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{{Short description|American filmmaker, actress, composer and singer (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Lisa Hammer
| image       = 
| birth_name = Lisa Houle
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1967|4|4}}
| birth_place = [[Salem, Massachusetts]], [[United States]]
| death_date  =
| death_place =
| occupation  = Filmmaker, actress, composer, singer
| spouse      = [[Doc Hammer]] (1989–2008)
| children    =
| website     = [http://www.lisahammer.com www.lisahammer.com]
}}
'''Lisa Hammer''' (née '''Houle'''; born April 4, 1967, in [[Salem, Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is an American [[filmmaker]], actress, [[composer]] and [[singing|singer]].<ref>Azra Medea (World Of Fandom), 1997, Dark Gothic, [http://dark.gothic.ru/primrose/msarticle1.html An Intricate Portrait of Lisa and Eric Hammer], Accessed July 8, 2014, "...Lisa is truly a fairy tale princess, who looks ... like she just stepped out of the Fourteenth Century ... talented artist not only in the realm of vocalizing but also in the unlikely genre of filmmaking. .."</ref> She graduated from [[Emerson College]], with a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] in [[Film]]. She founded the Blessed Elysium Motion Picture Company, which produces [[German Expressionist]] films. Such works include ''Pus$bucket'' and ''Crawley'', a collaboration with [[Ben Edlund]] and [[Doc Hammer]], her ex-husband. She has also contributed to ''Joanie4Jackie'', a film anthology project run by [[Miranda July]], which featured Hammer's film ''Empire of Ache'' starring [[Dame Darcy]].

Hammer collaborated with Dame Darcy on the weekly television show ''Turn of the Century'', a [[New York City]] [[Public-access television]] [[cable TV]] show done in a German Expressionist manner that lasted from 1996 to 1999. The show featured various New York personalities, including Daria Klotz (as Duchess Daria), Jennifer Nixon as Queen Itchie, [[Bliss Blood]], Maude Swift as Secretary Jenny and guests such as [[Thurston Moore]] and [[Courtney Love]]. It was cited by ''New York Magazine'' as "the best public access show of 1997" and has been syndicated on public access stations around the U.S. She collaborated with cult star Alizarinkryz on the weekly NYC cable show ''POX'' from 2002-2004. ''POX'' was cited by [[New York Magazine|New York Press Magazine]] as "the best public access show of 2003", and has also been syndicated on public access stations around the U.S. and on the internet.

Hammer directed the feature film version of POX, which stars (alphabetically) [[Aarti Mann]] (credited as Aarti Majmudar¹), [[Lisa D'Amato]], [[Clint Catalyst]], [[Clayne Crawford]], [[James Duval]], and [[Jeff Lieberman]], among others. It was released on April 4, 2011.

She was lead singer of the [[Gothic rock|goth]] band [[Mors Syphilitica]] from 1995 through 2002, which released three full-length recordings and one 12&nbsp;inch EP before breaking up, as well as of the band Requiem in White, which released several recordings and videos.

In 2003, Lisa joined the cast of ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' as the voice of [[Triana Orpheus]].

In 2009, she released her first solo album, ''Dakini'' on [[Projekt Records]].

In 2012 she teamed up with Steven Deal to form Radiana. Their
self-titled debut album came out on [[Projekt Records]] the same year.

==Films==
* ''The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch'' by Lisa Hammer and James Merendino
* ''POX'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Pus$bucket'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Crawley'' by Lisa Hammer, Ben Edlund and Doc Hammer
* ''Period Piece'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Why Does it Do That?'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Ultimate Team Invasion Force'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Grimmer Than Grimm'' stageplay by Lisa Hammer
* ''Empire of Ache'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''The Dance of Death'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Cards With Cards'' by Lisa Hammer and Dame Darcy
* ''Turn of the Century'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Jorinda and Joringel'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Beauty and the Beast'' by Lisa Hammer
* ''Rub'' by Doc Hammer starring Lisa Hammer
* ''Maldorora and a Little Girl'' by Maude Swift starring Lisa Hammer

==Discography==
'''Requiem in White:'''
* 12&nbsp;inch vinyl EP, First Communion
* "Of The Want Infinite", CD, First Communion

'''Mors Syphilitica:'''
* 12&nbsp;inch vinyl EP, Sacrum Torch, 1996
* ''Mors Syphilitica'',  CD, Sacrum Torch, 1996
* ''Primrose'', CD, Sacrum Torch, 1998
* ''Feather and Fate'', CD, Projekt, 2001

'''Solo'''
* ''Dakini'', CD, Projekt, 2009

'''Radiana'''
* ''Radiana'', CD, Projekt, 2012

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.lisahammer.com}}
* {{IMDb name|1171293}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030904051811/http://www.insound.com/cinema/directorstand/index.cfm?id=244 Insound.com Profile of Lisa Hammer]

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[[Category:American women singers]]
[[Category:Emerson College alumni]]
[[Category:People from Salem, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Film directors from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]

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