Is a vegan; will not eat meat or wear animal products.

Donates time to the animal sanctuary Best Friends.

She enjoys writing, composing music and painting.

She began her professional acting career while studying theater at N.Y.U.

Lisa authored, composed and performed the musical, "Positive Me," at Ellen Stuart's La Mama in Manhattan, one of the earliest AIDS-related theater productions.

Her father, Alvin Edelstein, was a pediatrician.

Played a transsexual on "Ally McBeal" (1997), a sex-obsessed artist on "Frasier" (1993), and a high-priced call girl on "The West Wing" (1999).

Has three dogs. Their names are Sandwich, Wolf-E. and Bumpa. She also has one cat.

She currently resides in Los Angeles.

Speaks Spanish.

Practices Ashtanga yoga six days a week.

Daughter of Alvin Edelstein and Bonnie Edelstein.