Lisa Jakub

Lisa Jakub is a Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire.
== Early life and education ==
Jakub was born on December 27, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario. She is of Slovak (father) and Welsh and Scottish (mother) descent. She attended multiple schools in her early life including Hillfield-Strathallan College.[1] Jakub later graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Sociology in 2010. [2]
== Acting ==
Jakub's first role was in the 1985 film Eleni. She later appeared in Mrs. Doubtfirewith Mara Wilson, Sally Field, Matthew Lawrence, and Robin Williams. When Jakub received the part of Lydia in Mrs. Doubtfire, her school expelled her for accruing too many absences. Robin Williams wrote a letter to Jakub's high school, pleading with them to re-admit Jakub but this was unsuccessful.[3]
She 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. She starred in Picture Perfect (1995), and portrayed a bordello worker in the American Old West in Painted Angels (1997).
== Personal life ==
After retiring from acting in 2001 at the age of 22,[4] Jakub moved to Virginia and married longtime partner, a former Hollywood theater manager, Jeremy Jones.[5] She has publicly stated that she has no plans to return to acting.[6]Jakub later became a writer, authoring two books called You Look Like That Girl(2015) and Not Just Me (2017) and regularly contributes to online blogs. [7]Jakub is also a qualified Kripalu yoga teacher.[8] She has openly discussed her battles with anxiety, depression and panic attacks, which she has suffered from since her teenage years and credits her yoga practice in helping her overcome her battles.[9]
== Writings ==
* You Look Like That Girl: A Child Actor Stops Pretending and Finally Grows Up(2015)
* Not Just Me: Anxiety, Depression, and Learning to Embrace Your Weird (2017)
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1985	Eleni 	Katis' Granddaughter 	
1991	Rambling Rose 	Doll 	
1993	Matinee 	Sandra 	
1993	Mrs. Doubtfire 	Lydia "Lydie" Hillard	
1994	A Pig's Tale 	Tiffany 	Video
1996	Independence Day 	Alicia Casse 	
1997	The Beautician and the Beast	Katrina Pochenko 	
1998	Painted Angels 	Georgie 	
1999	A Walk on the Moon 	Myra Naidell 	
1999	George Lucas in Love 	Marion 	Short film
2000	Double Frame 	Tara 	
=== Television ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1986	The Right of the People 	Katie 	TV film
1986	Kay O'Brien 	Allison Villaneuva 	Episode: "Taking the Heat"
1986	Christmas Eve 	Little Girl 	TV film
1987	Friday the 13th: The Series 	Kristen 	Episode: "A Cup of Time"
1988	Once Upon a Giant 	Little Red Riding Hood	TV film
1988	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 	Missy 	Episode: "Kandinsky's Vault"
1988	Emergency Room 	Angie Sertoli 	Episode: "All Hallows Eve"
1989	The Twilight Zone 	Lisa Cranston 	Episode: "Street of Shadows"
1989	Friday the 13th: The Series 	Janine Carlson 	Episode: "The Playhouse"
1989	Glory! Glory! 	 	TV film
1989	The Phone Call 	Holly Henderson 	TV film
1990	War of the Worlds 	Julie 	Episode: "The Pied Piper"
1990	Night Court 	Barbie 	Episode: "My Three Dads"
1991	The Rape of Doctor Willis 	Carrie Willis 	TV film
1991	The Story Lady 	Alexandra Pollard 	TV film
1993	Bride of Violence 2 	Anna 	TV film
1994	A Child's Cry for Help 	Amanda Spencer 	TV film
1994	Due South 	Christina Nichols 	Episodes: "Chicago Holiday: Parts 1 & 2"
1995	Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story 	Leisa Conn 	TV film
1995	Picture Perfect 	J.J. Thomas 	TV film
1996	Bermuda Triangle 	Annie 	TV film
1996	Reckoning 	Shelley Maitland 	TV film
1997	Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs 	Clara Storey 	TV film
1997	On the Edge of Innocence 	Ally Winthrop 	TV film
1998	Dream House 	Jenny Thornton 	TV film
1999	Mentors 	Joan of Arc 	Episode: "Raising the Siege"
1999	Jack & Jill 	Meg 	Episode: "Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars"
2000	The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of Castilla	Isabel 	TV film