Lisa Mordente (born July , ) is an American actress, singer, and
dancer.Born in New Hyde Park, New York, to choreographer and
television director Tony Mordente and actress/dancer Chita Rivera (her
birth postponed her mother's opening in the West End production of
West Side Story ), Mordente made her Broadway debut opposite Alexis
Smith in the short-lived musical Platinum. Marlowe () was equally
unsuccessful, but garnered her a nomination for the Tony Award for
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. She also was
assistant to the choreographer for the production of The Who's Tommy,
where she met performer Donnie Kehr, whom she married and later
divorced.Mordente's television credits include a regular role on the
summer series Viva Valdez and guest appearances on Starsky and Hutch,
Welcome Back, Kotter, Chico and the Man, The Cosby Show, and The
A-Team. She served as choreographer for the movies The End and Sister
Act.
dancer.Born in New Hyde Park, New York, to choreographer and
television director Tony Mordente and actress/dancer Chita Rivera (her
birth postponed her mother's opening in the West End production of
West Side Story ), Mordente made her Broadway debut opposite Alexis
Smith in the short-lived musical Platinum. Marlowe () was equally
unsuccessful, but garnered her a nomination for the Tony Award for
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. She also was
assistant to the choreographer for the production of The Who's Tommy,
where she met performer Donnie Kehr, whom she married and later
divorced.Mordente's television credits include a regular role on the
summer series Viva Valdez and guest appearances on Starsky and Hutch,
Welcome Back, Kotter, Chico and the Man, The Cosby Show, and The
A-Team. She served as choreographer for the movies The End and Sister
Act.
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