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American actress, author, speaker and singer

Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and life coach. She is known for her appearances as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club and her nine year role as the preppy and wealthy Blair Warner on The Facts of Life. In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her contemporary Christian album All Because of You. In 2012, Whelchel participated as a contestant on the CBS competitive reality series Survivor: Philippines and tied for second place. She was also voted fan favorite and was awarded $100,000.

Lisa Whelchel was born on May 29, 1963, in Littlefield, Texas. She is the daughter of Virginia "Genny" (née French), a real estate agent, and James "Jimmy" Whelchel Sr., an electrician. Her parents divorced in 1981, and her mother married Roy Coleman in 1983. Lisa is the elder sister of James "Cody" Whelchel Jr., and the elder half sister of Casey Justice Coleman. She also has a nephew, Chasin (Cody's son). Lisa and Cody were raised for most of their childhood in Fort Worth, Texas, and she was in the class of 1980.

At age 13, Whelchel was recruited in Texas by talent scouts who were looking for children interested in working with Disney Studios as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club. She moved to California the next year and appeared on the show in syndication from 1977 to 1978.

Year Title Role Notes1979 The Double McGuffin Jody The Magician of Lublin Halina 1992 Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two Sara Coleman Direct to video film 2013 A Madea Christmas Nancy Porter 2023 Roswell Delirium Mrs. Peltzer

Year Title Role Notes 1977–78 The New Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer/Herself Main cast (130 episodes) 1977 The Wonderful World of Disney Mouseketeer/Herself Episode: "The Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World" 1978 Family Cathy Connelly Episode: "All for Love" 1979 The Wonderful World of Disney Robin Lapp Episode: "Shadow of Fear" (Parts 1 & 2) 1979–81 Diff'rent Strokes Blair Warner 2 episodes 1979–88 The Facts of Life Blair Warner Main cast (200 episodes) 1980 Skyward Lisa Ward Television film 1981 Twirl Jill Moore Television film1982 The Facts of Life Goes to Paris Blair Warner Television film The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Amy Cole Television film 1983–85 The Love Boat Caroline Shea / Kelly Barrett 4 episodes 1985 Back to Next Saturday Blair Warner Television film 1987 The Facts of Life Down Under Blair Warner Television film 2001 The Facts of Life Reunion Blair Warner Television film 2012 Survivor: Philippines Herself (Contestant) Co runner up 2013 The Jeff Probst Show Herself (Co host) 16 episodes 2014 For Better or For Worse Wendy Television film2016 Hearts of Spring Carly Ashby Television film A Snow Capped Christmas Dale Benson Television film 2019–present Collector's Call Herself (Host) 81 episodes 2019 You Light Up My Christmas Aurora Television film features surviving original cast of The Facts of Life. 2021 Live in Front of a Studio Audience Herself Episode: "The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes" 2022–23 Toon In with Me Herself 2 episodes