 Lisa Gerritsen was born Leisa Orszag, and is the granddaughter of child actor and screenwriter True Eames Boardman, and the great-granddaughter of silent film actors True Boardman and Virginia True Boardman.Her acting career began when she was eight years old.Encouraged by her mother and grandfather, and after running the gamut of numerous casting calls, she landed her first professional role in an episode of "The Doris Day Show" in 1968.