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Lisa Marie Panagos
Birthday – Dec 4th

Nationality – Greek, French, Irish American

Citizenship – USA

General Education:

Syracuse University, BFA in Acting, Music and Dance

Education in the Arts:

Washington School of Ballet

North Carolina School of the Arts (summer program)

Steps on Broadway at the Broadway Dance Center

Katherine Mizell’s Modeling Moppetts

Languages spoken: English, French

Occupation: Musician, Entertainer, Actress Years active: 25+ years

Known for: Music, Theater, acting

Hometown - Hollywood, CA.

Born – Potomac, MD.

Music
Her biggest hit has been Mind’s Eye, 2007 that reached the top 5 on the DJ charts. Also included on the album were Pale Skies Grey, Down ans Know My Soul. More recently, she released I Wanna be Your Lover in 2010. Lisa Panagos' video for Mind's Eye was a 2012 LA Music Awards Producers Choice Recipient. She was also nominated for thw 2012 Music Video of the Year. 

Lisa has a catalogue of over 60 songs and tracks ranging from R&B to Pop to Dance that are available for licensing, TV, film and commercials.

TV and ﬁlm credits:
In the 2000's, Panagos was a Fantasy Girl in the 2000 pilot for NBC's Wonderland. She made a guest appearance on Yes, Dear as Mother #1 on the episode Quitters Never Dance. She also appeared in Where’s Tuesday Monday?, 2009 and The Mansion Directive, 2010, an Indie film. Videos have included Red Red Rope, 2008 and Kinescoping, a Dr. Travis video, 2008. Panagos was in several TV programs or movies in the 1990's, including, Law and Order as a responsive juror, Donnie Brasco,1997, as Sonny Black’s girl, Hercules Strikes Manhattan as an Egyptian Dancer on the Disney Channel, 1997 and as a Bensonhurst Girl in the HBO spoof of 90210.

Theater:
Lisa Panagos has performed in Sophisticated Ladies with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Annie Get Your Gun with Reba McEntire and Tom Wopat at the Marquis Theatre, as well as Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot and Phantom of the Opera. She has also been the featured singer at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club. She has also appeared with the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, featured as a dance soloist.

Commercials:
Bud light commercial, Voiceover for the U.S. Postal Service, Voiceover for the People's Drug store

Personal Life
Lisa Marie Panagos is a vibrant actor, recording artist and songwriter whose talent transcends trivial categorization.

Born in Maryland's horse country, Lisa Marie grew up riding horses, skateboarding and playing all sorts of sports. A bit of a tomboy at heart, she has always gotten her inspiration from nature, and began playing piano and writing poetry as early as 8. Horseback riding was never her strong suit and after a terrible accident, Lisa decided to trade her horse boots and riding hat for dancing shoes and a top hat. It turned out to be a great decision. Lisa was a natural and excelled in many forms of dance, including ballet, jazz and tap. Soon after, she began singing, acting and modeling and loved it all. She began honing her craft in her hometown and then was accepted into Syracuse University to study acting and music. With her sights set on New York City, Lisa received her BFA in three years and was off to the Big Apple to pursue her dreams. 

Her hard work eventually started to pay off when she began landing roles in theater, TV and film. Lisa has performed around the world to audiences of 50 to 50,000 with her original music, musical reviews and book shows. She performed on Broadway with Reba McEntire in "Annie Get Your Gun" and did the first national tour of the same show starring Marilu Henner. Other credits include; "Sophisticated Ladies", starring the Duke Ellington Orchestra, "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Camelot" to name a few. She was a featured singer and "Sporting Doll" at the legendary Monte Carlo Sporting Club, where she performed for the Royal family and worked with a host of International stars, such as The Gypsy Kings, Donna Summer, Tony Bennett and Shirley MacClaine. Some TV and film credits include "Yes Dear," "Law and Order," "Donnie Brasco" and numerous independent films. 

Lisa is currently working on her a new CD and is auditioning for acting roles in TV, film and theatre on both the East and West coast. Her specialties are acting, singing, songwriting, modeling, dancing, choreography, producing and performing in live Shows.

Influences: When it comes to music and recording, Lisa is an avid collaborator and has worked with some of the best producers, re-mixers, writers and arrangers in the music industry; including Mac Quayle {Beyonce, Madonna, Lindsay Lohan), hit songwriter Alex Forbes, Ed Goldson (Jay Z, Eve), Dave Bianco (Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Tom Petty) and Tommy James (Duke Ellington Orchestra). 

Awards
LA Music Awards – winner, Producers’ Choice Award, Outstanding Debut Release 2012

LA Music Awards – nominated for video of the year for "Mind's Eye"

American Biographical Institute – Woman of the Year, 2012

Listed in the Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, England, 2012

Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st. Century, 2012

The Da Vinci Diamond award from the International Biographical Centre in recognition of outstanding contribution to the Performing

Arts and Entertainment Business, 2012

Induction into the Professional Hall of Fame by the ABI. for Career Integrity and Accomplishments in the Entertainment Business, 2012

Cambridge Who’s Who® - Expert since 2009 Cambridge Who’s Who® - member since 2008

Gold Girl Indie Award for “Mind's Eye” Compilation, 2008

Radio Indie, Girl Indie Award, 2008