lisa rieffel

Lisa Rieffel was born on January 12, 1975, in Denville, New Jersey, USA. Her career began at a young age, including performances on Broadway and at The Kennedy Center in ‘Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure.’ This early exposure solidified her career in entertainment, leading to various roles across both acting and music. She quickly adapted to different performance environments, from the stage to television and film.

Rieffel established herself in television through series regular roles in shows such as ‘The Thorns,’ ‘Ann Jillian,’ ‘The Trials of Rosie O’Neill,’ ‘Women of the House,’ and ‘Empty Nest.’ She was also an original cast member of ‘The King of Queens’ in its first season, appearing in five episodes. Her film work includes ‘Forget Paris’ (1995) and ‘Drowning Mona’ (2000). She is a founding member and lead singer of the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band Killola, which has released three albums: ‘Louder, Louder!’ (2006), ‘I Am The Messer’ (2008), and ‘Let’s Get Associated’ (2010), along with a live DVD/CD, ‘Killola: Live in Hollywood’ (2007).

Her career continued to evolve with acting roles in ‘NCIS’ (2009) and ‘Pivoting’ (2022). In addition to her acting and music, Rieffel has contributed to soundtracks, notably co-writing and recording ‘So Pretty’ for ‘Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde’ (2003). She also starred in the cult web-series ‘Girltrash!’ (2007) and its subsequent feature film ‘Girltrash: All Night Long’ (2014), for which Killola provided original songs. More recently, she formed the band H. Kink in 2019, and in 2025, began releasing solo music under the name Fur Trapper.