Joanna Lipari

Joanna Lipari is the writer-performer. She was trained by Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where a troupe she co-founded, The Cracked Tokens, was in residence at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Early roles off-Broadway and in regional theatres led to her coming to Los Angeles and joining the cast of General Hospital. Several roles in feature films and much work in television followed, notably the recurring role of The Director on Persons Unknown (NBC). She received a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine and did a post-graduate Fellowship at UCLA. She has served on the faculty of both institutions. She is the mother of an adoptive daughter.