---
name: "Lisa Jakub"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lisa-jakub"
fi1m_id: "lisa-jakub"
imdb_id: "nm0004356"
tmdb_id: 8987
wikidata_id: "Q253785"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 December 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:57:18.652312+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."
---

# Lisa Jakub

## Identity

Lisa Jakub

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lisa-jakub
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lisa-jakub
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004356
- **TMDB ID:** 8987
- **Wikidata ID:** Q253785
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Jakub, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253785, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004356/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8987

Actor. Born 27 December 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 December 1978, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 1993–1996
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Jakub, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253785, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004356/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8987

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Mrs. Doubtfire*](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lisa Jakub is a Canadian former actress, writer and yoga teacher. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she is best known for playing Lydia Hillard in the 1993 film *Mrs. Doubtfire* and Alicia Casse in *Independence Day* (1996). Her other film credits include *Matinee* (1993), *The Beautician and the Beast* (1997) and *A Walk on the Moon* (1999).

Jakub began acting as a child and appeared in television series such as *The Twilight Zone*, *Friday the 13th: The Series*, *Night Court* and *Due South*. She retired from acting in 2001. She later graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in sociology and has worked as an author and mental wellness advocate. In 2005 she married Jeremy Jones.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Independence Day* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Alicia — [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Lydia Hillard — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *Double Frame* (1999), as Tara
- *Jack & Jill* (1999), series, as Meg
- *George Lucas in Love* (1999), as Marion
- *Mentors* (1999), series, as Joan of Arc
- *A Walk on the Moon* (1999), as Myra Naidell
- *Dream House* (1998), as Jenny Thornton
- *Painted Angels* (1998), as Georgie
- *On the Edge of Innocence* (1997), as Ally Winthrop
- *The Beautician and the Beast* (1997), as Katrina Pochenko
- *Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs* (1997), as Clara Storey
- *Independence Day* (1996), as Alicia — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *Lifeline* (1996), as Shelley Maitland
- *Bermuda Triangle* (1996), as Annie
- *Picture Perfect* (1995), as J.J. Thomas
- *Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story* (1995), as Leisa Conn
- *A Child's Cry for Help* (1994), as Amanda Spencer
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Christina Nichols
- *A Pig's Tale* (1994), as Tiffany
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), as Lydia Hillard — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *Matinee* (1993), as Sandra
- *The Story Lady* (1991), as Alexandra Pollard
- *The Rape of Doctor Willis* (1991), as Carrie Willis
- *Rambling Rose* (1991), as Frances "Dolly" Hillyer
- *The Phone Call* (1989), as Holly Henderson
- *Glory! Glory!* (1989), Actor
- *War of the Worlds* (1988), series, as Julie
- *Once Upon a Giant* (1988), as Little Red Riding Hood
- *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1987), series, as Janine Carlson, Kristen
- *Christmas Eve* (1986), as Little Girl
- *Eleni* (1985), as Katis' Granddaughter
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Missy
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Lisa Cranston
- *The Care Bears* (1985), series, as Anne (voice)
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Barbie

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