Lisa was Playmate of the Month for September 1980. Her pictorial was titled The Frisco Kid.
Lisa was born Nov. 11, 1960 in Aberdeen, MD. She was an Army brat who moved from place to place throughout her childhood before her family eventually settled in San Francisco. She graduated early from high school and studied fashion retailing at the University of Marin. According to her Playmate of the Month pictorial, she was working two jobs – as a travel agent and as a restaurant hostess – when she visited the Playboy modeling agency in Los Angeles and was persuaded to try out for Playmate.
Following her stint as a Playmate, Welch embarked on a brief acting career. She had a small part as a vestal virgin in “History of the World: Part I” (1981) and was sorority girl Suzy in “Revenge of the Nerds” (1984). She made a guest appearance on the television show “Matt Houston” (1983) and had a minor part in the straight-to-video erotic thriller, “Night Fire” (1994).
Lisa is quoted in “The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds” as saying, “If it hadn’t been for Playboy, I never would have come to L.A. from Marin County and met my husband on a blind date.” They married and raised nine children. They lived on an avocado ranch outside of Los Angeles, which was used as a location for movies and television shows. They are now living on a ranch and vineyard near Malibu, where Lisa is an artist.
Digital | Later in life | Publicity
Playboy appearances:
- Playmate of the Month pictorial, The Frisco Kid, September 1980
- Dear Playboy, December 1980
- Playboy’s Playmate Review, January 1981
- Playmates’ Progress, January 1981
- Playboy’s Annual Awards, January 1981
- Dear Playmates, October 1981
- Dear Playmates, November 1981
- Subscription ad, December 1981
- Dear Playmates, December 1981
- The World of Playboy, May 1982
- Subscription ad, October 1982
- The World of Playboy, October 1984
- Dear Playmates, November 1984
- Dear Playmates, January 1985
- Dear Playmates, February 1985
- Dear Playmates, March 1985
- Dear Playboy, August 1991
- Glamourcon, March 1997
- Playmate News, April 2001
- Playmate News, January 2008
Calendars:
NSS:
- Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 1, 1998
- Country Girls, 1987
- The Girls of Playboy 5, 1982
- Girls of Summer, 1983
- Girls of Summer 2, 1984
- Nudes, 1991
- Playmates – The Second Fifteen Years, 1984
- Pocket Playmates 3, 1996
- Pompeo Posar – A Portfolio of Beautiful Women, 1985
- Wet & Wild Women, 1987
- Special Collector’s Edition, Bathing Beauties, June 2016
- Special Collector’s Edition, Wet & Wild, January 2015
Foreign:
- Australian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, October 1980
- Brazilian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Nossa garota em San Francisco, November 1980
- Croatian edition feature, Playboy Flashback, September 2011
- French edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, September 1980
- German Special Edition, Wet & Wild, February 2016
- German Special Digital Edition, Wet Dreams, 2018
- Italian edition Calendar ad, January 1985
- Japanese edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Lisa Welch, October 1980
- Japanese 1981 Playmate Calendar
- Japanese edition pictorial, Best Playmate Contest, January 1981
- Japanese NSS Playmates Collection 2, 1982
- Japanese edition Mandala Calendar, January 1982
- Japanese edition pictorial, All the Playmates Go Marching On!, February 1987
- Mexican edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, September 1980
- Mexican edition Playmate Review, Desfile de las Playmates, January 1981
- Mexican edition cover, June 1982
- Spanish edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, September 1980
- Spanish edition pictorial, Playmates del 80, February 1981
Other publications:
Movies:
- History of the World: Part I (1981) as a vestal virgin
- Revenge of the Nerds (1984) as Suzy
Television:
- Matt Houston (1983) in the episode “The Centerfold Murders”
- Family Feud (1991)
Video:
- Night Fire (1994) as a woman in an alley