Lisa Marie Eilbacher"Lisa Eilbacher credits". TV Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2025. "Birth Name: Lisa Marie Eilbacher. Birth Place: Dharan, Saudi Arabia. Profession: Actress." (born May 5, 1956) See also: is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Jeanette Summers in Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
Early life Lisa Marie Eilbacher was born on May 5, 1956, to American parents, Beverly and Robert Charles Eilbacher, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia."Network Bio: Lisa Eilbacher (Callie Shaw in 'The Hardy Boys')". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 30, 1978. p. TV-58. Retrieved June 10, 2025. Robert was an executive at Aramco, headquartered in Dhahran."Lisa Eilbacher: Have Urdu, Will Travel". Anderson Independent. March 8, 1987. p. TV-3. Retrieved June 10, 2025. "[...] Lisa had never studied acting formally. Her mother, Beverly Eilbacher, is the only acting coach she's ever had. "And she's never had any other students but my sister Cindy and me," she says. "She has a great ability to draw from you what you don't think is there. I really believe that no one can teach anyone to 'act.' You can only be taught to open up, and that she did with me."" She is the second of five children, two others of whom also worked as child actors. Eilbacher and her family divided their time between Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, and Switzerland until 1963, when her father relocated the family to Beverly Hills and became a realtor."Funeral Announcements". The Los Angeles Times. p.. Retrieved June 10, 2025. "EILBACHER, Robert Charles, passed away March 15, 1997. Survived by ex-wife, Beverly; daughters, Teri, Lisa, Cynthia, Kimberley; and son, Robert, Jr.; grandchildren, Ryan and Kristen. Memorial Service at Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills""Beverly Hills Property: Herman". The Los Angeles Times Classified Ads. May 12, 1963. p. 35. Retrieved June 10, 2025. "OPEN 1178 EVENTIDE-OPEN REDUCED to $99.500 NOW family house buy in Laemmie Estates. 4 BR., pool playground. BOB EILBACHER.""BH Realty Board: First Woman Mayor Honored". Malibu-Toppanga News. December 20, 1973. p. 13. Retrieved June 10, 2025. "Directors installed were Friedman, Salka, Robert C. Eilbacher, Jack Hupp," Eilbacher attended Beverly Hills Catholic School and Beverly Hills High. She never formally studied acting, but was coached in it by her mother. In a 1987 interview, Eilbacher described the coaching she received:I really believe that no one can teach anyone to 'act.' You can only be taught to open up, and that she did for me. Eilbacher is the older sister of former actress Cindy Eilbacher, with whom she appeared in the 1974 television movie Bad Ronald,Deal, David (2007). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 9. . "Bad Ronald is a well-crafted piece of psychological horror worth the time and effort to locate. Dabney Coleman and Pippa Scott are the parents in the family who move into the Wilby house and it is a treat to see the Eilbacher sisters, Cindy and Lisa, in their only film together as two of their daughters." and of former child actor, Bobby Eilbacher."Singer Plays Singer". Muncie Evening Press. September 18, 1971. p. T-19. Retrieved June 11, 2025. "Recording star Jennifer, in her acting debut, plays a singer who lost her hearing, in 'Broken Melody,' the season premiere of 'The Bold Ones' [...] Bobby Eilbacher plays a young patient, and John Saxon appears in his regular role of Dr. Ted Stuart."Chance, Norman (2011). Who Was Who on TV, Volume 1. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris. pp. 1972–173. . "Bob Newhart Show, The: Comedy: 1972-1978 [...] Role — Comedy: Aggie Harrison — Ann Rutherford 1973-1974; Al Brolio — Ric Mancini 1975-1978 [...] Dave Death — Tom Patchett 1973-1977; David — Bobby Eilbacher 1974-1975; Debbie – Shirley O'Hara 1973-1976"
Career
Child actress and tv roles Eilbacher started acting as a child, appearing on such shows as My Three Sons and Gunsmoke. She later made a transition into adult roles on such shows as The Amazing Spider-Man.
