Lisa Nicole Carson is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on July 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She is best known for her roles in the television series Ally McBeal (as Renee Raddick), and ER (as Carla Reece). However, she also appeared in 1990s films like Devil in a Blue Dress or Jason’s Lyric.
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Carson was born in Brooklyn, New York; her father is a journalism professor at the University of Florida, and her mother was a kindergarten teacher in New York. She spent her adolescence in Gainesville, Florida and attended F. W. Buchholz High School. Her parents separated when she was 14, and her mother moved back to New York alone. In 1986, she entered the Regional competition sponsored by the “America’s Junior Miss” talent show, taking second place for the region held in Gainesville. After graduating in 1987, Carson returned to New York and decided that she wanted to be an actor. She began her career by appearing in a number of After School Specials and HBO short films.
Carson appeared in productions at the famed Negro Ensemble Company. Her first notable credit came in 1991, when she appeared in Law & Order and in 1992 she had a non-speaking, minor role in the comedy series, The Cosby Show. She was a regular on The Apollo Comedy Hour before appearing in film in Let’s Get Bizzee (1993), Jason’s Lyric (1994) and Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). She has appeared in Love Jones and Life. She also performed as an R&B singer in the 1995 television movie Divas. She had a role in the 1997 movie Eve’s Bayou, as Mattie Mereaux.
She is the daughter of a university professor, and a primary teacher. She was born in New York, New York, and Gainesville, Florida.
