Lisa Stathoplos is an actor, voice artist and special education teacher/behavior specialist. She has been acting on stage, in film and video for forty years and teaching for twenty. Highlights of Lisa’s work on stage include Maire in Friel’s TRANSLATIONS at Worcester Forum. She was a Spotlight Award nominee for creating the role of Marie in Mike Kimball’s THE SECRET OF COMEDY for NY Theater Company, Portsmouth, N.H. She won critical acclaim playing Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s MASTER CLASS at Good Theater. At Portland Stage, she created the role of Marie in Monica Wood’s PAPERMAKER and played Sharon in Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE. She is a founding member of Mad Horse Theatre Company, Portland. She performed with Eve Ensler in her VAGINA MONOLOGUES at Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Her work as the character of Violet Weston in Tracy Lett’s AUGUST:OSAGE COUNTY at Good Theater earned her the 2011 Portland PEER Award for Best Performance. Film work includes Ellie Lee’s DOG DAYS, Winner, Best Short 2000 Hamptons and Florida Film Festivals, FAMILY TREES by Lars Trodson, Berlin Film Festival, Louis Frederick’s DRINK ME and her first speaking role on film with a dog returned from the dead in Stephen King’s PET SEMATARY. Voice work with PocketUniverse Productions for Audible.com includes voicing Nina Locke in Joe Hill’s LOCKE AND KEY/ multiple AUDIE Award winner, Diana Fowley in THE X-FILES, COLD CASES with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson/2018 multiple AUDIE Award nominee, THE STARLING PROJECT by Jefferey Deavers playing opposite Alfred Molina/2016 AUDIE Award, Best Original Work, THE VAULT OF HORROR from EC Comics/Winner Best AudioDrama, 2020 Independent Book Awards. She played Captain Frey in HOMEFRONT: EXPEDITIONARY FORCE with Kate Mulgrew and Zachary Quinto and won a 2019 Earphones Award/Audiofile Magazine for her narration of Mary Gabriel’s NINTH STREET WOMEN. Lisa moved north from her beloved theatrical home, Portland, Maine, and lives in Searsport with michael and a motley collection of adopted furry creatures.