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name: "Lisa Eichhorn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lisa-eichhorn"
fi1m_id: "lisa-eichhorn"
imdb_id: "nm0002059"
tmdb_id: 28950
wikidata_id: "Q458188"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 February 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-23T13:42:12.230844+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lisa Eichhorn

## Identity

Lisa Eichhorn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lisa-eichhorn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lisa-eichhorn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002059
- **TMDB ID:** 28950
- **Wikidata ID:** Q458188
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Eichhorn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458188, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28950

Actor. Born 4 February 1952 in Glens Falls, New York, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 February 1952, Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
- **Active:** 1981–2013
- **Also known as:** لیزا آیکورن
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 77 (3), 2010s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 4, Mystery 2, Thriller 2, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $217m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Eichhorn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458188, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002059/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28950

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cutter's Way*](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md) (82)

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## Fi1m on Lisa Eichhorn

> Lisa Eichhorn is particularly good at playing people whose unhappiness others would prefer to overlook. Her restraint gives *Cutter's Way* much of its force, and it is the performance we recommend starting with.

In *Cutter's Way* (1981), Lisa Eichhorn's Mo holds our attention without trying to match John Heard's intensity. The men are absorbed in their own troubles, and she makes that absorption harder to excuse. We found her unhappiness hard to shake, because she makes us care about what the murder investigation keeps pushing aside. There is no need for her to dominate the film to change how we watch its leading men.

She made her film debut as Jean Moreton opposite Richard Gere in *Yanks* (1979), then played Gertrude Wentworth in *The Europeans* (1979). Those early roles preceded the move towards mothers and supporting parts from the 1990s. Mo is the performance that makes us wary of treating that later casting as a full account of her abilities. Ivan Passer's film sometimes lets its murder investigation lose momentum, but Eichhorn gives us somebody to care about when the plot is struggling to move.

In *King of the Hill* (1993), Steven Soderbergh casts her as Mrs Kurlander, mother of Jesse Bradford's Aaron. The family gradually disperses from a residential hotel in Depression-era St Louis, leaving the boy to fend for himself. It is a film we recommend warmly, although the final half-hour tidies up more than it should. Do not go in expecting another Mo: Bradford carries the film, while Eichhorn helps establish the family life his character is about to be left without.

Her later parts include Emily Greenleaf in *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999) and Mary's mother, Jean, in *About Time* (2013). We would like to see her given more of the space Passer allows her, with unhappiness that the film takes seriously even when its other characters do not. For Eichhorn herself, start with *Cutter's Way*, accepting that its investigation occasionally needs more patience than its actors do.

## Biography

Lisa Eichhorn is an American actress, writer and producer. She was born on 4 February 1952 in Glens Falls, New York. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Eichhorn made her film debut in *Yanks* (1979), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations. She also appeared in *The Europeans* (1979) and *Cutter's Way* (1981).

In the 1990s she played supporting roles in films including *The Vanishing* (1993) and *King of the Hill* (1993), in which she portrayed Mrs. Kurlander. Her television credits include guest appearances in *Law & Order*, *Miami Vice* and *Midsomer Murders*, as well as a role in *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999) and *About Time* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *About Time* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Mary's Mother, Jean — [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md)
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), Fi1m 80, as Emily Greenleaf — [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, as Faith Alexander — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1993), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Kurlander — [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-the-hill.md)
- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Danielle Hier — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Fi1m 82, as Maureen Cutter, 'Mo' — [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Deus* (2022), as Mother
- *Offensive* (2016), as Helen Martin
- *The Confessions* (2016), as Donna misteriosa
- *Never Let Go* (2015), as Maria Brennan
- *About Time* (2013), as Mary's Mother, Jean — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md)
- *Things I Don't Understand* (2012), as Dr. Anne Blankenship
- *Defenders of Riga* (2007), Writer, Producer
- *Cracker: Nine Eleven* (2006), as Jean Molloy
- *Jericho* (2005), series, as Mrs. Redford
- *Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore* (2005), as Mary McCarthy
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Mary Kane — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Dr. Leonard
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Madeline
- *Boys and Girls* (2000), as Suttle Passenger
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), as Emily Greenleaf — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Peyton Kleberg
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Mrs. Snowden
- *Goodbye Lover* (1999), as Mrs. Brodsky
- *Angel Blue* (1998), as Jill Cromwell
- *L.A. Doctors* (1998), series, as Judith Atcheson
- *Judas Kiss* (1998), as Mary-Ellen Floyd
- *Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess* (1998), as Rachel
- *C-16: FBI* (1997), series, Actor
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Faith Alexander — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Mary Jane Wiggins
- *A Modern Affair* (1996), as Grace Rhodes
- *First Kid* (1996), as Linda Davenport
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Dr. Beth Hoppit
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Helen Galloway
- *King of the Hill* (1993), as Mrs. Kurlander — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-the-hill.md)
- *The Vanishing* (1993), as Helene Cousins
- *Devlin* (1992), as Anita Brennan
- *A Woman Named Jackie* (1991), series, as Dr. Jordan
- *Grim Prairie Tales* (1990), as Maureen
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Mary Kostrinski, Arnette Fenady, Arlene Galvin, Retired M.E. Gail Berardi — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Nocturne* (1990), Actor
- *Moon 44* (1990), as Terry Morgan
- *Pride and Extreme Prejudice* (1990), as Claudia
- *Murder in Three Acts* (1986), as Cynthia Dayton
- *Opposing Force* (1986), as Casey
- *Blind Justice* (1986), as Carolyn Shetland
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Mrs. Gephart
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Fed. Prosecutor Annette Rayburn
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Danielle Hier — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Wildrose* (1984), as June
- *The Weather in the Streets* (1983), as Olivia Curtis
- *East Lynne* (1982), as Lady Isobel Vane
- *The Wall* (1982), as Rachel Apt
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Gertrude
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), as Maureen Cutter, 'Mo' — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)
- *Why Would I Lie?* (1980), as Kay
- *Yanks* (1979), as Jean Moreton
- *The Europeans* (1979), as Gertrude
- *The Wings of the Dove* (1979), as Milly
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Sally
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Millie Theale
- *Another World* (1964), series, Actor

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