Lisa Ryder

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

Lisa Ryder
Born	(1970-10-26) 26 October 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Ari Cohen ​ ( m. after 2005, divorced) [1]
Children	2

Life and career

Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta and attended the University of Toronto, where she began acting. She formed a local theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto after graduation 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. She gained a following as Detective Tracy Vetter on the final season of the vampire drama Forever Knight 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, starring Andromeda alumnus Lexa Doig (notable is the role reversal).

Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, 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, the thriller Blackheart 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. She appeared in a television advert for Cheer laundry detergent in the late 80s – early 90s.

In 2019, Ryder's play A Blow in the Face premiered with Nightwood Theatre and Bald Ego Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.[2] The play was inspired by her personal experiences with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child.[3] In the premiere, Ryder played the roofer Cloudy.[4]

Filmography

Film

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
2004	Lemon	Estelle Freisen	Short
2012	The Story of Luke	Sara
2016	Every Escape Imaginable	Wanda	Short
2019	Hotel Limbo	nurse

Television

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	Main role
2001	Wind at My Back	Jane Easterbrook	"The Spanish Prisoner", "Pay Back"
2005	Secret Lives	Shelby	TV 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"

References

1. Lisa, Ryder. "A Blow in the Face". Vimeo. Lisa Ryder. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
2. "Production History - Nightwood Theatre". www.nightwoodtheatre.net. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
3. Fricker, Karen (31 March 2019). "A Blow in the Face takes audiences through the 'cave' of postpartum depression". thestar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
4. 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.

External links

• Lisa Ryder on IMDb