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Jane Rachel Brucker (born May 14, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
Jane Brucker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jane Rachel Brucker May 14, 1958 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–2010 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Brucker was born in Falls Church, Virginia. She studied theater at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and worked with the improv group, First Amendment, in New York. One of her classmates was Bruce Willis.[1]
She was married to actor Brian O'Connor from 1986 to 1993.[2] Their daughter, Sally O'Connor, was born in 1989.[2] In November 2001 she wed photographer Raul Vega; they have a daughter, Rachel, born in 2003.[3]
Brucker co-wrote the song "Hula Hana" that her character Lisa sings during the show rehearsal in Dirty Dancing.[1] She appeared in season 1 episode 14 of the television program Wiseguy.
Film & TV
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | One Life to Live | Maggie Delakian | 3 episodes |
| Miami Vice | Angela Mitchell | 1 episode | |
| 1987 | Dirty Dancing | Lisa Houseman | |
| 1987–1988 | Crime Story | Delores | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | Jacqueline Devries | 1 episode |
| Stealing Home | Sheryl | ||
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Charlotte | |
| Doctor Doctor | Elizabeth McQueen | 4 episodes | |
| 2001 | Wedding Album | short | |
| 2005 | Dishdogz | Kevin's mom | |
| 2009 | Holding for Miss Kiley | Miss Kiley | short |
| 2010 | Bright Day | Jane |
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