- Birth nameLisa Tarantino
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- IMDb Mini Biography By: CatarACT, Inc.
CHHS 2020 Hall of Fame honoree Lisa Catara (Tarantino) took an unconventional route to Hollywood and her entertainment career. The Cleveland native graduated from the Eastman School of Music as a classical voice major, then headed to New York City and Broadway musicals. The events of 9/11 mandated a change and Lisa crossed country to Hollywood to pursue acting in television and film.
Catara's acting credits include appearances on Gotham Knights, Young Rock, BMF, General Hospital, Scorpion, Rosewood, LA's Finest, Escape the Night 3, State Of Affairs, The Bridge, Matador, and 'Til Death, among others. Film credits include Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Wrong Mommy (Lifetime), Truth Or Dare (Blumhouse), alongside actor Raymond Barry in Charlie Valentine, opposite Linda Hamilton in Hard Times, and Criminal Activities (with Michael Pitt, Rob Brown).
In addition to TV/ film, Lisa Catara has appeared in numerous commercials (acting, stunts and driving), video games (P-cap, voice, creature, acting, and stunts), and traveled extensively speaking on behalf of many companies/ products as a brand ambassador and product/ service specialist.
As a stunt women, Catara has worked on dozens of popular series and TV shows, and movies such as Wakanda Forever, Shazam 2, The Descendants: Rise of Red, and countless other films as a skilled performer and stunt double. She has doubled actresses Daniella Alonso, Julie Carmen, Jeanine Mason, Karla Souza, Gina Rodriguez, Ruth Negga, Jennifer Lopez, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Kristian Alfonzo, and Nadine Velasquez... and specializes in stunts which require trained acting.
Outside of Hollywood, Lisa Catara established herself as an award-winning automotive and travel photographer.- IMDb Mini Biography By: CatarACT, Inc.
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Lisa Catara is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music where she studied opera.
- Lisa Catara's first stunt driving booking was doubling Jennifer Lopez on the FIAT 500 for JLo's music video "Papi", which also became a FIAT commercial in 2011. She since has doubled Jennifer a handful more times and gone on to drive for dozens of commercials and TV/film shows as a double for other actresses and as a principal actress herself.
- Actress Lisa Catara coined the term "Narsearchism" (the act of thoroughly and repeatedly Googling ones self) in a 2012 interview where she discussed how actors have to constantly stay on top of their PR.
- Lisa Catara is an award- winning amateur photographer with a natural eye for composition.
- Lisa Catara starred in You Tube star Bart Bakers "Ain't Yo Mama music video parody" portraying Jennifer Lopez.
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