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Occupation
  
Actress, writer

Role
  
Writer · lisajakub.net

Years active
  
1985–2001

Spouse
  
Jeremy Jones (m. 2005)

Website
  
www.lisajakub.net

Marriage location
  
Italy

Name
  
Lisa Jakub


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Born
  
December 27, 1978 (age 45) (
1978-12-27
)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Books
  
You Look Like That Girl: A Child Actor Stops Pretending and Finally Grows Up

Movies
  
Mrs Doubtfire, Independence Day, The Beautician and the B, Matinee, Painted Angels

Similar People
  
Mara Wilson, Matthew Lawrence, Harvey Fierstein, Sally Field, Margaret Colin

Profiles

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Lisa Jakub is a Canadian writer, speaker and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lydie Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire.

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Early life and career

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

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Her first role was in the 1985 film Eleni. She later appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire with Mara Wilson, Sally Field, Matthew Lawrence, and the late Robin Williams. She played Sandra in Matinee, appeared in A Pig's Tale and Independence Day, The Beautician and the Beast, and played the "inspiration" for Princess Leia in the short film George Lucas in Love. She starred in Picture Perfect (1995), and portrayed a bordello worker in the American Old West in Painted Angels (1997).

Personal life

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When Jakub received the part of Lydia in Mrs. Doubtfire, her school expelled her.

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After retiring from acting in 2001 at the age of 22, Jakub moved to Virginia and married longtime partner, a former Hollywood theater manager, Jeremy Jones.

Jakub has publicly stated that she has no plans to return to acting. She has since authored a book You Look Like That Girl which was released on June 30, 2015.

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)
  • Filmography

    Actress
    2000
    Double Frame as
    Tara
    2000
    The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of Castilla (TV Movie) as
    Isabel
    1999
    Jack & Jill (TV Series) as
    Meg
    - Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars (1999) - Meg
    1999
    George Lucas in Love (Short) as
    Marion
    1999
    A Walk on the Moon as
    Myra Naidell
    1998
    Dream House (TV Movie) as
    Jenny Thornton
    1998
    Mentors (TV Series) as
    Joan of Arc
    - Raising the Siege (1998) - Joan of Arc
    1998
    Painted Angels as
    Georgie
    1997
    Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs (TV Movie) as
    Clara Storey
    1997
    On the Edge of Innocence (TV Movie) as
    Ally Winthrop
    1997
    The Beautician and the Beast as
    Katrina Pochenko
    1996
    Independence Day as
    Alicia
    1996
    Reckoning (TV Movie) as
    Shelley Maitland
    1996
    Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (TV Movie) as
    Annie
    1995
    Picture Perfect (TV Movie) as
    J.J. Thomas
    1995
    Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story (TV Movie) as
    Leisa Conn
    1994
    Due South (TV Series) as
    Christina Nichols
    - Chicago Holiday: Part 2 (1994) - Christina Nichols
    - Chicago Holiday: Part 1 (1994) - Christina Nichols
    1994
    A Child's Cry for Help (TV Movie) as
    Amanda Spencer
    1994
    A Pig's Tale (Video) as
    Tiffany
    1993
    Vendetta II: The New Mafia (TV Movie) as
    Anna
    1993
    Mrs. Doubtfire as
    Lydia Hillard
    1993
    Matinee as
    Sandra
    1991
    The Story Lady (TV Movie) as
    Alexandra Pollard
    1991
    The Rape of Doctor Willis (TV Movie) as
    Carrie Willis
    1991
    Rambling Rose as
    Doll
    1990
    Night Court (TV Series) as
    Barbie
    - My Three Dads (1990) - Barbie
    1990
    War of the Worlds (TV Series) as
    Julie
    - The Pied Piper (1990) - Julie
    1990
    Trick or Treasure (Short) as
    Tomaphina
    1989
    The Phone Call (TV Movie) as
    Holly Henderson
    1989
    Glory! Glory! (TV Movie)
    1987
    Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) as
    Janine Carlson / Kristen
    - The Playhouse (1989) - Janine Carlson
    - A Cup of Time (1987) - Kristen
    1989
    The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
    Lisa Cranston
    - Street of Shadows (1989) - Lisa Cranston
    1988
    Once Upon a Giant (TV Movie) as
    Little Red Riding Hood
    1988
    Emergency Room (TV Series) as
    Angie Sertoli
    - All Hallows Eve (1988) - Angie Sertoli
    1988
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
    Missy
    - Kandinsky's Vault (1988) - Missy
    1987
    The Care Bears (TV Series) as
    Anne
    - The Wrath of Shreeky (1987) - Anne (voice)
    1986
    Christmas Eve (TV Movie) as
    Little Girl
    1986
    Kay O'Brien (TV Series) as
    Allison Villaneuva
    - Taking the Heat (1986) - Allison Villaneuva
    1986
    The Right of the People (TV Movie) as
    Katie
    1985
    Eleni as
    Katis' Granddaughter
    Producer
    2001
    Day After Day (Short) (producer)
    Self
    2023
    Hollywood Entertainment News TV Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Actress Lisa Jakub is a wonderful woman. (2023) - Self
    2023
    Vulnerable with Christy Carlson Romano (Podcast Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Former Child Actor Lisa Jakub on Why She Quit the Business (2023) - Self - Guest
    2021
    Monday Morning Critic Podcast (Podcast Series) as
    Self
    - Episode 241 (2021) - Self
    2018
    Today (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 28 November 2018 (2018) - Self - Guest
    2014
    The Insider (TV Series) as
    Self - Mrs. Doubtfire
    - Episode dated 14 August 2014 (2014) - Self - Mrs. Doubtfire
    2005
    The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    1993
    Mrs. Doubtfire: Make-Up Tests (Video short) as
    Self
    Archive Footage
    2008
    From Man to Mrs.: The Evolution of 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (Video documentary short) as
    Self
    2006
    20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) as
    Lydia 'Lydie' Hillard
    - Magnificent Movies (2006) - Lydia 'Lydie' Hillard

    References

    Lisa Jakub Wikipedia