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Lusia strus images How active do you believe Lusia should be on social media? She portrayed Brenda, the biological mother of co-protagonist Jennifer Husser played by Jenn Lyon and the adoptive mother of protagonist Desna Simms played by Niecy Nash. She was born to a Ukrainian family in Chicago, and spoke Ukrainian as her first language. Film [ edit ].

Lusia Strus

American writer and actor

Lusia Strus
Born	() December 13, (age&#;55) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer
Years&#;active	–present

Lusia Rozalia Strus^[a] (born December 13, ) is an American writer and stage and film actress with Neo-Futurists.

Childhood and work as a theater actress

Strus was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Ukrainian family. She spoke Ukrainian as her first language^[1] and regularly attended Ukrainian school on weekends. She had first decisive successes at performing arts, while a high school student, and attended Illinois State University.^[2] As a theater major, she joined Greg Allen's Neo-Futurist ensemble, in , which she wrote solo and ensemble performances for.

Lusia strus wiki In July , two people were discovered to have a form of anterograde amnesia that resembles the type depicted in the movie. Childhood and work as a theater actress [ edit ]. True amnesic syndromes are usually a result of a stroke, brain infection, or neurosurgery; very rarely does amnesia result from just car accidents. In an article in The BMJ on depictions of amnesia in film, clinical neuropsychologist Sallie Baxendale writes that 50 First Dates "maintains a venerable movie tradition of portraying an amnesic syndrome that bears no relation to any known neurological or psychiatric condition".

She has played for the Chicago Steppenwolf, Goodman, and Victory Gardens theaters as well as for the Curious Theatre Company, the Northlight Repertory, and others, and has also worked for Yoplait, WBEZ, and the Chicago Jazz Festival.^[2]

Film and TV actress

Strus is noted for her role as Adam Sandler's assistant (Alexa) in 50&#;First Dates, as well as for playing eclectic characters and sometimes incorporating unusual accents in her roles.

Her career has spanned theatre and stage for nearly two decades. She had a recurring role on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as Dr. Xavier. Strus played Janine in Miss Congeniality&#;2: Armed and Fabulous, and plays Rachel in Jason Lew's and Gus Van Sant's Restless.

She had a recurring role in Wayward Pines (), and played Letty's mother Estelle on Good Behavior from to ^[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Cupid	Slinky Woman	Episode: "Meat Market"
	Early Edition	Patty Davlin	Episode: "Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter"
–	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Dr. Xavier	Recurring role (season 2–3) 11 episodes
	Crossing Jordan	Eddie Dawson's Girlfriend	Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me"
–	Jack in a Box	Gloria	5 episodes
	Modern Family	Officer Blevin	Episode: "Phil on Wire"
	Blue Bloods	Angela Jackson	Episode: "Friendly Fire"
	Whatever This Is.	Donna	2 episodes
	Wayward Pines	Marcy (voice)	3 episodes
–	Good Behavior	Estelle	Main role; 20 episodes
	New Amsterdam	Jeffers	Episode: "Anthropocene"
–	Claws	Brenda	Guest (season 2), recurring role (season 3) 7 episodes
	The Blacklist	Marguerite Renard	Episode: "Marko Jankowics"
	Search Party	Melissa Miracle	2 episodes
	The Other Two	Sheila	Episode: "Cary Gets His Ass Handed to Him"