurring role as "Connie Wayne" in the [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and made guest appearances on ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]'', ''[[MADtv]]'', ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', ''[[iCarly]]'' and many others. She performed for [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]] in 1988's ''[[Great Performances|Great Performances at the White House]]'' [[Television program|series]], which aired on the [[Public Broadcasting Service]].

Simms was a co-host and [[interior design]]er on [[Home & Garden Television]]'s ''[[Desperate Spaces]]''. She and co-host and designer [[Daniel Kucan]] chose one room of a house and redecorated it in two days with only $2,500. ''Desperate Spaces'' premiered on January 1, 2008.

Simms had a guest spot on the February 3, 2009 episode of ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' as Ty's mother, Louise Collins.

==Filmography== ===Film=== * ''[[Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride]]'' (1992) - female guest * ''[[The Dentist]]'' (1996) - Paula Roberts * ''[[The Omega Code]]'' (1999) - talk show reporter * ''[[Star Trek: Away Team]]'' (2001) - T'Andoria * ''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]'' (2002) - nephrology desk nurse * ''[[Suits on the Loose (film)|Suits on the Loose]]'' (2006) - Christine * ''[[Snow Buddies]]'' (2008) - Meg

===Television=== * ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' (1997) - Nurse Kathy Baker (1998) * ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' (1973) - Connie Wayne (1999–2004) * ''[[Area (TV series)|Area]]'' (2002) - herself * ''[[Phil of the Future]]'' (2004–2006) - Barbara Diffy/Time Keeper * ''Express Yourself'' (2001) - herself (2004–05) * ''[[Desperate Spaces]]'' (2008) - herself * ''[[The Generations Project]]'' - herself/host (2010-2012)

====Guest appearances==== * ''[[NCIS (TV Series)|NCIS]]'' (2018) - Kenna Reynolds * ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' (2013) - Aunt Alice * ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' (2009) - Louise Collins * ''[[United States of Tara]]'' (2009) - Barnabeez Lawyer * ''[[iCarly]]'' (2008) - Mrs. Linda Peeloff * ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (2006) - Emcee * ''[[Night Stalker (TV series)|Night Stalker]]'' (2005) - TV Reporter * ''[[Quintuplets]]'' (2004) - Coach Allison * ''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'' (2003) - Brenda * ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' (2003) - Flight Attendant * ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2002) - Detective Grace Tanner * ''[[Nikki (TV series)|Nikki]]'' (2001) - Stephanie * ''[[The Geena Davis Show]]'' (2000) - Natalie * ''[[Opposite Sex (TV series)|Opposite Sex]]'' (2000) - Phil's mom * ''[[Ladies Man (1999 TV series)|Ladies Man]]'' (2000) - Shirl Henderson * ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'' (2000) - Yoga Instructor * ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]'' (1999) - Shelly * ''[[Friends]]'' (1999) - Kara * ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]'' (1998) - Reporter * ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (1997) - Annorax's wife Episode: "[[Year of Hell]]" * ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' (1997) - Gabby * ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'' (1996) - Female Reporter * ''[[Maybe This Time (TV series)|Maybe This Time]]'' (1996) - Suzi * ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' (1995) - Lesley * ''[[MADtv]]'' (1995) - Executive #2 * ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]'' (1995) - Female Customer #1

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0799985}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simms, Lise}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:American female dancers]] [[Category:American dancers]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American women singers]] [[Category:American soap opera actresses]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:American interior designers]] [[Category:Actresses from Colorado]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American women]]