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Jane Rachel Brucker (born May 14, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film Dirty Dancing.

Jane Brucker
Born	Jane Rachel Brucker (1958-05-14) May 14, 1958 (age 64) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–1989
Spouse(s)	Brian O'Connor ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1993)​ Raul Vega ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2

Life and career

Brucker was born in Falls Church, Virginia. She studied theater at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and worked with the improv group, First Amendment, in New York. One of her classmates was Bruce Willis.[1]

She was married to actor Brian O'Connor from 1986 to 1993.[2] Their daughter, Sally O'Connor, was born in 1989.[2] In November 2001 she wed photographer Raul Vega; they have a daughter, Rachel, born in 2003.[3]

Brucker co-wrote the song "Hula Hana" that her character Lisa sings during the show rehearsal in "Dirty Dancing".[4] She appeared in season 1 episode 14 of the television program WiseGuy.

Filmography

• 1987: Dirty Dancing (Lisa Houseman)
• 1988: Stealing Home
• 1989: Doctor Doctor
• 1989: Bloodhounds of Broadway

References

• The E! True Hollywood Story: Dirty Dancing, first aired September 3, 2000

External links

• Jane Brucker at IMDb
• Jane Brucker at AllMovie

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