![]() She made her first big-screen appearance in Airport playing the role of Libby Bakersfeld. In addition to her television roles, she also was cast in several movies. Gerritsen returned in the role in the sequel Phyllis (1975-77). Bess was a precocious child whose mother believed in progressive parenting (Bess always called Phyllis by her first name, read Phyllis' books on child rearing, and was educated on sexuality, etc.). In 1970, she was cast in as Bess Lindstrom, daughter of landlord Phyllis Lindstrom in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, for which she received critical acclaim. "Why do people make mistakes," she asks her father in the script. Though reconciled with the father, she must leave for boarding school while he serves a prison sentence. Louis after the death of her mother to find her outlaw father, Lucas Pritchard, portrayed by Steve Ihnat, in Dodge City. On the December 28, 1970, Gunsmoke episode entitled "Jenny," Lisa played a 10-year-old who leaves St. The show was based on the cartoons and comedy of author James Thurber. #LISA GERRITSEN SERIES#She was also cast in several episodes of Gunsmoke, one of which helped her to land a regular role in the 1969 NBC comedy series My World and Welcome to It, which starred William Windom and Joan Hotchkis. After The Doris Day Show, Gerritsen had guest-star or cameo appearances in several television shows including The Odd Couple, Bonanza, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Virginian and Family Affair. #LISA GERRITSEN PROFESSIONAL#Encouraged by her mother and grandfather, and after running the gauntlet of numerous casting calls, she landed her first professional role in an episode of The Doris Day Show in 1968. Her acting career began when she was eight years old. She was born Lisa Orszag, and is the granddaughter of child actor and screenwriter True Boardman, and the great-granddaughter of silent film actors True Boardman and Virginia True Boardman. She is most famous for her role as Bess, the independent-minded daughter of Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show she later carried the role over into the spinoff Phyllis. She lives with her husband John Rustan and son in Northern California. Lisa Gerritsen is an American former child actor. ![]()
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