Eilbacher starred as Callie Shaw in The Hardy Boys Mysteries in 1977. The same year, she appeared in the episode "The Innocent" of the short-lived Logan's Run TV series. Eilbacher also guest starred on the TV series Man from Atlantis in an episode where she played Shakespeare's Juliet. She appeared alongside her sister Cynthia "Cindy" Eilbacher at least twice, most famously in the 1974 made-for-television horror film Bad Ronald, in which they portray two of the three teenage daughters of the family newly residing in the old Wilby house. Prior to that, they had appeared as sisters Bridget and Beth Jordan, onscreen daughters of guest star Vera Miles in the 1971 Alias Smith and Jones episode, "The Posse That Wouldn't Quit"."TV Scout Preview: Super-Debate Night". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 20. Retrieved June 10, 2025. "'Alias Smith and Jones' has a nice story about nice folks. Smith (Pete Duel) and Jones (Ben Murphy) have been trying to elude a posse and are taken in by a family headed by Vera Miles. But the posse catches up with them and the two tomboy daughters (Cindy and Lisa Eilbacher) help them to escape. [...] VERA MILES, (L.) with BEN MURPHY, CHARLES H. GRAY and her two 'daughters' LISA and CINDY EILBACHER in a scene from 'The Posse That Wouldn't Quit' tonight at 8.""Vera Miles Guest Stars as Ranch Owner". The Mexia Daily News. April 9, 1972. p. 14. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
Subsequent roles and films In 1981, Eilbacher starred in the television film This House Possessed with Parker Stevenson, with whom she worked on The Hardy Boys Mysteries. That same year, she acted in Lee Philips's film On the Right Track starring television star Gary Coleman. Some reviews concluded that it was sappy and capitalizing on Coleman's TV following, many found the film charming, well written, and well acted.Labonté, Richard (11 July 1981). Young TV Favorite Stars in Real Movie, Ottawa Citizen Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times, felt she stood out by saying it "is Coleman's picture, but its unexpected pleasure is Eilbacher".
Eilbacher is best known for her roles in two 1980s films: An Officer and a Gentleman and Beverly Hills Cop. In An Officer and a Gentleman, she played Naval Aviation Officer Candidate Casey Seeger, a popular and charming woman who nearly flunked out of the program due to her inability to complete the obstacle course, but she persevered and graduated. An amateur bodybuilder in real life, Eilbacher said that the hardest aspect of this role was "pretending" to be out of shape. In Beverly Hills Cop, she played Jenny Summers, a childhood friend of Eddie Murphy's character who reunited with him to solve the murder of a mutual friend.
Eilbacher was also featured in the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War, playing Madeleine Henry. In 1985, she co-starred with Holland Taylor in the ABC detective series Me and Mom.
Personal life Eilbacher has been married to director and photographer Bradford May since 1988.Caveman Circus April 9, 2024: What happened to actress Lisa Eilbacher?
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1972Caroline Kozlenko1977Run for the RosesCarol 1981On the Right TrackJill Klein1982Casey Seeger198310 to MidnightLaurie Kessler1984Beverly Hills CopJeannette 'Jenny' Summers1988Deadly IntentLaura KeatonVideoNever Say DieMelissa Jones1989LeviathanBridget Bowman1990The Last SamuraiSusan1992Live WireTerry O'Neill
Television Year Title Role Notes1969My Three SonsBunnyEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"1971Alias Smith and JonesBridget JordanEpisode: "The Posse That Wouldn't Quit"1972BonanzaEloiseEpisode: "First Love"1973Lois-MayEpisode: "The Fire"VickiEpisode: "The Subject Was Noses"Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawJeannie HoldenEpisode: "The Pool House"GunsmokeMelodyEpisode: "Kimbro"1974The Texas WheelersSallyEpisode: "Wailin' Wheeler Is Dead"Apple's WayGloriaEpisode: "The First Love"Bad RonaldEllen WoodTV filmShazam!Cathy MooreEpisode: "The Doom Buggy"1975Movin' OnCathyEpisode: "Landslide"GunsmokeLaileeEpisode: "The Sharecroppers"CaribeCindeeEpisode: "The Patriots"1976PanacheLisaTV filmGail DobbsEpisode: "Dead or Alive"1977Callie ShawRecurring role (7 episodes)Judy TylerEpisode: "Pilot"Logan's RunLisaEpisode: "The Innocent"Man from AtlantisJulietEpisode: "The Naked Montague"1978Hawaii Five-OElaine SebastianEpisode: "Tall on the Wave"WheelsJody HortonTV miniseries1979Patty HearstTV filmLove for RentLynn Martin1980To Race the WindKit1981This House PossessedSheila Moore1982Simon & SimonStacey Wheeler / Maggie & Sharon DameronEpisodes: "Earth to Stacey", "Sometimes Dreams Come True"1983Madeline HenryTV miniseries55th Academy AwardsSelf - PresenterRyan's FourDr. Ingrid SorensonEpisode; "Ryan's Four"Battle of the Network Stars XIVSelf - ABC Team1985Me and MomKate MorganMain role (6 episodes)1986Andie FieldsEpisode: "Nightsong"Monte CarloMaggie EganTV film1987Deadly DeceptionAnne1989Manhunt: Search for the Night StalkerAnne Clark1990Joshua's HeartKit1990–1991Midnight CallerNicky MolloyRegular role (19 episodes)1992Blind Man's BluffCarolynTV filmDeadly MatrimonyNina Sloane1995Sally VogelDazzleFernanda Kulkullen919 Fifth AvenueJanet Van Degen
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