Lisa Langlois

Lisa Langlois

Born: March 15, 1959
in North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Lisa Langlois (b. March 15, 1959, North Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, who has appeared in movies, television and theater.

Langlois spent her childhood years in Hamilton, Ontario where she attended a French language school becoming fluent in French. In 1974 she represented Hamilton in the Miss Teen Canada beauty pageant, where she finished second. Langlois graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton. She made her film debut in Claude Chabrol's mystery Blood Relatives (1978) opposite Donald Sutherland. Chabrol also cast her in his next feature, Violette Nozière (1978). Langlois made a number of other films in Canada, including the thriller Phobia (1980), directed by John Huston. She appeared in another 1980 film, Klondike Fever, and played leading roles in three films that have acquired cult followings: the horror film Happy Birthday to Me (1981), the teen actioner Class of 1984 (1982) (co-starring a young Michael J. Fox), and the killer rat shocker Deadly Eyes (1982).

After this work in Paris and Toronto, Langlois moved to Los Angeles to pursue American projects. She appeared in two Paramount Pictures comedy features: The Man Who Wasn't There (1983), a 3-D production, and National Lampoon's Joy of Sex (1984), directed by Martha Coolidge. In 1985 Langlois co-starred in the romantic comedy The Slugger's Wife, where she played a struggling singer and performed her own musical numbers after auditioning for Quincy Jones. She made guest appearances on television programs such as Murder, She Wrote in 1986, and she performed on stage in the La Jolla Playhouse's production of Once In A Lifetime in 1988. She played the heroine in Roger Corman's horror film The Nest (1988) and co-starred in a made for TV movie, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989).

During the 1990s Langlois moved back to Canada. She worked steadily including parts in the action pictures The White Tiger (1995) and The Final Cut (1995), alongside Sam Elliott. She made appearances in the television series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? (1998), Vengeance Unlimited (1999), and Relic Hunter (2000). After a brief hiatus she returned to the Los Angeles stage in 2004, starring in Jungle Express in Malibu. Most recently, Langlois had a co-starring role in The Perfect Marriage (2006), a thriller that premiered on Lifetime Television; in 2007 she was asked to perform a recurring role in the TV series The L Word.

Langlois has a son, Emerson.

