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Lisa Ryder

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Lisa Ryder
Born (1970-10-26) 26 October 1970 (age 54)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005, divorced)​
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Children2[2]

Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970)[3] is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.[4]

Life and career

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Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta[3] and attended the University of Toronto,[2] where she began acting. She formed a local theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto[5] after graduation[2] and landed her first film and television roles in the mid-1990s. She starred in many theatre productions, including "Put Me Away," a one-woman show which she wrote.[5] She gained a following as Detective Tracy Vetter on the final season of the vampire drama Forever Knight[6] in 1995–1996 and was cast on the syndicated science-fiction series Andromeda in 2000; the series ended in 2005 after 110 episodes. She also co-starred, as android Kay-Em 14, in the 2001 film Jason X,[7][8] starring Andromeda alumnus Lexa Doig (notable is the role reversal).

Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict,[2] Total Recall 2070, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Wind at My Back and Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. She also had a recurring role on The Newsroom. Her other movie roles include the critically acclaimed Canadian indie film Stolen Heart,[9] the thriller Blackheart[10] and the short films Strands and Lemon. She also wrote, produced and starred in the film SF Seeks, featuring Michael Shanks, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Keith Hamilton Cobb and Lexa Doig.[citation needed] She appeared in a television advert for Cheer laundry detergent in the late 80s – early 90s.

In 2014, Ryder starred in the Canadian Stage co-production of Helen Lawrence.[2][11] In 2019, Ryder's play A Blow in the Face premiered with Nightwood Theatre and Bald Ego Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.[5][12] The play was inspired by her personal experiences with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child.[13] In the premiere, Ryder played the roofer Cloudy.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 City of Dark Kim
1997 Strands Halley Short
1998 Blackheart Sam
1998 Stolen Heart Joey
2001 Jason X Kay-Em 14 [15]
2004 Lemon Estelle Freisen Short
2012 The Story of Luke Sara
2016 Every Escape Imaginable Wanda Short
2019 Hotel Limbo nurse

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Alana "Magic Trick"
1995-96 Forever Knight Det. Tracy Vetter Main role
1996 The Newsroom Kris Recurring role
1997 Earth: Final Conflict Kate Boone "Decision", "Truth"
1997 Psi Factor Mary Callwood "Devolution"
1998 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Jenny Bain "The Case of the Real Fake"
1999 Total Recall 2070 Dr. Grace "Brightness Falls"
2000-05 Andromeda Beka Valentine supporting role (110 episodes)
2001 Wind at My Back Jane Easterbrook "The Spanish Prisoner", "Pay Back"
2005 Secret Lives Shelby TV film
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary film
2011 Good Dog Linda "Pilot", "Gay Sopranos"
2012 Secrets of Eden Ginny McBradden TV film
2012 Heartland Kendra "Crossed Signals"
2012 Alphas Fiona "God's Eye"
2013 Cracked Lena Olsson "Cherry Blossoms"
2013 The Good Witch's Destiny Alicia Quinn TV film
2014 Remedy Wendy Goldman "Shift/Change", "The Beast Within", "Shadow of Doubt"
2015 Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings Madame Margot (voice) Video game
2015 Killjoys Keera Dean "The Harvest"
2016 Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool Peggy TV film
2017 The Strain Nurse Greenwood "4.2"
2017 Mary Kills People Yvonne "The River Styx"
2020 Endlings Tresa Hewes Recurring role[16]
2022-23 From Abby Stevens Recurring role

References

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  1. ^ Lisa, Ryder. "A Blow in the Face". Lisa Ryder. Retrieved 9 November 2018 – via Vimeo.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ouzounian, Richard (15 October 2014). "Lisa Ryder takes another ride in 'imaginary rodeo' with Helen Lawrence". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lisa Ryder's bio www.northernstars.ca
  4. ^ "Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda" by Ramin Zahed at variety.com
  5. ^ a b c "Nightwood Theatre Presents A BLOW IN THE FACE" by Julie Musbach at www.broadwayworld.com
  6. ^ "Sci-fi Vampire Cop `Knight' Snares Plenty of Fans" by Ian Spelling at www.chicagotribune.com
  7. ^ "Why Jason X Is a Perfect Friday the 13th Sequel" by Joe George at www.denofgeek.com
  8. ^ "Future schlock with bad `Jason'" by Robert K. Elder at www.chicagotribune.com
  9. ^ Stolen Heart review by Daniel Lorber at variety.com
  10. ^ "Sunday Highlights" by Ken Carriere, Victor Dwyer and David Shoalts at www.theglobeandmail.com
  11. ^ "Helen Lawrence: groundbreaking and old-fashioned, all at once" by J. Kelly Nestruck at www.theglobeandmail.com
  12. ^ "Production History - Nightwood Theatre". www.nightwoodtheatre.net. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  13. ^ Fricker, Karen (31 March 2019). "A Blow in the Face takes audiences through the 'cave' of postpartum depression". thestar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  14. ^ Cole, Susan G. (30 March 2019). "A Blow in the Face has everything you need for a great show – except a script". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  15. ^ Judge, Kieran (26 April 2022). "'Jason X' at 20 – Review". The Film Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  16. ^ Rankin, Christine (24 January 2021). "Emmy-winning Ancaster teen stars in sci-fi series 'Endlings'". CBC. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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