She played Renée on "Ally McBeal". See Lisa Nicole Carson now at 52 years old.

The actor had to take a break to deal with personal health problems.


In the late 1990s,Lisa Nicole Carson was on two of the most popular television shows, playing RenéeAlly McBeal and Carla onUh. And it was in addition to the many films in which she played during the decade. But in the early 2000s, Carson took a step back from her acting career to focus on her mental health. Now 52 years old, Carson has started to act in recent years and has been very open to his experience in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Read the rest to find out more about his life today.

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It was everywhere in the 90s.

Lisa Nicole Carson at the 1999 TV Guide Awards
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In addition to playing the roommate of Ally Renée RaddickAlly McBeal And Peter Benton (Eriq the room) Girlfriend Carla Reese onUh, Carson also appeared in a number of films in the 90s. She was inJason's lyrics,,Devil in a blue dress,,Love Jones, andBayou d'Eve, among others.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

She paused in the company in the early 2000s.

Lisa Nicole Carson at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards
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In an interview withPeople In 2015, Carson shared that she hadHis first psychotic depression In 1997 and continued to have "too many breakdowns to count". In 2000, she made the headlines after suffering an episode in a hotel in New York and was hospitalized. It was after that she was diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. She returned toAlly McBeal Subsequently, but his contract was not renewed for the following season.

"Since the moment I have moved away from show business [in 2001] so far, I have made a long, very complicated and stimulating trip," she saidPeople. "I didn't know if I was going to go out."

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She was opened on her mental health problems.

Lisa Nicole Carson at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 20th Anniversary Celebration of
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In 2015, Carsonopened on his mental health in an article forEssence. She explained: "After the hotel incident, I was by shocking total." She said that she was not having fun with the medication prescribed to her at first. In an interview with the ownWhere are they now? In 2016,she says, "I want people to understand this, not only did I touch the bottom, but I hit the bottom, like, 20 times. In one way or another, I fought back."

Finally, Carson returned home and started to focus completely on her health. ""Ally McBeal was my last Hollywood concert, "she saidEssence. "After that, I returned to my hometown of New York and I stayed there for more than a decade. During this time, I worked with many doctors to get as much control of my life as possible and J I have experienced various treatments, including mood stabilizers and antipsychotic drugs. "

She started acting again 10 years ago.

Lisa Nicole Carson at the 2018 American Black Film Festival Honors Awards in 2018
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In 2012, Carson returned to play when she took it backAlly McBeal Renée character on the seriesHarry's law, which was also created byDavid E. Kelley. Then, in 2017, she appeared in the mini-seriesThe history of the new edition.

Carson spoke toEssence About one of the positive points that came from the break of his career and shared his hopes to start again.

"The best thing about taking a step back was to spend time with my mother," said Carson. “She went in 2011. What made me pass was medicine, prayer, music and my dog, Joséphine. I regularly see a psychiatrist and a psychologist and now take anti-annual drugs. I went back to L.A. to give my career another test. I continue the auditions and the management of rejection better than in the past.

She also mentioned theAlly McBeal meeting It occurred Land Awards TV in 2015. "It was wonderful to dress and see everyone," recalls Carson.

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