Lisa Jakub

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Childhood and education

Jakub was born on December 27, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario.[3] She is of Slovak (father) and Welsh and Scottish (mother) descent. Jakub attended multiple schools in her early life, including Hillfield Strathallan College.[4]

Jakub graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in sociology in 2010.[3]

Acting

Jakub's first role was as Katis' Granddaughter in the 1985 film Eleni.[3] She appeared in comedy-drama film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) alongside Mara Wilson, Sally Field, Matthew Lawrence, and Robin Williams.[5][6] When Jakub received the part of Lydia in Mrs. Doubtfire, her high school expelled her for accruing too many absences. Robin Williams wrote a letter to Jakub's high school, pleading with them to re-admit her, but this was unsuccessful.[7]

Jakub played Sandra in Matinee (1993), appeared in A Pig's Tale (1994) and Independence Day (1996), The Beautician and the Beast (1997), and played the "inspiration" for Princess Leia in the short film George Lucas in Love (1999). She starred in Picture Perfect (1995) and portrayed a bordello worker in the American Old West in Painted Angels (1997).[3]

Personal life

Jakub retired from acting in 2001 at age 22,[8] and soon moved to Virginia. In 2005, she married Jeremy Jones, a longtime friend and former theatre manager.[9][10] Jakub stated that she has no plans to return to acting.[11]

Jakub later became a writer, authoring two non-fiction books: the autobiography You Look Like That Girl (2015) and Not Just Me (2017). She also contributes to online blogs.[12]

Jakub is a qualified Kripalu yoga teacher.[13] She has openly discussed her battles with anxiety, depression and panic attacks, from which she has suffered since her teenage years, and credits her yoga practice for helping her to overcome them.[14] In 2021, Jakub launched a new website, BlueMala, which she described as the resource that she wished she had when she was in her darkest moments. The website contains Jakub's articles on mental wellness along with her yoga and meditation videos.[15]

Writings

  • You Look Like That Girl: A Child Actor Stops Pretending and Finally Grows Up (2015)
  • Not Just Me: Anxiety, Depression, and Learning to Embrace Your Weird (2017)
  • (Don't) Call Me Crazy (contributing writer) (Algonquin, 2018)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Eleni Katis' Granddaughter
1991 Rambling Rose Doll
1993 Matinee Sandra
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Lydia "Lydie" Hillard
1994 Script error: No such module "Sort". Tiffany Video
1996 Independence Day Alicia Casse
1997 Script error: No such module "Sort". Katrina Pochenko
1998 Painted Angels Georgie
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". Myra Naidell
1999 George Lucas in Love Marion Short film
2000 Double Frame Tara

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Script error: No such module "Sort". Katie TV film
1986 Kay O'Brien Allison Villaneuva Episode: "Taking the Heat"
1986 Christmas Eve Little Girl TV film
1987 Friday the 13th: The Series Kristen Episode: "A Cup of Time"
1988 Once Upon a Giant Little Red Riding Hood TV film
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Missy Episode: "Kandinsky's Vault"
1988 Emergency Room Angie Sertoli Episode: "All Hallows Eve"
1989 Script error: No such module "Sort". Lisa Cranston Episode: "Street of Shadows"
1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Janine Carlson Episode: "The Playhouse"
1989 Glory! Glory! TV film
1989 Script error: No such module "Sort". Holly Henderson TV film
1990 War of the Worlds Julie Episode: "The Pied Piper"
1990 Night Court Barbie Episode: "My Three Dads"
1991 Script error: No such module "Sort". Carrie Willis TV film
1991 Script error: No such module "Sort". Alexandra Pollard TV film
1993 Bride of Violence 2 Anna TV film
1994 Script error: No such module "Sort". Amanda Spencer TV film
1994 Due South Christina Nichols Episodes: "Chicago Holiday: Parts 1 & 2"
1995 Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story Leisa Conn TV film
1995 Picture Perfect J.J. Thomas TV film
1996 Bermuda Triangle Annie TV film
1996 Reckoning Shelley Maitland TV film
1997 Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs Clara Storey TV film
1997 On the Edge of Innocence Ally Winthrop TV film
1998 Dream House Jenny Thornton TV film
1999 Mentors Joan of Arc Episode: "Raising the Siege"
1999 Jack & Jill Meg Episode: "Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars"
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". Isabel TV film

References

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