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Lisa Cerasoli

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Lisa Cerasoli
Born (1969-01-27) January 27, 1969 (age 55)
Occupations
Known for
Spouse
Peter Weaver
(m. 2003⁠–⁠2013)
Children1

Lisa Cerasoli (born January 27, 1969, in Iron Mountain, Michigan)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her role as Venus (V) Ardonowski on General Hospital.

Personal life

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Cerasoli moved back to Michigan from Los Angeles in 2003 to care for her father, Richard, until his death in July. Two months later, in September 2003, she wed Peter Weaver. They had a daughter, Jazzlyn "Jazz" Jo, in 2005. In 2008, Lisa's grandmother, Nora Jo, came to live with them until her death in 2010 from Alzheimer's disease. In 2013, Lisa revealed that her marriage had ended.[1]

Career

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Cerasoli portrayed the character of Venus Ardanowski on General Hospital and Port Charles from 1997 to 1999. She also made appearances on Diagnosis Murder, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Oh, Grow Up, a couple of episodes of The Pretender as Zoe, and Boomtown.

In 2009 she published her first book, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity, which won five national awards. In 2010 she published the memoir, As Nora Jo Fades Away: Confessions of a Caregiver. The book was optioned by RicheProductions in 2011. They optioned it to Sony in 2013 who then sold it to AMC for a TV series. In 2011, Cerasoli made her first documentary, 14 DAYS with Alzheimer's, starring her grandmother and her own daughter, Jazz. It won 16 national awards.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2002 S1mOne Premiere Audience Member

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995-1997 Acapulco Bay Marnie Swanson 52 episodes
1997 House of Frankenstein 2 episodes
tv miniseries
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Dana Mason Episode: "S.O.D."
Episode: "Stand Down"
1997-1999 General Hospital Venus "V" Ardanowski
Port Charles
1999 Oh, Grow Up Janet Episode: "Pilot"
1999-2000 The Pretender Zoe Episode: "Road Trip"
Episode: "The Inner Sense: Part 1"
Episode: "The Inner Sense: Part 2"
1998-2000 Diagnosis: Murder Sheryl Winter
Julie Warren
Episode: "Baby Boom"
Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff"
2002 Boomtown Mia Lang Episode: "The Squeeze"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Catching up with...Lisa Cerasoli". Soap Opera Digest (June 10, 2013), pg. 77.
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