Biography

Lise Cormier is a member of ACTRA, CAEA, UDA, SOCAN, a Canadian & American citizen, and is bilingual in English & French.

She is a Toronto-based actor, voice actor, singer, dancer, and writer who hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Lise began to pursue a career in the arts when she was five years old, performing on stage and in the recording studio for RAZZMATAZZ FOR KIDS. She continued working throughout her childhood, and her teen credits included being a cast member at the renowned Neptune Theatre, and multiple movies of the week. After a career as a child actor, Lise continued her studies and graduated with honors from Sheridan College's Music Theatre Performance Program.

She is best known for her performance as Misty Simmons in the award-winning CBC radio drama, BACKBENCHER, as well as for her role as Madame Bellview in Netflix's UMBRELLA ACADEMY.

She is a two time Dora Award nominee for her performances as Lise in TALE OF A T-SHIRT with Fixt Point, as well as Diablanc in ZINSPIRÉS 3D with Théâtre français de Toronto. She also played Sancho in the Dora-nominated production of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Soulpepper.

Lise was selected as an actor for the Women in the Director's Chair program at the Banff Centre for the Arts. She is a member of The Voice of Women for Peace and has sung for them at various events. She has performed the national anthem and the Acadian national anthem for the official citizenship ceremony for new Canadian citizens. Lise is reconnecting with her Jewish roots, and is an active participant in Moishe House events in Toronto.

Lise wrote, directed and starred in the short film entitled SEXIST MICROAGGRESSIONS. She is currently co-writing a feature film script, THE BLACK BOOK.
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