She was a model for
Robert Mapplethorpe in some of his prints. She was featured in photographer
Bruce Weber's ad campaign as the “Obsession Girl” for designer
Calvin Klein's
Obsession perfume. She was also in numerous ad campaigns including Equinox Gyms, Malcolm McLaren’s vogueing project, and Timex commercials. Marie went on to appear briefly in ''
Let's Get Lost'', Weber's documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter
Chet Baker, and had a small role in
Woody Allen's film
Alice. She starred in Matthew Modine’s directorial debut,
If... Dog... Rabbit.... In 1989 she appeared on
Malcolm McLaren's song "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" from his 1989 album
Waltz Darling. From 2000 to 2002 she hosted the short film series
Exposure on the Sci-Fi Channel. She was in Rob Zombie’s 2012 movie
The Lords of Salem. Marie has appeared in magazines including
Maxim,
Playboy, and
Esquire. She has also had her own photographs exhibited and published in magazines;
Vanity Fair ran side-by-side photos taken by her and her partner, film director
Tim Burton. Marie appeared in several of Burton's films in key roles to bring a sense and feel of mysticism, spirit and sensuality, including portraying actress/1950s television horror movie hostess
Vampira in the 1994 biopic
Ed Wood. This role included a special music video in which her Vampira character danced for a Special Edition DVD release. As his fiancée, she was his main muse for a whole decade. Her features are allegedly the uncredited basis for ragdoll love interest Sally in Tim’s stop-motion classic
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Nightmare director Henry Selick credited Lisa as a good influence on Tim’s personal life, with her pushing him to eat healthier. During a 2015 interview with the zine ‘toofab,’ Lisa said that wearing her Martian Girl wardrobe for
Mars Attacks! was kind of a nightmare; with the dress being so tight, she had to be sewn into it, and the huge wig/fake beehive really heavy. That same production, Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Nathalie Lake’s pet Chihuahua, was actually owned by Lisa at the time. The actress and director originally adopted the dog after finding it as a stray wandering the streets of Tokyo, Japan while they were traveling.Though they were engaged for the vast majority of their relationship, Tim and Lisa never officially made it down the aisle, and just lived together. During the filming of
Planet of the Apes, it was ‘rumored’ Tim began a secret affair with Helena Bonham Carter right as both of them were working opposite Lisa on set.In 2015, Marie starred in the horror film
We Are Still Here with
Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig,
Larry Fessenden,
Monte Markham, and
Susan Gibney. This film was shot in Palmyra and Shortsville, New York. == Personal life ==