Personal life

Lyons was born in Pasadena, California to a family of entertainers. Her father is a Flamenco guitarist, her mother a school principal, and grandparents were a Vaudeville team.

She was inspired by her uncle and actor James Best, known for The Dukes of Hazzard, who she starred with in the film The Return of the Killer Shrews. Her love for performing was apparent from a very young age when she would dance for her family while her father played guitar.

Lyons studied dance for 17 years and performed in Europe and China with the Pasadena Civic Ballet Company. Her love for the stage extended into musical theater in high school and college. Soon after, she landed an appearance on the TV show Beverly Hills, 90210 and then a recurring role on NBC’s California Dreams as Joy, the Poetry Girl, a ballet dancer.

More than anything she loves comedy,

“The best feeling is making someone laugh, I think all women should find their inner Marilyn, but more importantly, unleash your inner LUCY! Life is way more fun that way.”

Career

Lyons has had roles in television shows such as Malcolm in the Middle, NCIS, Las Vegas, Monk, General Hospital, Desperate Housewives, and The Steve Harvey Show. She has also had recurring roles as Pam Macy on That '70s Show, as Ariel on the Married... with Children episode The Hood, the Bud & the Kelly: Part 1, and Reagan Lauren Busch on Action. Lyons was on General Hospital as Jennifer Biles, for three episodes in March 2010. Lyons has also been in commercials for Bacardi rum.

Under the name Jen Lyons she models for the Los Angeles-based lingerie company Trashy Lingerie and its web site.

She has also been seen in such films as Can't Hardly Wait, Devil's Prey, National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze, Dorm Daze Semester at Sea, and Transylmania, and had a small part in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Tiger Heart	Stephanie
1997	Breast Men	Concerned Patient
1998	Picture of Priority	Carrie Rose	aka Angel on Fire
1998	Can't Hardly Wait	Girlfriend #3
1999	Soccer Dog: The Movie	Shana
1999	Tequila Body Shots	Angela
2000	Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman	Rose
2001	Devil's Prey	Samantha
2003	National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze	Lynne
2004	Roomies	Nicole
2005	Last Great Infomercial, TheThe Last Great Infomercial	Wrestler
2005	Old Man Music	Customer
2006	To Kill a Mockumentary	Make-Up Girl
2006	National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2	Lynne
2008	Killer Pad	Barbie
2009	Transylmania	Lynne
2010	Holyman Undercover	Tiffany Towers
2010	Say Hello to Stan Talmadge	Breeze
2010	The Ones	Marta
2012	Return of the Killer Shrews	Mickey
2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	Second Girl (subway)
2013	The Book of Esther	Queen Vashti

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Beverly Hills, 90210	Tutor #2	Episode: Must Be a Guy Thing
1995	Renegade	Polly	Episode: Most Wanted
1996	California Dreams	Joy/Poetry Girl	Episodes: Two Too Much, Lorena's Place (as Jennifer Klein)
1996	Married... with Children	Ariel	Episodes: Twisted, Bud Hits the Books, The Hood, the Bud & the Kelly: Part 1
1996	Brotherly Love	Patty	Episode: The Great Indoors
1996	MADtv	Babe/Player #7	Episodes: 2, 1996-1997
1997	Ned and Stacey	Alice	Episode: Prom Night
1997	Unhappily Ever After	Erica	Episode: Shampoo
1997	Step by Step	Cheerleader #1	Episode: Talking Trash
1997	Steve Harvey Show, TheThe Steve Harvey Show	Kim	Episodes: Big Daddy Meets the Man of Steele, Steve's Gotta Have It
1997	Tonight Show with Jay Leno, TheThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Various Characters	Episodes: unknown
1997	Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, TheThe Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!		Episodes: unknown
1998	Holding the Baby	Danica	Episode: Pilot
1998	Dharma & Greg	Brittany	Episode: Like, Dharma's Totally Got a Date
1999	Hughleys, TheThe Hughleys	Val Kyrie	Episode: Reliving Single
1999	Smart Guy	Lisa	Episode: From a to Double D
1999	Veronica's Closet	Female Co-worker	Episode: Veronica's Construction Worker
1999	Martial Law	Amy	Episode: Wild Life
1999	Action	Reagan Lauren Busch	Episodes: Lights, Camera, Action!, Love Sucks, One Easy Piece
1999	That '70s Show	Pam Macy	Episodes: It's a Wonderful Life, Romantic Weekend, Prom Night - 1999-2001
2003	Monk	Bethany Daniels	Episode: Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy
2004	NCIS	Zoey	Episode: The Truth Is Out There
2004	Las Vegas	Robyn	Episode: Blood and Sand
2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Stripper	Episode: Billboard
2006	Desperate Housewives	Cecile the Stripper	Episodes: Everybody Says Don't, Could I Leave You?
2008	Starter Wife, TheThe Starter Wife	Female Fan	Episode: Mollywood
2009	Valley Peaks	Samantha Chambers	Episodes: 9
2010	General Hospital	Jennifer Biles
2011	Workaholics	Penthouse Pet	Episode: To Friend a Predator

[ Source: Wikipedia ]