Biography

As the middle child of a large Midwestern family, Lisa J Dooley learned early on that to be noticed, you've gotta take your space. After studying acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Lisa performed at Second City, made videos for Cracked.com, and dabbled in stunts before finding that filmmaking gave her the ability to put all her skills to use. She received her MFA in Film and Television Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, and has won awards in Directing, Production Design and Sound Design, and worked in the Art Department of Fox's '9-1-1: Lone Star'. Her work as a writer-director has been recognized at Shriekfest, Mile High Horror, Grimmfest UK, and more. Recently, her thriller The Lonely Host was released on YouTube's premiere horror channel, Alter, and her feature script The Derby was named a finalist at Shriekfest 2021.
- IMDb mini biography by: Craig Lee Thomas