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Lisa Blount (July 1, 1957 – October 27, 2010) was an American film and television actress and Oscar-winning producer. Lisa (5' 9" | 1.75 m) was born on July 1, 1957 (Cancer) in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA as Lisa Suzanne Blount. She has a brother, Greg Blount (who appeared on one episode of American Gladiators (1989) but was injured and unable to participate further). Lisa Blount's second cousin is conservative filmmaker and inventor Cody G. Carson who is best known for being the founder of the Arkansas Movie Makers Organization (AMMO). Lisa grew up in Jacksonville, Arkansas, and graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1975. She actually quit high school at age sixteen and enrolled at the University of Arkansas despite not having a high school diploma. Her film career began at age 17 when, as a college student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, she was cast by director James Bridges to play a James Dean-obsessed goth girl in September 30, 1955 (1977). She was known as the "scream queen" star of a few 80s horror movies, but she is best remembered as the cynical, ambitious but insecure best friend to Debra Winger whose paramour (played by David Keith) commits suicide when Lisa's character refuses to marry him because he has dropped out of the Navy's officer's training program in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). In 1983, she was voted "Favorite Female Newcomer" by "US" magazine readers poll. She married Christopher Tufty on March 19, 1982 but however was divorce sometime prior to her marriage to actor/writer/director Ray McKinnon sometime in 1998. The February 6, 1985, issue of Variety announced the film "Ombre sul ponte" (English title "Shadow on the Bridge") would begin filming in March 1985, with director Ruggero Deodato, starring Franco Nero, Patrick Wayne, Lisa Blount, and Eli Wallach. No evidence the film was ever made or released. She executive produced The Accountant (2001) which was written and directed by her husband, McKinnon, and won the Oscar for "best live action short". Lisa Blount's mother, Louise, found her dead on October 25, 2010 (age 53) in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA in her home after two days of not being able to reach her. Louise claims that at the time of her daughter's death, she (Lisa) was suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a blood disorder, in which low levels of platelets keep blood from clotting and lead to bleeding and bruising. No signs of foul play were reported by Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper but he did not release cause of death. The police report listed her death as 'natural'. Her husband, Ray McKinnon, had been out of town at the time filming the remake of "Footloose" in Atlanta. They had been living in Little Rock, AR since 2005 after moving there due to Blount's health problems.

Blind Fury ( 1989) | IMDb: 6.3

Action , Thriller

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

Starring:

Rutger Hauer , Terry O'Quinn , Paul James Vasquez , Charles Cooper , Holly Cross Vagley , Brandon Call

Directed by:

Dick Ziker , Thomas A. Irvine , Phillip Noyce

Produced by:

Gina Scheerer , Tim Matheson , Susan Elkins

Great Balls of Fire! ( 1989) | IMDb: 6.3

Drama , History , Music

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.

Starring:

Dennis Quaid , Winona Ryder , John Doe , Stephen Tobolowsky , Alec Baldwin , Lisa Blount

Directed by:

Sally Jones , Jim McBride , Adam Somner

Produced by:

Jilly Gutteridge , Michael Grais , Karen Penhale

Prince of Darkness ( 1987) | IMDb: 6.7

Horror

A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open it, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all of humanity.

Starring:

Donald Pleasence , Lisa Blount , Victor Wong , Jameson Parker , Dennis Dun , Susan Blanchard

Directed by:

Sandy King , Larry J. Franco , John Carpenter

Produced by:

Shep Gordon , Bess Gilbert , Larry J. Franco

An Officer and a Gentleman ( 1982) | IMDb: 7

Drama , Romance

Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.

Starring:

Richard Gere , Debra Winger , Louis Gossett Jr. , David Keith , Robert Loggia , Lisa Blount

Directed by:

Taylor Hackford , David McGiffert , Mary Ann Newfield

Produced by:

Douglas Day Stewart , Nancy Klopper , Robert Schneider

Dead & Buried ( 1981) | IMDb: 6.5

Horror , Mystery

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.

Starring:

James Farentino , Melody Anderson , Jack Albertson , Dennis Redfield , Nancy Locke , Lisa Blount

Directed by:

Alvin Greenman , Scott Thaler , Andrew A. Ackerman

Produced by:

Edwin D. Rich , Richard R. St. Johns , Toni Lemos

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