Lisa Michelle Axelrod is an American born actress best known as a rising star in MGM films and music videos in the early to late 1980's before her career was cut short when she was hit by a truck on the Sunset Strip in late 1989 suffering life-threatening injuries. Later that year while still recovering from here injuries, her fiance died of cancer and she left Los Angeles to pursue nonprofit work in Hawaii and spiritually regroup. Returning to Los Angeles in 2008 Lisa completed her Masters Degree in Psychology at Pepperdine and is working towards a PhD while dedicating her time to community service and social action, earning the respect of her peers within the Democratic Party for her tenacity and dedication to inclusiveness. with several books and a web series in the works, we haven't heard the last of or seen the best of Ms. Axelrod yet!