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name: "Lisa McGrillis"
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born: "3 September 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T22:38:55.148440+00:00"
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# Lisa McGrillis

Actor. Born 3 September 1982 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 September 1982, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Liza McGrillis

## Biography

Lisa McGrillis is a British actress. She was born on 3 September 1982 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and studied performing arts at Northumbria University.

She began her career in theatre, appearing in *The Pitmen Painters* (2007), which transferred to the National Theatre and Broadway. Her television credits include *Inspector George Gently* (2008–2017) as Rachel Coles, *Mum* (2016–2019) as Kelly, *No Offence* (2015–2018), *Deadwater Fell* (2020), *Last Night in Soho* (2021), *Sex Education* (2019–2023) and *Rivals* (2024) as Valerie Jones.

McGrillis is married to actor Stuart Martin.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rivals* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Valerie Jones — [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)

## Also known for

- *Sex Education* (2019), Joanna
- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), Female Detective
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Hannah Wilde
- *The Musketeers* (2014), Josephine
- *The Pass* (2016), Lyndsey
- *Only You* (2019), Carly
- *Deadwater Fell* (2020), Sandra
- *No Offence* (2015), Caroline McCoy

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