[played by Anne Ramsay] Jamie Buchman's long-suffering sister, Lisa Stemple, was born with no hair (her parents called her Cue Ball), and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. At 33, she is three years older than Jamie. She has numerous psychological issues, most of them stemming from her childhood. High school was the worst five years of her life, followed by three unremarkable years in college from which she emerged into the world with absolutely no useful skills. Subsequently, she drifted from job to job, and from mania to mania. The greatest component of Lisa's love/hate relationship with her sister is her extreme jealousy of Jamie's success in her love life and career; until her relationship with Sanford Klarik. She once went so far as to blame Jamie for all her problems in an interview with her psychiatrist that became a chapter of a book called "Manics." In recent months, her engagement to multimillionaire Klarik seemed to have changed her outlook as much as it has changed her luck. FACTS As hostess of Jamie's bridal shower, she served soda and gum. Sobbed through Paul and Jamie's entire wedding ceremony. Gave Paul and Jamie a subscription to The New York Post for their first anniversary. Borrowed and broke Paul and Jamie's VCR. Does her laundry at Paul and Jamie's apartment. Takes advantage of the fact that she fits into Jamie's clothes. Lisa's apartment windows were once stolen. Career moves have included work as a model at a boat show, a job as assistant to Murray the dog during his show-biz career, and writing fortunes for cookies "on spec." Struck by pre-wedding jitters, almost ran off with Doug the handyman. CHILDHOOD Broke toe in high school wearing thongs - 1976. When Lisa had her adenoids surgically removed, her Mom told her they were going to a taping of "The Match Game." PSYCHOSES In therapy, and on Prozac. Lisa's current shrink is a woman "with some schnoz." The shrink's chapter about Lisa is "Chapter 26: Edna on the Road to Nowhere." Jamie is referred to as "Stella" in Lisa's shrink's book. Lisa has a "dormant" eating disorder. Frequently calls Jamie at 3 a.m. Hasn't started a fire since college. Always sleeps with a guy on the first date. Lisa's first-season shrink was a man. LIKES Had a youthful preoccupation with clay, which fostered early sexual fantasies. Loves hot wax, gravy, duck sauce. NOT SO MUCH LIKES Never wears makeup (except when seeing Michael). Resentful of her mother's large breasts, and once doused her brassieres in kerosene and ignited them.