Risa was born in Forest Hills, Queens New York and went to school with the Ramones who were her very good friends. Her brother still plays in Joey Ramone's brother's band, the Rattlers (Mickey Leigh) and Simon and Garfunkel and Leslie West also graced the halls of Forest Hills High. Risa has acted in the Broadway Cast of 'Grease' as Frenchy and sang with Sinitta in Gratuitious SEx and Violence and Good Old Rock and Roll in a lead role of Clarissa Charleston. Straight plays include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Joe McGann , William Gaunt and Julie Graham. Risa's voice overs include Red Dwarf, Stuart Little 2 as Margalo , El Cid, Kid Creole and the Coconuts and many corporate works. Risa's first love was always music and the BBC has called her music 'lyrically courageous, musically eclectic, moving compositions.' She has been gigging in the UK and New York and headline gigs and regular appearances on BBC Radio Manchester have been flooding in including supports for Nerina Pallot, James Apollo and Alice McLaughlin http://assets.pledgemusic.com/projects/000/000/043/badge.png
