Jean Lizza
- Actress
- Production Department
Jean Lizza was born in Perth, Western Australia but resides in
Melbourne. Growing up, Jean attended drama classes and played a
range of musical instruments. She went to Edith Cowan University
studying film and creative writing. While in Perth, Jean also worked at
Luna Cinema and booked all ages gigs at a youth skate park. She moved
to Melbourne to study at RMIT, a specialist course called Professional
Screenwriting for Film and TV. During this time, she gained a
mentorship with Laura Waters and Princess Pictures and worked as a crew member on Chris Lilley's Summer
Heights High and controversial documentary the The 10 Conditions of
Love. Up until 2012, Jean managed three Melbourne based bands, under
the guise Mother Hubbard- Umlaut, Sex on Toast and The Bluejays. Jean
is responsible for Tommy Wiseau's film The Room, widely considered one
of the worst films of all time, to be screened to audiences in
Melbourne and across Australia. Jean has acted in several sketches for
shows within Lost Dog TV program, originally screened on Melbourne's Ch
31. Jean is the film programmer for The Shadow Electric Open Air Cinema
located in Melbourne. Jean is the co-host of the podcast Quality Time
with Jean and Angus, with Sex on Toast front man, Angus Leslie.
