Lisa Nicole Carson was born on 12th July 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA, and is a television and film actress, best known for her roles in such series as “ER” (1996-2001) and “Ally McBeal” (1997-2002). Carson has also worked in such movies as “Devil in a Blue Dress” (1995), “Love Jones” (1997), and “Life” (1999). Her career started in 1991.
Have you ever wondered how rich Lisa Nicole Carson is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Carson’s net worth is as high as $100,000, an amount earned largely through her acting career.
Lisa Nicole Carson Net Worth $100,000
Lisa Nicole Carson was born as a daughter of a kindergarten teacher mother and a journalist professor father, who worked at the University of Florida. Lisa grew up in Gainesville, Florida, where she went to the F. W. Buchholz High School, from where she matriculated in 1987. During her high school days, Carson participated as a singer in the “America’s Junior Miss” talent show, being runner-up for the Gainesville region. However, she decided to pursue an acting career instead of in singing.
Lisa debuted in an episode of the Golden Globe Award-nominated series “Law & Order” in 1991, while in 1992 she appeared in an episode of the Golden Globe Award-winning “The Cosby Show”, and in “The Apollo Comedy Hour”. Carson starred in her feature film debut “Let’s Get Bizzee” (1993), and had a role in “Jason’s Lyric” (1994) alongside Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Bokeem Woodbine. In 1995, Lisa appeared in “Devil in a Blue Dress” starring Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, and Jennifer Beals, before she began playing Carla Simmons in the Golden Globe Award-winning series “ER”, appearing in 29 episodes. In 1997, Carson worked in “Love Jones” (1997) with Larenz Tate and Nia Long, and in “Eve’s Bayou” alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Meagan Good. Also in 1997, she began playing Renee Raddick in the Golden Globe Award-winning series “Ally McBeal”, reaching in 91 episodes by 2002. By the end of the ‘90s, Lisa also had roles in the Oscar-nominated comedy called “Life” (1999) starring Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, and Obba Babatundé, and then in a Primetime Emmy Award-nominated mini-series “Aftershock: Earthquake in New York” (1999).
After “Ally McBeal” ended, Carson had a break from acting for ten years, when she retreated to New York to receive treatment for her bipolar disorder. She returned in an episode of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning “Harry’s Law” in 2012, and at the moment she is working on a new series – “The New Edition Story” (2017).
Regarding her personal life, Lisa Nicole Carson’s most intimate details such as marital status and the number of children are unknown, as she successfully manages to keep them out of the public eyes. She has a tattoo of ‘Gypsy’ on her arm and a tattoo of a small crab on her belly because she was born under the sign of Cancer.
