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Lia D. Mortensen(1965-2023)

  • Actress
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Lia D. Mortensen was born on 15 June 1965 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), Shameless (2011) and Crisis (2014). She was married to Si Osborne. She died on 7 June 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornJune 15, 1965
DiedJune 7, 2023(57)
BornJune 15, 1965
DiedJune 7, 2023(57)
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Known for

Jackie Earle Haley in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
5.2
  • Nora Fowles(as Lia Mortensen)
  • 2010
William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
Shameless
8.5
TV Series
  • Connie(as Lia Mortensen)
Gillian Anderson, Dermot Mulroney, James Lafferty, Rachael Taylor, Lance Gross, Max Schneider, Halston Sage, Stevie Lynn Jones, and Adam Scott Miller in Crisis (2014)
Crisis
7.1
TV Series
  • Tori's Mother
  • Abby Hurst(as Lia Mortensen)
Madeleine Stowe in Blink (1994)
Blink
6.2
  • Reporter
  • 1994

Credits

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Actress

  • Deep Woods (2022)
    Deep Woods
    4.1
    • Trisha Hadden
    • 2022
  • Paul James, Jenna Dewan, and Callie Hernandez in Soundtrack (2019)
    Soundtrack
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Zara (as Lia Mortenson)
    • 2019
  • Soul Sessions (2018)
    Soul Sessions
    6.0
    • Mrs. Dalton
    • 2018
  • Easy Abby (2012)
    Easy Abby
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 2018
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Interviewer (as Lia Mortensen)
    • 2018
  • Market Value (2017)
    Market Value
    7.2
    • Helen Whitaker
    • 2017
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, and S. Epatha Merkerson in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Adams (as Lia Mortensen)
    • 2017
  • Resurrecting McGinn(s) (2016)
    Resurrecting McGinn(s)
    6.8
    • Susan Parker
    • 2016
  • Amanda Drinkall in The View from Tall (2016)
    The View from Tall
    7.1
    • Mrs. Trahern
    • 2016
  • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Connie (as Lia Mortensen)
    • 2016
  • Consumed (2015)
    Consumed
    5.6
    • Lesley Frain
    • 2015
  • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Kelly McGann (as Lia Mortensen)
    • 2015
  • Gillian Anderson, Dermot Mulroney, James Lafferty, Rachael Taylor, Lance Gross, Max Schneider, Halston Sage, Stevie Lynn Jones, and Adam Scott Miller in Crisis (2014)
    Crisis
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Tori's Mother
    • Abby Hurst (as Lia Mortensen)
    • 2014
  • Lia D. Mortensen, Derek Gaspar, Mark Czoske, and R. Charles Wilkerson in Dr. Good (2013)
    Dr. Good
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Lisa
    • 2013
  • Dermot Mulroney, David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Real Estate Agent (as Lia Mortensen)
    • 2013

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lia Mortensen
  • Born
    • June 15, 1965
    • Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 2023
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Si Osborne(divorced)
  • Parents
    • Dale Mortensen
  • Other works
    She acted in Brian Friel's play, "Faith Healer," at the Turnaround Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Brad Armacost also in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was nominated for a 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Night and Day" at the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

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