Lisa Nicole Carson

Lisa Nicole Carson is an American actress known for her roles in the popular TV shows ER and Ally McBeal. She played the character of Carla in ER from 1996 to 2001 and portrayed Renee Raddick in Ally McBeal from 1997 to 2002. Carson has also appeared in several films, including Jason's Lyric (1994), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Love Jones (1997), and Life (1999). After facing struggles with bipolar disorder, Carson took a hiatus but returned to acting in 2012 to reprise her role in the final episode of Harry's Law. She most recently starred as Mae Bell in the miniseries The New Edition Story (2017). Born in Brooklyn, New York, Carson spent her adolescence in Gainesville, Florida, and attended F. W. Buchholz High School.