Lisa Gerritsen Biography
Lisa Gerritsen is an American actor. She is most known for her portrayal as Bess, Phyllis Lindstrom’s independent-minded daughter, in the 1970s television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Phyllis.
Lisa Gerritsen Age
Lisa was born Lisa Orszag on 21 December 1957, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. She is 66 years old as of December 2023.
Lisa Gerritsen Family
Gerritsen was born Lisa Orszag in Los Angeles and is the granddaughter of child actor and screenwriter True Eames Boardman, and the great-granddaughter of silent film actors True Boardman and Virginia True Boardman.
Lisa Gerritsen Husband
She has been married to her husband John Rustan since
Lisa Gerritsen Career
Following The Doris Day Show, Gerritsen appeared as a guest or cameo in a number of television episodes, including The Odd Couple, Bonanza, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Virginian, and Family Affairs. Gerritsen starred in numerous episodes of Gunsmoke, which helped her win her first regular part as Lydia Monroe, the bright daughter of William Windom’s character, John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist, on the 1969 NBC comedy series My World and Welcome to It. The somewhat dark situation comedy, which also starred Joan Hotchkis as Lydia’s mother, was inspired by author James Thurber’s cartoons and comedy, combining live-action storylines of family strife and social satire with animated cartoon characters who broke into the frame during segments featuring Monroe’s daydreams and fantasies.
Gerritsen (billed as Lisa True Gerritsen) played Hannah Carson on the 1970 TV western The Men From Shiloh (the rebranded name for The Virginian) in the episode “Hannah”. On The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gerritsen played Bess Lindstrom, the quick-witted daughter of landlord Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman), a mother who believed in progressive parenting. Bess was a recurring character throughout the series, and Gerritsen reprised the role in the spinoff Phyllis. In addition to television, Gerritsen appeared in various films. She made her film debut in Airport, as Libby Bakersfeld. She also played Linda in The War Between Men and Women, which starred Jack Lemmon and Barbara Harris.
Lisa Gerritsen Net Worth
Lisa has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.