Lisa Jakub

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Lisa Jakub born December 27 1978 is a Canadian writer yoga teacher and former actress She is best known for her roles as Lydia Hillard in the comedydrama film Mrs Doubtfire 1993 and as Alicia Casse in Independence Day 1996 Childhood and education Jakub was born on December 27 1978 in Toronto Ontario She is of Slovak father and Welsh and Scottish mother descent She attended multiple schools in her early life including Hillfield Strathallan College Jakub graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in sociology in 2010 Acting Jakubs first role was as Katis Granddaughter in the 1985 film Eleni She appeared in comedydrama film Mrs Doubtfire 1993 alongside Mara Wilson Sally Field Matthew Lawrence and Robin Williams When Jakub received the part of Lydia in Mrs Doubtfire her high school expelled her for accruing too many absences Robin Williams wrote a letter to Jakubs high school pleading with them to readmit Jakub but this was unsuccessful She played Sandra in Matinee 1993 appeared in A Pigs Tale 1994 and Independence Day 1996 The Beautician and the Beast 1997 and played the inspiration for Princess Leia in the short film George Lucas in Love 1999 She starred in Picture Perfect 1995 and portrayed a bordello worker in the American Old West in Painted Angels 1997 Personal life Jakub retired from acting in 2001 at the age of 22 and soon moved to Virginia In 2005 she married Jeremy Jones a longtime friend and former theatre manager Jakub stated she has no plans to return to acting Jakub later became a writer authoring two nonfiction books the autobiography You Look Like That Girl 2015 and Not Just Me 2017 She also contributes to online blogs Jakub is a qualified Kripalu yoga teacher She has openly discussed her battles with anxiety depression and panic attacks from which she has suffered since her teenage years and credits her yoga practice for helping her to overcome them In 2021 Lisa launched a new website BlueMala which she described as the resource that she wished she had when she was in her darkest moments The website contains her articles on mental wellness along with her yoga and meditation videos Writings You Look Like That Girl A Child Actor Stops Pretending and Finally Grows Up 2015 Not Just Me Anxiety Depression and Learning to Embrace Your Weird 2017 Dont Call Me Crazy contributing writer Algonquin 2018