Lisa Whelchel

Lisa Whelchel was born on May 29 in Littlefield, Texas. At age 13, her first professional acting experience was as a Mouseketeer for Walt Disney's "The New Mickey Mouse Club." Ms. Whelchel is perhaps best known for her starring role as Blair Warner on NBC's "The Facts of Life" for nine years. Her first book, "Creative Correction" released October 2000 and has sold over 200,000 copies. She went on to write over a dozen more books including, "The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me," "The ADVENTure of Christmas," "The Busy Mom's Guide" Series, and her most recent, "Friendship For Grownups." Ms. Whelchel is also an international speaker and has toured with "Women of Faith," "Extraordinary Women" and "Women of Joy." Lisa participated in Season 25 of CBS's "Survivor: Philippines." She tied for second place and won the Sprint "Player of the Season" as awarded by the fans of the show. She made her return to feature films in Tyler Perry's " A Madea Christmas." And, on the smaller screen, in Hallmark Channel's Original Movies, "For Better or For Worse" and "Hearts of Spring."