Lisa Whelchel Returns to Acting in a Tyler Perry Movie
Prepare to see more of Lisa Whelchel
Almost 25 years after The Facts of Life went off the air Whelchel 49 has joined the cast of Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
But instead of playing a spoiled prep school student she'll be someone in charge I play the role of Nancy Porter the country school principal Whelchel tells PEOPLE I'm having fun
Since The Facts of Life ended Whelchel has put her career on hold to raise her three children, acting in just two TV movies Her last role was a Facts of Life reunion in 2001
She returned to the spotlight last fall as a contestant on Survivor: Philippines At the time, she told PEOPLE that she was exploring new opportunities after her stint on reality TV I'd host she said. I'd do a sitcom. Really I've got a lot of opportunities
After placing second on Survivor – and winning an extra $100,000 as fan favorite – Whelchel signed with Hollywood agency David Shapira and Associates. Her audition for Madea was her first in 33 years three hours after reading for the part she was offered the role
Whelchel tells PEOPLE that she loves working on the film, which started production in Atlanta this week Tyler Perry is such a brilliant man she says He's a nice guy and so funny when he gets in his Madea garb
But there's more going on in Whelchel's career. Still a massive Survivor fan she's keeping close to the show that put her back on the map
After guest hosting several episodes of Jeff Probst's talk show, she agreed to host the TV Guide Survivor special next week In my view she says that's equivalent to working on a Spielberg film
Prepare to see more of Lisa Whelchel
Almost 25 years after The Facts of Life went off the air Whelchel 49 has joined the cast of Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
But instead of playing a spoiled prep school student she'll be someone in charge I play the role of Nancy Porter the country school principal Whelchel tells PEOPLE I'm having fun
Since The Facts of Life ended Whelchel has put her career on hold to raise her three children, acting in just two TV movies Her last role was a Facts of Life reunion in 2001
She returned to the spotlight last fall as a contestant on Survivor: Philippines At the time, she told PEOPLE that she was exploring new opportunities after her stint on reality TV I'd host she said. I'd do a sitcom. Really I've got a lot of opportunities
After placing second on Survivor – and winning an extra $100,000 as fan favorite – Whelchel signed with Hollywood agency David Shapira and Associates. Her audition for Madea was her first in 33 years three hours after reading for the part she was offered the role
Whelchel tells PEOPLE that she loves working on the film, which started production in Atlanta this week Tyler Perry is such a brilliant man she says He's a nice guy and so funny when he gets in his Madea garb
But there's more going on in Whelchel's career. Still a massive Survivor fan she's keeping close to the show that put her back on the map
After guest hosting several episodes of Jeff Probst's talk show, she agreed to host the TV Guide Survivor special next week In my view she says that's equivalent to working on a Spielberg film
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