Marie-Alise Recasner (born May 25, 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA) is an American actress known for her role as Alice Jackson on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara. She portrayed the role from 1986 to 1987. She had a recurring role as Millie on the sitcom A Different World. She portrayed the second Ellen Burgess on Port Charles from 1998 to 1999. She also played minor villainess and hired nurse Lynne Burke on NBC's Days of Our Lives from 1994 to 1998.