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Silver Fox
Title: Silver Fox
Character: Joanna
Released: July 20, 2023
Type: Movie
Greg's coming to terms with younger confused feelings, falling victim to Tim's plans of revenge, getting what he couldn't have years earlier, Greg's wife Joanna.
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Hotel for the Holidays
Title: Hotel for the Holidays
Character: Madame Fontaine
Released: December 1, 2022
Type: Movie
Georgia is an ambitious young woman and the manager of the high-end hotel, which attracts guests of all kinds—including heartbroken singles, an infamous pop star, and a European ex-prince who recently abdicated his throne — all looking to escape from their everyday lives and come to the hotel as a sanctuary during the holiday season. Georgia’s work and personal life become entangled when she is caught between the charming hotel chef Luke and the sophisticated ex-prince staying at the hotel, Prince Raymond. The storylines of Georgia and the hotel’s eclectic guests twist, turn, and come together, as they unexpectedly find friendship, love, and inspiration.
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Lemonade Stand Romance
Title: Lemonade Stand Romance
Character: Gladys
Released: March 14, 2022
Type: Movie
When a little girl's lemonade stand is officially shut down by the authorities because of an outdated bylaw, it’s not just the locals of the small town that have a thing or two to say about it, the media are reporting on it too!
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A Chance for Christmas
Title: A Chance for Christmas
Character: Wanda
Released: June 18, 2021
Type: Movie
Social media influencer Christina Chance promotes the perfect family image. This year, she has the chance to become the face of lifestyle brand, Love Handles, on the condition that her Christmas Eve special delivers at least two million engagements. Seems easy enough except Christina’s family is far from perfect. When her Love Handles account manager, Devon, shows up and discovers Christina’s life is all smoke and mirrors, he helps Christina keep up her ruse. With a Christmas wish, Christina and Devon are given the chance to relive the day until Christina can get the views she needs to win the endorsement. As Christina and Devon work together, sparks fly, and they learn the power of family is far more important than views.
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Mommy's Little Boy
Title: Mommy's Little Boy
Character: Principal Reynolds
Released: March 18, 2017
Type: Movie
A young boy takes a stand when his mother's grief threatens to destroy both of their lives.
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Relentless Justice
Title: Relentless Justice
Character: Gloria Curtis
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Former Australian Intelligence operative Victoria Dev Ries, lives a quiet life in suburban America where as a single mother she raises her only daughter and trains fighters in her own M.M.A. gym. But when her daughter goes on a camping trip and fails to return, she is forced to go back into action.
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Summer Eleven
Title: Summer Eleven
Released: August 9, 2010
Type: Movie
The poignant, coming of age story about a group of eleven year old girls in their final summer before middle school.
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Title: Heartland
Character: Marion Fleming
Released: October 14, 2007
Type: TV
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
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Framed for Murder
Title: Framed for Murder
Character: Diane Desalvo
Released: March 18, 2007
Type: Movie
When a woman falsely accused of murdering her husband is released from prison after 8 years, she hires a private investigator, determined to find out who framed her. What she doesn't know, is that the killer is about to do it again.
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Fire Serpent
Title: Fire Serpent
Character: Heather Allman
Released: February 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Alien creatures emerge from the sun and attack Earth.
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The Perfect Marriage
Title: The Perfect Marriage
Character: Carrie Hollings
Released: May 22, 2006
Type: Movie
A conman persuades his married lover to murder her husband for the inheritance, only for his reckless spending and infidelity to drive her away.
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Title: Relic Hunter
Character: Monica
Released: September 25, 1999
Type: TV
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
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Title: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Character: Emma Jansen (segment "Count Mystery")
Released: November 4, 1998
Type: TV
Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.
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Title: Vengeance Unlimited
Released: September 29, 1998
Type: TV
Vengeance Unlimited was an American crime drama series broadcast during 1998-1999 on ABC which lasted for just one season of sixteen episodes. The show starred Michael Madsen and Kathleen York. The show originally aired Thursdays at 8:00 pm up against NBC's Top 5 hits Friends and Jesse.
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Title: Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Released: September 28, 1996
Type: TV
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
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White Tiger
Title: White Tiger
Character: Joanne Grogan
Released: April 3, 1996
Type: Movie
When D.E.A. agent Mike Ryan undertakes the huge task of avenging the brutal murder of the partner John Grogan, he find he must fight both sides; the murderer and his double crossing police buddies. Now with the unexpected help of the lovely Jade, he must confront the new generation Chinese underworld want-to-be kingpin and fight like and out-of-place "White Tiger"
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The Final Cut
Title: The Final Cut
Character: Sara
Released: November 5, 1995
Type: Movie
A former bomb squad leader comes out of retirement to investigate a series of bombings plaguing Seattle.
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Title: Forever Knight
Released: May 5, 1992
Type: TV
Forever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992 and concluded with the third season finale on May 17, 1996.
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Mindfield
Title: Mindfield
Character: Sarah Paradis
Released: December 15, 1989
Type: Movie
In the long shadow of an experimental CIA mind control program, Sergeant Kellen O'Reilly begins experiencing violent flashbacks of his “treatments” at the hands of the sinister Dr. Satorius. When the body count on his latest case inexplicably begins pointing toward his own fragmented past, a romance with Satorius’ criminal prosecutor raises the stakes. O'Reilly must forge a path forward through a hall-of-mirrors conspiracy stretching from the Mafia to the highest levels of the CIA, culminating in a shocking, stadium-sized confrontation.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Released: October 29, 1989
Type: Movie
Henry Jekyll, a shy and unassuming doctor, is obsessed with the idea of separating the good in man's nature from the evil, and is attracted to Rebecca, daughter of the head teacher of the medical school.
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Transformations
Title: Transformations
Character: Miranda
Released: September 2, 1988
Type: Movie
Wolfgang is traveling in outer space when a monster, which he sees as a beautiful woman, appears in his spaceship and makes love with him. Then the ship is forced to land on a planet which is a penal colony. Here he meets Miranda who falls in love with him. A group of prisoners uses him and his spaceship to fly away from the planet. But the monster which is by now inside Wolfgang arouses and only Miranda's love can save him.
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The Nest
Title: The Nest
Character: Elizabeth Johnson
Released: May 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.
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The Slugger's Wife
Title: The Slugger's Wife
Character: Aline Cooper
Released: March 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Kitty Manette
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Joy of Sex
Title: Joy of Sex
Character: Melanie
Released: August 3, 1984
Type: Movie
Mistakenly believing that she has just weeks to live, teenager Leslie Hindenberg tries to lose her virginity before she dies.
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The Man Who Wasn't There
Title: The Man Who Wasn't There
Character: Cindy Worth
Released: August 12, 1983
Type: Movie
When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedding, government bureaucrat Sam Cooper finds himself engulfed in a madcap free-for-all as Russians and other bad guys try to get the substance. To elude the Reds, his own State Department bosses and his livid fiancée, Cooper takes the vanishing juice himself—which only makes matters worse.
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Hard Feelings
Title: Hard Feelings
Character: Barbara Holland
Released: December 12, 1982
Type: Movie
It's 1963 and teenage Barnie has problems. School bullies are after him, his family is dysfunctional and his girl Leslie screws around. On the run from bullies, he hides in the African-American part of town and meets cute Winona.
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Deadly Eyes
Title: Deadly Eyes
Character: Trudy White
Released: October 23, 1982
Type: Movie
Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city!
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Class of 1984
Title: Class of 1984
Character: Patsy
Released: August 20, 1982
Type: Movie
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
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Happy Birthday to Me
Title: Happy Birthday to Me
Character: Amelia
Released: May 15, 1981
Type: Movie
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.
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Phobia
Title: Phobia
Character: Laura Adams
Released: September 9, 1980
Type: Movie
A psychiatrist involved in a radical new therapy comes under suspicion when his patients are murdered, each according to their individual phobias.
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It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Title: It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Character: Suzanna
Released: August 5, 1980
Type: Movie
A tough rich female ranch owner in Africa wants to cut off the water supply to the locals, since she holds them responsible for the murder of her husband. She hires two charming gunrunners as help, but they suspect her shady competitor.
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Klondike Fever
Title: Klondike Fever
Character: Diamond Tooth Gertie
Released: January 12, 1980
Type: Movie
This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.
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Violette Nozière
Title: Violette Nozière
Character: Maddy
Released: May 24, 1978
Type: Movie
Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
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Blood Relatives
Title: Blood Relatives
Character: Muriel
Released: February 1, 1978
Type: Movie
A Montreal police inspector cracks a murder case with clues from the victim's diary.
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The Stowaway
Title: The Stowaway
Character: Georgina
Released: July 13, 1977
Type: Movie
Peter stows away on a ship from Italy, and arrives in New York, pursued by the ship's captain. He is advised that he will find other Italians in Little Italy, so he goes there, where Gepetto takes him in, after he attempts to steal some food. He tries to be good, but gets in trouble for stealing, so Jimmy the pizza man has to show him the way and get him to school. He thinks he isn't important, so he tells tall tales, scratching his nose each time. He tells people that Gepetto is a big important politician, so people automatically want to support him, though Gepetto is not running for anything.