Lori was born in a trunk to a Jewish, New York family of actors, writers and other assorted creatives.  She is a NY and LA based, classically trained actor who has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, internationally and at sea.    

A playwright, lyricist and book writer, The Road Theatre received an NEA grant to produce a workshop of The Baby Project, an original semi – autobiographical musical theatre piece written by Lori with composers Fonda Feingold, Noriko Olling and Angela Parrish. The Baby Project has had several workshops and readings nationally. Another full-length musical, More Than All the Sky, will have a dance residency in June and workshop in October 2026.

She has directed and dramaturged several solo plays and co-produced and directed the multi award-winning CD series Tell Me a Story. The last CD in the series Women of Wonder received several parenting awards, and the prestigious, Audie Award, for best original work.

Lori has created theatre programs and has written and directed innumerable plays and musicals for kids ages 6 to 86.

Also a voice actor, Lori works in commercial VO, audiobook narration and ADR.

Most recently she narrated the role of Mary Elizabeth Lease on the audiobook of Ben Rhodes new book, produced by Penguin Random House entitled “All We Say” due out on May 26th, 2026

FI-CORE, SAG-AFTRA, AEA