Born in the Middle East to American parents, Lisa Eilbacher was the sister of busy child actress Cindy Eilbacher. Likewise launching her career at an early age, Lisa made her film debut as Jason Robards Jr.'s teenage daughter in The War Between Men and Women (1972). Best remembered for her portrayal of pilot trainee Cory Seegar in An Officer and a Gentleman (1984) and for her work as Eddie Murphy's leading lady in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Eilbacher also has the distinction of being the first actress to portray kidnaped heiress Patricia Hearst in the 1979 TV movie The Ordeal of Patty Hearst. Lisa Eilbacher's other TV work has included regular roles on such series as The Texas Wheelers, The Hardy Boys: Nancy Drew Mysteries and Ryan's Four, and the starring role in the 1985 private eye weekly Me and Mom (1985, as "Me").