Lisa Pelikan Biography

Paris-born Julliard alum Lisa Pelikan began appearing in gaminelike TV supporting roles in the mid-1970s. Her first regular TV work was as maid Kate Mahaffey on the expensive Upstairs Downstairs clone Beacon Hill. High points in Lisa's career include her performances as young Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977), hot-to-trot Lucy Scanlon in the 1979 TV miniseries Studs Lonigan, and the title character in the 1978 theatrical feature Jennifer. Lisa Pelikan was married to actor Bruce Davison. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi