1. Lisa Jakub was born on December 27,1978 and is a Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress.
13 Facts About Lisa Jakub
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Lisa Jakub is best known for her roles as Lydia Hillard in the comedy-drama film Mrs Doubtfire and as Alicia Casse in Independence Day.
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Lisa Jakub is of Slovak and Welsh and Scottish descent.
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Lisa Jakub attended multiple schools in her early life, including Hillfield Strathallan College.
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Lisa Jakub graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in sociology in 2010.
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Lisa Jakub appeared in comedy-drama film Mrs Doubtfire alongside Mara Wilson, Sally Field, Matthew Lawrence, and Robin Williams.
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When Lisa Jakub received the part of Lydia in Mrs Doubtfire, her high school expelled her for accruing too many absences.
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Lisa Jakub played Sandra in Matinee, appeared in A Pig's Tale and Independence Day, The Beautician and the Beast, and played the "inspiration" for Princess Leia in the short film George Lucas in Love.
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Lisa Jakub starred in Picture Perfect, and portrayed a bordello worker in the American Old West in Painted Angels.
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Lisa Jakub retired from acting in 2001 at the age of 22, and soon moved to Virginia.
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Lisa Jakub later became a writer, authoring two non-fiction books: the autobiography You Look Like That Girl and Not Just Me.
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Lisa Jakub has openly discussed her battles with anxiety, depression and panic attacks, from which she has suffered since her teenage years, and credits her yoga practice for helping her to overcome them.
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In 2021, Lisa Jakub launched a new website, BlueMala, which she described as the resource that she wished she had when she was in her darkest moments.