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# Lisa Loomer

(1950)   Actor

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Lisa Loomer is an actor.

## Quick Facts About Lisa Loomer

Born January 1, 1950

Profession Actor

## About Lisa Loomer

American writer... \| Lisa Loomer is an American playwright and screenwriter who has also worked as an actress and stand-up comic. She is best known for her play The Waiting Room (1994), in which three women from different time periods meet in a modern doctor's waiting room, each suffering from the effects of their vario

##  Quotes by Lisa Loomer

> [When do I say No? I say No when I feel that the intention of the play, or the spirit, or tone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loomer/when-do-i-say-no-i-say-no-when-i-feel-that-the-intention-of-the-play/)

[Lisa Loomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-loomer/)

[Changed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/lisa-loomer-67597_changed_when-do-i-say-no-i-say-no-when-i-feel-th_382916.jpg)

> [I do choose to write for a living - in addition to writing plays. I no longer write sitcoms, and I no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loomer/i-do-choose-to-write-for-a-living-in-addition-to-writing-plays-i-no/)

[Lisa Loomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-loomer/)

[Crafts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/lisa-loomer-67597_crafts_i-do-choose-to-write-for-a-living-in-add_863312.jpg)

> [I definitely write from a need to try, in my own two hours, to right a wrong. My little play is inconsequential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loomer/i-definitely-write-from-a-need-to-try-in-my-own-two-hours-to-right-a/)

[Lisa Loomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-loomer/)

[Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/lisa-loomer-67597_care_i-definitely-write-from-a-need-to-try-in_1643398.jpg)

> [ \[Using humor to explore serious issues\] disarms people. It's a way in. It's gentle, but at the same time it's subversive, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loomer/using-humor-to-explore-serious-issues-disarms-people-it-s-a-way-in-it/)

[Lisa Loomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-loomer/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/lisa-loomer-67597_comedy_using-humor-to-explore-serious-issues-di_3006705.jpg)

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