Lisa is an actress, audio drama director and photographer.

Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and working extensively in theatre, TV and radio – she’s diversified over the years into photography and directing for audio drama.

Lisa’s appeared in a wide range of theatre and television productions, played a regular character in the first two series of BBC’s Casualty, been an alien in BBC’s Doctor Who – and has recently been recognised as the longest running titled character in any audio/radio series – having played the eponymous heroine Bernice Summerfield in the Doctor Who spin-off series The Adventures of Professor Bernice Summerfield, for Big Finish audio, for 22 years.

I hope this website serves as some sort of introduction to my work – for whatever area might be of interest.

Acting

NEWS – Lisa can currently be seen regularly on ITV, in A Little Back Street In Salford – a promo specially made to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of  Coronation Street. She portrays the BBC producer Olive Shapley. The latest New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Boxset – Lost in Translation has recently been released – featuring Bernice and the alternate universe Doctor (played by David Warner) Available through Big Finish.  During lockdown she’s been busy home recording a series of audiobooks (yet to be announced), together with two podcast dramas for Gloaming Productions.

ACTING

Directing

Lisa is also a prolific audio drama director, working mainly for Big Finish Productions. Recent work has included Doctor Who: Early Adventures, Companion Chronicles & Short Trips, and most recently the series Susan’s War and Doctor Who: Wicked Sisters, as well as several stories in the Torchwood range.  Other series she has directed include:  Sapphire & Steel, Graceless (also broadcast on Radio 4 Extra),  Blake’s 7, and 13 series of  Jago & Litefoot.

DIRECTING

Photography

Lisa is also a professional photographer, and has been in business for well over two decades.  Specialising in Spotlight head-shots and production photographs as well as other commissions.

PHOTOGRAPHY