Lisa Ryder

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970)<ref name=NorthernBioRef>Lisa Ryder's bio www.northernstars.ca</ref> is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.<ref>"Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda" by Ramin Zahed at variety.com</ref>

Life and career

Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta<ref name=NorthernBioRef/> and attended the University of Toronto,<ref name=StarRodeoRef/> where she began acting. She formed a local theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto<ref name=BroadwayBlowRef/> after graduation<ref name=StarRodeoRef/> 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.<ref name=BroadwayBlowRef/> She gained a following as Detective Tracy Vetter on the final season of the vampire drama Forever Knight<ref>"Sci-fi Vampire Cop `Knight' Snares Plenty of Fans" by Ian Spelling at www.chicagotribune.com</ref> 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,<ref>"Why Jason X Is a Perfect Friday the 13th Sequel" by Joe George at www.denofgeek.com</ref><ref>"Future schlock with bad `Jason'" by Robert K. Elder at www.chicagotribune.com</ref> starring Andromeda alumnus Lexa Doig.

Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict,<ref name=StarRodeoRef/> 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,<ref>Stolen Heart review by Daniel Lorber at variety.com</ref> the thriller Blackheart<ref>"Sunday Highlights" by Ken Carriere, Victor Dwyer and David Shoalts at www.theglobeandmail.com</ref> 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.Template:Citation needed She appeared in a television advertisement for Cheer laundry detergent in the late 80s – early 90s.

In 2014, Ryder starred in the Canadian Stage co-production of Helen Lawrence.<ref name=StarRodeoRef>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"Helen Lawrence: groundbreaking and old-fashioned, all at once" by J. Kelly Nestruck at www.theglobeandmail.com</ref> In 2019, Ryder's play A Blow in the Face premiered with Nightwood Theatre and Bald Ego Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.<ref name=BroadwayBlowRef>"Nightwood Theatre Presents A BLOW IN THE FACE" by Julie Musbach at www.broadwayworld.com</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The play was inspired by her personal experiences with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the premiere, Ryder played the roofer Cloudy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Lemon	Estelle Freisen	Short
2012	Template:Sortname	Sara
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Herself	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	Every Escape Imaginable	Wanda	Short
2019	Hotel Limbo	Nurse

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Alana	Episode: "Magic Trick"
1995-96	Forever Knight	Detective Tracy Vetter	Main role
1996	Template:Sortname	Kris	Recurring role
1997	Earth: Final Conflict	Kate Boone	2 episodes
1997	Psi Factor	Mary Callwood	Episode: "Devolution"
1998	Template:Sortname	Jenny Bain	Episode: "The Case of the Real Fake"
1999	Total Recall 2070	Dr. Grace	Episode: "Brightness Falls"
2000-05	Andromeda	Beka Valentine	Supporting role (110 episodes)
2001	Wind at My Back	Jane Easterbrook	2 episodes
2005	Secret Lives	Shelby	Television film
2009	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th	Herself	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2011	Good Dog	Linda	2 episodes
2012	Secrets of Eden	Ginny McBradden	Television film
2012	Heartland	Kendra	Episode: "Crossed Signals"
2012	Alphas	Fiona	Episode: "God's Eye"
2013	Cracked	Lena Olsson	Episode: "Cherry Blossoms"
2013	Template:Sortname	Alicia Quinn	Television film
2014	Remedy	Wendy Goldman	3 episodes
2015	Killjoys	Keera Dean	Episode: "The Harvest"
2016	Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool	Peggy	Television film
2017	Template:Sortname	Nurse Greenwood	Episode "4.2"
2017	Mary Kills People	Yvonne	Episode: "The River Styx"
2020	Endlings	Tresa Hewes	Recurring role<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2022-23	From	Abby Stevens	Recurring role
2025	Gen V	Janet Riordan	Episode: "The Kids Are Not All Right"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2015	Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings	Madame Margot (voice)

External links

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