Lisa Varga

Lisa Varga
Born	Lisa Varga (1971-04-08) April 8, 1971 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Actress TV Host Model
Years active	1987–present
Website	lisavarga.com

Lisa Varga (born April 8, 1971) is an American actress, model, and TV host who began her career as a sideline reporter.^[1] Her acting roles include Homeland (2011), NBC television movie Game Time: Tackling the Past (2011) as Karen Walker,^[2] Marley & Me (2008), and won best actress as Janis McKenzie in Armed and Deadly at the Movieville International Film Festival.^[3] Lisa Varga is currently the host and producer of Beyond The Offseason with Lisa Varga , a series about athletes and charity.^[4] She is also currently the lead actress as Alexis Ronan in the TV show pilot Alexis Ronan (2014).^[5] In addition to acting, Varga also writes and produces and has her own production company, Lisa Varga Entertainment.^[6]

Personal life

Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, Varga graduated from John Adams High School.^[7] She started modeling at the age of 16, and appeared in various commercials, magazine covers, and calendars, then decided to pursue an acting career and moved to Los Angeles.^[8]

Lisa Varga dedicates her life to many philanthropic efforts and is the founder of Fight Club for Cancer , with her brother Shane Varga, who is a two-time cancer survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma. Fight Club for Cancer is a non-profit organization that brings sports, entertainment and events together to raise awareness and support efforts to educate people about cancer.^[9] Her brother, Shane, was the inspiration behind Beyond The Offseason with Lisa Varga ^[10]

Career

In 2014, Lisa Varga began filming the pilot for the television series, Alexis Ronan , where she plays the title role, Alexis Ronan, a powerful attorney who searches to find justice for her missing son.^[11] She also began production on her new series Beyond The Offseason with Lisa Varga , a show that features athletes, teams, and coaches giving back to charity in their offseason.^[12]

Her film and TV credits include Homeland (2011), Game Time: Tackling the Past (2011) , the starring role in Armed and Deadly (2011)^[13] - and won the " Best Actress " award at the 2011 Movieville International Film Festival,^[14] Marley & Me (2008), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), America's Most Wanted:America Fights Back (1988), Rudy (1993), and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993).

Lisa Varga began her hosting career working as a sideline reporter for Friday Night Football , and then went on to co-host for a series called W - The Women's Show . Varga was also a guest host on HSN, the Home Shopping Network.^[15]

Filmography

Film and Television

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lisa Varga.

• Lisa Varga at the Internet Movie Database