Lisa Ray

Born: 1972-04-04 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known For: Acting

Biography

Lisa Rani Ray is a Canadian actress, model, television host, philanthropist and social activist. In 2005 she appeared in the Canadian film Water, which premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008 she starred alongside Sheetal Sheth in the romance films I Can't Think Straight and The World Unseen. Ray made her Indian cinematic debut in 1994 with the Tamil film Nethaji, alongside Sarath Kumar, in which she appeared in a brief role. In 2001 she appeared in the Bollywood film Kasoor alongside Aftab Shivdasani. In 2002 she acted in the Telugu film Takkari Donga, alongside Mahesh Babu. On 16 November 2010, TLC India announced that it would film a new 5-part series, Oh My Gold, with Ray. It premiered in 2011. The series Oh My Gold was set against the cultural-yet-contemporary backdrop of India. Uncovering the beauty of various cities, Ray played both a host and a travel guide. In 2016, Ray appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's biographical Veerappan.

Filmography

2021

99 Songs as Sheela

2011

Patch Town as Bethany Franks
Top Chef Canada as Self - Host
Endgame as Rosemary Venturi

2010

Trader Games as Sarah
Let the Game Begin as Eva Stout
Cooking With Stella as Maya Chopra

2009

Defendor as Dominique Ball

2008

I Can't Think Straight as Tala
Kill Kill Faster Faster as Fleur
The Summit as Rebecca Downy
Toronto Stories as Beth

2007

Blood Ties as Elena
All Hat as Etta Parr
The World Unseen as Miriam

2006

Psych as Sita
Quarter Life Crisis as Angel
A Stone's Throw as Lia

2005

Water as Kalyani

2004

Ball and Chain as Saima
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Self (archive footage)

2002

Takkari Donga as Bhuvana
Bollywood/Hollywood as Sue (Sunita) Singh

2001

Kasoor as Simran Bhargav

1996

Nethaji as Priya

1994

Hanste Khelte as Girl in song