Lisa Nanni-Messegee

Lisa Nanni-Messegee was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the small town of Geneseo, Illinois. She discovered her passion for acting in high school and majored in theater at Western Illinois University, performing over twenty roles in four years. She continued her acting studies at Kansas State University, receiving a Master's Degree with honors. From there, Lisa acted, directed and wrote plays for various theater companies throughout the country. Wanting to learn more about directing, Lisa went back to school, completing her Master of Fine Arts in Directing at Minnesota State University and earning a fellowship in directing at the Kennedy Center. With three college degrees under her belt, Lisa made the move to Los Angeles. She worked in casting for Heidi Levitt Casting, then shifted to television producing. She was a segment and field producer on daytime television for five years, and became a member of the PGA, working on such shows as Smart Solutions (HGTV), Great Day America (PAX) and the Emmy nominated Good Day Live (syndicated). All the while, Lisa made time to continue her acting, writing and directing projects. Her directing work on the play Tainted Blood with The Road Theater Company garnered her an LA Weekly Award. Lisa met Todd Messegee in 2000 and the couple were married a year later, but it wasn't until 2012 when Todd and Lisa began writing together. Since then, Lisa and Todd are a co-writing team, best known for their TV movies, Holiday for Heroes (2019), Christmas Homecoming (2017), and Romantically Speaking (2015).