Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount
Born	Lisa Suzanne Blount July 1, 1957 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	October 27, 2010 (aged 53) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Cause of death	Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura[1]
Resting place	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, producer
Years active	1977–2010
Spouse(s)	Christopher Tufty (m. 19??–19??; divorced) Ray McKinnon (m. 1998–2010; her death)
Parent(s)	Glen Roscoe Blount Margaret Louise Martin
Awards	Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film 2001 The Accountant

Lisa Suzanne Blount (July 1, 1957 – October 27, 2010) was an American film and television actress, and Oscar-winning producer.

Early life

Blount was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Glen Roscoe Blount and Margaret Louise Martin, and raised in Jacksonville, Arkansas. After graduating from Jacksonville High School and studying theatre at Valdosta State University in Georgia, she landed several small television roles.

Career

She played Lynette Pomeroy in An Officer and a Gentleman. Another memorable role was that of Jim Profit's outrageous stepmother Bobbi Stakowski in the short-lived television series Profit. She starred in Prince of Darkness as the love interest to Jameson Parker, who would play a more important role in the story as it progressed. She appeared in season two (1986) of Moonlighting in the episode, "Sleep Talkin' Guy".

Blount later became a producer and, along with her husband Ray McKinnon, won the Academy Award for best live action short film for the 2001 film, The Accountant. That film also credits her as wardrobe mistress.^[2] Blount produced and acted in Chrystal, which starred Billy Bob Thornton.

Death

Blount was found dead in her Little Rock, Arkansas, home by her mother on October 27, 2010.^[3] The coroner told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Blount appeared to have died two days earlier. No foul play was suspected, according to the Pulaski County Coroner.^[4][5]

Although the coroner did not release an official cause of death, Blount's mother told RadarOnline.com her daughter had suffered from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), in which low levels of platelets keep blood from clotting and lead to bleeding and bruising. "I think that might have been part of the problem when she passed away because when I found her she had a purple look on her neck that looked like blood on the surface".^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	September 30, 1955	Billie Jean Turner
1979	The Swap	Vivan Buck	New scenes
1981	Dead & Buried	Girl on the Beach/Lisa
1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	Lynette Pomeroy	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year
1984	What Waits Below	Leslie Peterson
1985	Radioactive Dreams	Miles Archer
1985	Cut and Run	Fran Hudson
1985	Cease Fire	Paula Murphy
1987	Nightflyers	Audrey
1987	Prince of Darkness	Catherine Danfourth
1988	South of Reno	Anette Clark
1989	Out Cold	Phyllis
1989	Great Balls of Fire!	Lois Brown
1989	Blind Fury	Annie Winchester
1991	Femme Fatale	Jenny Purge
1993	Needful Things	Cora Rusk	Uncredited
1994	Stalked	Janie
1994	Judicial Consent	Theresa Lewis
1996	Box of Moon Light	Purlene Dupre
1999	If... Dog... Rabbit...	Sarah Cooper-Toole
2002	A.K.A. Birdseye	Vicky Sharpless
2005	Chrystal	Chrystal	Best Actress Award – Stockholm Film Festival
2007	Randy and the Mob	Charlotte Pearson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The Gong Show	Appears on The Gong Show	Episode: Same episode with Pee Wee Herman
1982	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Talley	Episode: "Daniel's Song"
1983	Murder Me, Murder You	Michelle Jameson	Television film
1984	Boone	Sonny Watson	Episode: "Hard to Get"
1985	Stormin' Home	Sissy Rigetti	Television film
1986	Moonlighting	Toby	Episode: "Sleep Talkin' Guy"
1986	Annihilator	Cindy	Television film
1986	Deadly Nightmares	Miranda	Episode: "One Last Prayer"
1986	Starman	Angela	Episode: "Secrets"
1987	Magnum, P.I.	Andrea Nicholson	Episode: "Out of Sync"
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Pat Yaraslovsky	Episode: "Off Duty"
1988	Unholy Matrimony	Karen Sader	Television film
1990	Murder, She Wrote	Andrea Bascomb Douglas	Episode: "Always a Thief"
1991	Sons and Daughters	Mary Ruth Hammersmith	7 episodes
1992	In Sickness and in Health	Carmen	Television film
1992	Picket Fences	Melanie Marino	Episode: "Pilot"
1992	An American Story	Becky Meadows	Television film
1994	Murder Between Friends	Janet Myers	Television film
1995	The Client	Bernice	Episode: "Them That Has..."
1997	Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story	Mary Mandrell	Television film
1997	Fitz	Diana Falls	Episode: "Sons and Lovers"
1996–1997	Profit	Bobbi Stakowski	Lead role; 8 episodes
1999	Traffic		Television mini-series
2002	Judging Amy	Jean Collins	Episode: "Every Stranger's Face I See"
2003	Trash	Lisa	Television film

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
2001	The Accountant	Short film Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action (shared with Ray McKinnon) Spirit of Slamdance Award (shared with Ray McKinnon & Walton Goggins)
2004	Chrystal
2007	Randy and the Mob	Spirit of Slamdance Award (shared with Ray McKinnon & Walton Goggins)

References

1. Obituary, nydailynews.com; accessed September 3, 2015.
2. The Accountant, DVD end credits.
3. "Actress Lisa Blount, memorable for 'An Officer and a Gentleman', is found dead at 53", Los Angeles Times. October 27, 2010
4. "Oscar-winning actress Lisa Blount dies at 53", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. October 27, 2010
5. "Lisa Blount Found Dead on Wednesday", The News of Today; accessed September 3, 2015.
6. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: An Officer And A Gentleman Star Lisa Blount Lived In Excruciating Pain, Says Mom". Retrieved September 3, 2015.

External links

• Lisa Blount at the Internet Movie Database
• Lisa Blount at AllMovie
• Lisa Blount at Find a Grave