From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLisa Janti is known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, and then shifted her career to one of advocacy and service to various disadvantaged groups and to her adopted religion, the Baháí Faith.Lisa Janti, known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, was born Irena Ludmila Vladimirovna Augustynowic of Russian-Polish ancestry, and her family fled to Poland before World War II. On arrival in New York they changed their last name to Montwill so she grew up Irene Montwill. They lived in New York and Janti attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. After becoming involved in English-speaking theatre she was noticed by Hollywood producer Dick Welding who offered her a part in Daughter of the Sun God, filmed in Peru c. 1953 with actor William Holmes. Shortly afterwards her father died and the family chose to follow the opportunity Hollywood was giving her with her career. Her first role may have been in 1954 in the TV series The Public Defender, based on the film of the same name.On television she was on the Cheyenne show episode Border Showdown (Showdown in Paso Also) of 1955 and the 1956 Jane Wymans Fireside Theater episode A Time to live and the Sugarfoot show episode Guns for Big Bear in 1958. In 1962 she was in Combat! episode A Day in June.Janti was known as the Starlet of many faces probably portraying more diverse ethnic roles though she was Polish including Polynesian, Native American, Mexican, Burmese, French, Italian, Spanish, east Indian and Persian – roles with dubious cultural and sexist stereotypes. Among the productions Janti was cast in are She Gods of Shark Reef, Ten Thousand Bedrooms, Pearl of the South Pacific, Jump Into Hell, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, and World Without End.
Lanai
Film 1957
Deena
Film 1956
Mahia
Film 1958
Andora
Film 1955
Momu
Film 1955
Paviva
Film 1958
Tula
Film 1957
Jacqueline
Film 1955
Anita Chavez
Film 1958
Christine
Film 1962
College Girl (uncredited)
Film 1955
Ruth Murphy
Film 1956
Alicia Alvarez
Film 1961
Clarita Vasconcelos
Film 1962
Claire
Film 1956
Diana Martelli
Film 1957
Mary Smith (uncredited)
Film 1955
Suzanne
Tv 1950
Carlotta
Tv 1957
Paula Wellington
Tv 1955
Tesalbe
Tv 1956
Esther Cameron
Tv 1950
Carmelita
Tv 1955
Frederica McLane
Tv 1952
Yasmin
Tv 1955
Emily Duren
Tv 1958
Anita Chavez
Tv 1954
Lisette Rochambeau
Tv 1956
Maria Chamini
Tv 1958
Teresa Valdez
Tv 1957
Maharani
Tv 1958
Soledad Ortega
Tv 1957
Selena Thorn
Tv 1958
Kenoee
Tv 1957
Terese
Tv 1959
Julie Valenti
Tv 1960
Marguerite Lidell
Tv 1958
Nancy Dinato
Tv 1960
Pilar Sanchez
Tv 1958
Andalucia Rubio
Tv 1957