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Lisa Dalton

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Lisa is a master certifying teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique, teaches and performs in Russia, Europe, and the Americas, on stage and film, beginning in 1976 with BondST.org as a founding member. Lisa Dalton appeared in more than 200 films, television shows and commercials as an actor and stunt player in New York, Hollywood, and Texas. She is on the SAG-AFTRA DFW Board, President of the Tarrant County Live Theatre League, President of the National Michael Chekhov Association(www.chekhov.net); and is a John Maxwell Founders Circle Certified Speaker, Trainer and Coach.

Through the National Michael Chekhov Association, Dalton and Professor Wil Kilroy developed the longest running Michael Chekhov Teacher certification track globally. Lisa was the 2014 SouthEastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Guest Master Teacher.

In 1998, Lisa co-created the Award-winning documentary From Russia to Hollywood narrated by Gregory Peck that aired on PBS. Other DVD’s she has authored include:
The Michael Chekhov Workout
Michael Chekhov: The Dartington Years
Anthony Quinn on Chekhov.

She is the author of:
Critical Stages Essay: The Art of Michael Chekhov's Chart: A Training Sequence
Michael Chekhov Playbook: Discovering the Complete Chart of Inspired Action
Murder of Talent: How Pop Culture Is Killing “IT”, Amazon #1 Best Seller
Falling for the Stars: A Stunt Gal’s Tattle Tales,  Amazon #1 Best Seller
SynthAnalysis@: A Multidimensional Approach to Script Analysis with Stanislavski and Michael Chekhov
Foreword: Acting Exercise for Non-Traditional Staging: Michael Chekhov Reimagined by Anjalee Nadkarni (2017) London: Routledge
Foreword: Energize: A Balancing Act by Emmanuelle Chaulet (2008) Maine, Starlight Acting Books
Articles: Backstage, Soul of the American Theatre and Actors Ink 
She is also certified in NLP, Hypnosis, and Neurological Repatterning and a John Maxwell Team Speaker, Trainer, Coach.

You’ve seen her in ER, HBO’s Carnivale, Dr. Quinn and Melrose Place among her many TV credits. She was featured in the cult favorite Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon as a bad gal in Sho’nuff’s Gang. Visit IMDB for a partial listing.

Her stunts were used in such hits as Ghostbusters, Money Pit, Crocodile Dundee, Married to the Mob, FX, Legal Eagles, and Splash. She doubled Cher, Madonna, Kelly McGillis, Grace Jones, and Meryl Streep.

On the other side of camera, she is an award-winning director/producer of independent fiction and documentary films.
Off-duty, you might catch Lisa cruising on her BMW motorcycle with her Shih Tzu, Tibby Dalton (Friend him on FB). A biker since her first stunt in 1980, she has ridden in all 50 United States and 9 Canadian Provinces.

As a celebrity golfer with her late husband, actor Ken Kerman, she has served many charities, with favorites Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation, Barbara Sinatra Abused Children’s Center and Make-a-Wish Foundation. She is a proud stepmom of two and grandma of four. Scuba, hiking and being a bird nerd flesh out her hobby list.

Education

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland, United States
Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Theatre, Spanish
1971 To 1975

American University
Washington DC, District Of Columbia, United States
Grad Studies, Theatre
1975 To 1976

Job History

Live Theatre League of Tarrant County, TX
President, Member At Large
January 2016 - present

SAGAFTRA
Member of the Board of Directors, DFW
January 2012 - present

John Maxwell Certified Speaker, Trainer, Coach
John Maxwell Team Certified Speaker, Trainer, Coach
February 2011 - present

Dalton's Chekhov Connection
Acting Studio, Owner, Faculty, Director, Website
January 2006 - present

National Michael Chekhov Association
President, Co-founder
January 1993 - present

The Michael Chekhov Connection
owner
January 1988 - present