Lisa Anne Porter

Lisa Anne Porter is a professional actor, director, educator, and voice/dialect coach. She has recently moved to New York City. As a professional actor, she has performed nationwide with numerous repertory companies and Shakespeare festivals. She has most recently been seen as Suzanne in Eureka Day (a role she originated), the u/s for the Oskar’s Mother in Let the Right One In, Tracey in Sweat, Gruach in Dunsinane, Julia in Fefu and Her Friends, and Erica in A Bright Half Life. She is currently the Resident Voice and Dialect Coach for the national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She was previously the Co-Head of Voice and Dialects for its SF production at the Curran Theatre as well as the Resident Director for the final five months of its run. She has coached voice, text and dialect in over seventy professional productions. As a teacher, she was the Head of Acting and before that the Head of Voice and Dialects in the MFA program the American Conservatory Theatre. She has an M.F.A. in Acting from A.C.T., a B.A. from Wesleyan University and certification as a Linklater Voice Teacher.