Night Fever guest · Season 1, Episode 3
Lisa Edelstein
"Lisa E.", the 1980s downtown It girl who became a TV lead.
Timeline
1966
Born in Boston; later studies at NYU.
Mid-1980s
Becomes "Lisa E.", one of downtown New York's most photographed club celebutantes.
1990s
Shifts from the clubs into an acting career.
2004–2012
Plays Dr. Lisa Cuddy across eight seasons of House, M.D.
2014–2015
Leads Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.
What they are doing now
Still acting - and working as a painter, writer and director too. Super!
Scenes & rooms
Connected to
In the episodes
32 mentions across all episodes - S1E2 2 · S1E3 23 · S3E1 1 · S6E1 6
- S6E1 · James St. James · 6 mentions in this episode
Met James on day one at NYU; his nightlife partner; later an actor; also an earlier guest
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · 2 mentions in this episode
Musto names 'James and Lisa' as celebutantes before the Club Kids; she went to Musto's family Thanksgiving with James. Links to her Night Fever episode
Fashion1980s nightlife personality
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · 23 mentions in this episode
The guest: actor and playwright, 80s it girl 'Lisa E.', James's NYU partner-in-crime. Links to her Night Fever episode
FashionDowntown it girl of the 1980s
- S3E1 · Patricia Field · 1 mention in this episode
Dressed up with James for their first nervous store visit. Links to her Night Fever episode
Fashion1980s nightlife personality
On the scene timeline
1980 · 30 West 21st Street
Danceteria stacks four floors of nightlife
Rudolf Piper and Jim Fouratt's club gives a coat-check job to Madonna, a booth to Mark Kamins and a stage to the Beastie Boys.
September 1983 · 157 Hudson Street
Area opens and rebuilds itself every six weeks
A club with a theme, redesigned from scratch each time. Warhol, Basquiat and Haring all contributed installations.
2004 · Fox, Los Angeles
Lisa Edelstein becomes Dr. Cuddy on House
The 1980s downtown celebutante known as Lisa E. lands eight seasons on one of the biggest dramas on earth.
1987 ·
Andy Warhol's memorial
1 April 1987 at St. Patrick's; they dressed for a party and James read his diary list of everyone there
1987 ·
Bleecker Street murders (1987)
Killings in Lisa's building that may have inspired Disco Bloodbath