About Me
Liza Jaine was born in a small town in Florida known for its retirement homes... not exactly a mecca of entertainment for a little girl. With little to do and no one her age around, Liza took to staging plays and choreographing dances in her back yard... complete with sets and costumes. As soon as she was old enough, she started taking dance classes at her family's dance studio.
Her professional career began at the age of 7 when she appeared in her first two Equity shows, Gypsy and The Sound of Music. Her training continued at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts where she studied acting, dance, musical theatre and opera.
Liza was lucky enough to be chosen to attend the Broadway Theatre Project under the tutelage of Ann Reinking. In that program, she studied with such greats as Gwen Verdon, Gregory Hines, Tommy Tune and Dave Clemmons. Even so, Liza maintains that most of what she knows about acting she learned while pretending she knew what she was doing in dance class.
She continued her professional career with the national tours of A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, and State Fair.
However, life on the road was not what she had planned so she moved back to New York to get a degree.
Liza graduated with a B.A. in Writing from Columbia University then decided she'd had enough of the Big Apple and moved to the Windy City.
Liza made her Chicago debut at Drury Lane Oakbrook as Prudie in Pump Boys and Dinettes, then played Dorothy Parker in Thoroughly Modern Millie at the same theatre. She also worked at Noble Fool Theatricals playing Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
In 2011, Liza moved to Atlanta to explore the burgeoning Film and TV market and quickly found a successful path, landing commercials and guest spots, as well as a few web series. She has also starred in The Marvelous Wonderettes at ART Station, Mary Poppins at the Aurora Theatre, and Tuck Everlasting at the Tony award winning Alliance Theatre.
Liza is a trained Muay Thai fighter and tactical weapons specialist.
Liza is represented by Laura Magner at Ursula Wiedmann Talent.
Liza's list of unrealized experiences include owning a horse ranch, learning to belly dance and becoming a stunt driver… though parallel parking continues to stump her.
Her professional career began at the age of 7 when she appeared in her first two Equity shows, Gypsy and The Sound of Music. Her training continued at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts where she studied acting, dance, musical theatre and opera.
Liza was lucky enough to be chosen to attend the Broadway Theatre Project under the tutelage of Ann Reinking. In that program, she studied with such greats as Gwen Verdon, Gregory Hines, Tommy Tune and Dave Clemmons. Even so, Liza maintains that most of what she knows about acting she learned while pretending she knew what she was doing in dance class.
She continued her professional career with the national tours of A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, and State Fair.
However, life on the road was not what she had planned so she moved back to New York to get a degree.
Liza graduated with a B.A. in Writing from Columbia University then decided she'd had enough of the Big Apple and moved to the Windy City.
Liza made her Chicago debut at Drury Lane Oakbrook as Prudie in Pump Boys and Dinettes, then played Dorothy Parker in Thoroughly Modern Millie at the same theatre. She also worked at Noble Fool Theatricals playing Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
In 2011, Liza moved to Atlanta to explore the burgeoning Film and TV market and quickly found a successful path, landing commercials and guest spots, as well as a few web series. She has also starred in The Marvelous Wonderettes at ART Station, Mary Poppins at the Aurora Theatre, and Tuck Everlasting at the Tony award winning Alliance Theatre.
Liza is a trained Muay Thai fighter and tactical weapons specialist.
Liza is represented by Laura Magner at Ursula Wiedmann Talent.
Liza's list of unrealized experiences include owning a horse ranch, learning to belly dance and becoming a stunt driver… though parallel parking continues to stump her.
