Lisa McDowell
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Combined Graph record U-02085 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0977. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Akeem's love interest
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Akeem's love interest
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- Also known as: portrayed by Shari Headley
- Work type: character
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- Coming to America — featured in
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- https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55743-COMING-TOAMERICA?sid=d10b18a7-4ae0-45c4-9c8d-b932c589b194&sr=0.14420193&cp=1&pos=6&cxt=Filmography1 (verification source · master store)
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Lisa McDowell is a character in Coming to America (1988) Lisa McDowell is played by Shari Headley (her feature film debut, in this role)
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