Lisa Montell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1933
- Died
- March 7, 2023 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Poland
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lisa Janti is known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, and then shifted her career to one of advocacy and service to various disadvantaged groups and to her adopted religion, the Bahá'í Faith. Lisa Janti, known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, was born Irena Ludmila Vladimirovna Augustynowic of Russian-Polish ancestry, and her family fled to Poland before World War II. On arrival in New York they changed their last name to Montwill so she grew up Irene Montwill. They lived in New York and Janti attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. After becoming involved in English-speaking theatre she was noticed by Hollywood producer Dick Welding who offered her a part in Daughter of the Sun God, filmed in Peru c. 1953 with actor William Holmes. Shortly afterwards her father died and the family chose to follow the opportunity Hollywood was giving her with her career. Her first role may have been in 1954 in the TV series The Public Defender, based on the film of the same name. On television she was on the Cheyenne show episode "Border Showdown" (Showdown in Paso Also) of 1955 and the 1956 Jane Wyman's Fireside Theater episode "A Time to live" and the Sugarfoot show episode "Guns for Big Bear" in 1958. In 1962 she was in Combat! episode "A Day in June". Janti was known as the "Starlet of many faces" probably portraying more diverse ethnic roles though she was Polish including Polynesian, Native American, Mexican, Burmese, French, Italian, Spanish, east Indian and Persian – roles with dubious cultural and sexist stereotypes. Among the productions Janti was cast in are She Gods of Shark Reef, Ten Thousand Bedrooms, Pearl of the South Pacific, Jump Into Hell, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, and World Without End.
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Filmography
Daughter of the Sun God
Movie · as Christine
The Firebrand
Movie · as Clarita Vasconcelos
Combat!
TV · as Marcelle · 1 ep
The Long Rope
Movie · as Alicia Alvarez
Johnny Midnight
TV · as Julie Valenti · 1 ep
Surfside 6
TV · as Nancy Dinato · 1 ep
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
TV · as Annabella · 1 ep
One Step Beyond
TV · as Terese · 1 ep
She Gods of Shark Reef
Movie · as Mahia
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Movie · as Paviva
The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca
Movie · as Anita Chavez
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TV · as Maria Chamini · 1 ep
The Ann Sothern Show
TV · as Maharani · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Selena Thorn · 1 ep
Northwest Passage
TV · as Emily Duren · 1 ep
Frontier Doctor
TV · as Marguerite Lidell · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Simone · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Pilar Sanchez · 1 ep
Naked Paradise
Movie · as Lanai
Tomahawk Trail
Movie · as Tula
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Movie · as Diana Martelli
Tales of Wells Fargo
TV · as Juanita · 1 ep
The O. Henry Playhouse
TV · as Carlotta · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Soledad Ortega · 1 ep
Colt .45
TV · as Teresa Valdez · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Kenoee, Carmencita · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · as Andalucia Rubio · 1 ep
World Without End
Movie · as Deena
The Wild Dakotas
Movie · as Ruth Murphy
Gaby
Movie · as Claire
Wire Service
TV · as Luisa · 1 ep
Broken Arrow
TV · as Tesalbe · 1 ep
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · as Lisette Rochambeau · 1 ep
Escape to Burma
Movie · as Andora
Pearl of the South Pacific
Movie · as Momu
Jump Into Hell
Movie · as Jacqueline
Daddy Long Legs
Movie · as College Girl (uncredited)
Finger Man
Movie · as Mary Smith (uncredited)
The Millionaire
TV · as Paula Wellington · 1 ep
The Jane Wyman Show
TV · as Carmelita · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · as Yasmin · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Rosa · 1 ep
Public Defender
TV · as Bertha · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Anita Chavez · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Frederica McLane · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Suzanne · 1 ep
The Gene Autry Show
TV · as Esther Cameron · 1 ep