Lisa Howard (American actress)

Lisa Howard is an American actress and singer. Howard is most known for playing Siobhan in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Spelling Bee went on to win many awards, including the Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble.^[1]

She originated the role of Jenny Steinberg in the Broadway production of David Hyde Pierce-directed It Shoulda Been You. Howard played the older sister of a Jewish bride, played by Sierra Boggess, whose wedding with David Burtka's character is disrupted when her ex-boyfriend shows up at the wedding. Additional cast members included Tony Award winners, Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris.^[2]

Early life

Howard was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School. She played softball, soccer, volleyball, and a little basketball in her youth.^[3] She went on to graduate from University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in musical theatre.^[4]

TV and film

In 2009, she appeared in the TV series Ugly Betty in the episode Plus None as Dominatrix. In 2012, she was cast as Siobhan, a member of an Irish coven, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.

Stage roles

Broadway

• It Shoulda Been You (2015) - Jenny Steinberg ^[5] (Opening April 14th, 2015)
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - Rona Lisa Peretti
• South Pacific (2008) - Lt. Genevieve Marshall/Ensemble
• 9 to 5 (2009) - Missy/Ensemble
• Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011) - Diva/Ensemble (replacement)

Off-Broadway

• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - Rona Lisa Peretti
• Silence! The Musical (2005) - Catherine Martin

Regional/National tours

• Cinderella (St. Louis MUNY, 2003) - Stepsister
• The Gift of the Magi (Olney Theatre Center, 2003) - City Her
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Barrington Stage Company, 2004) - Rona Janet
• Les Miserables (St. Louis MUNY, 2007) - Madame Thérnadier
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Goodspeed Opera House, 2008) - Mrs. Gretchen Fox
• 9 to 5 (Ahmanson Theatre, 2008) - Missy/Ensemble
• Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter (Goodspeed Opera House, 2009) - Mrs. Gretchen Fox
• Legally Blonde (St. Louis MUNY, 2011) - Paulette
• The Sound of Music (Pittsburgh CLO, 2011)
• It Shoulda Been You (George Street Playhouse, 2011) - Jenny Steinberg

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lisa Howard (American actress).

• Official site
• Lisa Howard at the Internet Movie Database
• Lisa Howard at the Internet Broadway Database