Lisa Ray

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.

Known For

Psych

Sita

Four More Shots Please!

Samara Kapoor

Endgame

Rosemary Venturi

Blood Ties

Elena

Top Chef Canada

Self - Host

Comedy Nights Live

Herself

The Summit

Rebecca Downy

Defendor

Dominique Ball

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	99 Songs	Sheela
2017	Dobaara: See Your Evil	Liza Merchant
2016	Veerappan	Priya (Spy)
2016	Ishq Forever
2011	Patch Town	Bethany Franks
2010	Trader Games	Sarah
2010	Cooking With Stella	Maya Chopra
2010	Let the Game Begin	Eva Stout
2009	Defendor	Dominique Ball
2008	I Can't Think Straight	Tala
2008	Toronto Stories	Beth
2008	Kill Kill Faster Faster	Fleur
2007	All Hat	Etta Parr
2007	The World Unseen	Miriam
2006	Quarter Life Crisis	Angel
2006	A Stone's Throw	Lia
2005	Water	Kalyani
2004	Ball and Chain	Saima
2004	Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche	Self (archive footage)
2002	Bollywood/Hollywood	Sue (Sunita) Singh
2002	Takkari Donga	Bhuvana
2001	Kasoor	Simran Bhargav
1996	Nethaji	Priya
1994	Hanste Khelte	Girl in song

Year	TV Show	Role
2019	Four More Shots Please!	Samara Kapoor
2016	Comedy Nights Live	Herself
2011	Top Chef Canada	Self - Host
2011	Endgame	Rosemary Venturi
2008	The Summit	Rebecca Downy
2007	Blood Ties	Elena
2006	Psych	Sita
	Canada Reads	Self