Lisa Goldstein (actress)

Lisa Erin Goldstein (born July 30, 1981) is an American television, film and theatre actress. She is most known for her role as Millicent Huxtable on One Tree Hill.

Lisa Goldstein
Born
Lisa Erin Goldstein

(1981-07-30) July 30, 1981
Long Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Brendan Kirsch (2011–present)
Children1

Personal life and education

Goldstein was born on Long Island, New York and lived in London, England until the age of 4. She also lived in Pennsylvania as a child and then New York, North Carolina, California and Florida where she worked and went to school.[1] She graduated from Hingham High School (Hingham, Massachusetts) in 1999.[2] Afterwards, Goldstein went to Elon University (Elon, NC) where she received her BFA in Music Theatre in 2003.[3] She then interned at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California.[4]

Goldstein is currently married and lives in Florida with her husband sports coordinator; Brendan Kirsch. She met him on the One Tree Hill set where he was basketball coordinator.[5] On January 5, 2014, Goldstein and her husband announced via Twitter that the couple are expecting their first child.[6] On July 11, 2014 Goldstein gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy whom they named Flynn Robert Kirsch. She is now Retired from Acting.[7]

Career

After college, Goldstein worked at regional theaters in several musicals, including Smokey Joe's Cafe, Victor Victoria and Anything Goes.[3]

In early 2007, Goldstein signed a contract with Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida where she played Belle in Beauty and the Beast – The Musical and Nemo, Pearl and Squirt in Finding Nemo – The Musical.[3]

In July 2007, Goldstein was booked on the CW's popular drama series One Tree Hill as Millicent Huxtable. She was cast only for the first episode of season 5. However, after seeing her performance in that episode, the writers decided to bring her character back for the remainder of the season.[3] In season 6, she became a regular.

In early 2008, Goldstein filmed an independent film Who Do You Love?, portraying Phil Chess's wife Sheva Chess. She also appeared in the music video for fellow One Tree Hill co-star Kate Voegele's song "Only Fooling Myself," which was directed by the show's creator and executive producer Mark Schwahn.[1]

As of August 2011, Goldstein was working on season 9 of One Tree Hill.[8]

Goldstein’s last Acting Credit was a Guest Role on Drop Dead Diva before she left acting for good.[1]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2008–2012One Tree HillMillicent HuxtableRecurring role (Season 5)
Main cast (Seasons 6–9)
92 Episodes
2008Who Do You Love?Sheva Chess
2013Drop Dead DivaRachel McMannEpisode 5.10 "The Kiss"

References
  1. "Lisa Goldstein Kirsch". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. Bethany Swanson. "Lisa Goldstein '03 makes the most of "One Tree Hill"". Elon University Alumni Association.
  4. "Elon Alumnus Appearing on One Tree Hill" (PDF). The Marquee! – The Newsletter of the Department of Performing Arts, Elon University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Goldstein Kirsch, Lisa (LisaGoldstein). "2014 is going 2 B a great year! I'm pregnant! Happy to be giving life 2 another Kirsch with such an amazing man. #luckylady @BrendanKirsch1" 17:32, January 5, 2014 (UTC). Tweet.
  7. Goldstein, Kirsch, Lisa (Lisa Goldstein). 17:54, July 11, 2014 (UTC). Tweet.
  8. cwtv.com Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
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