Lisa Ray

Lisa Ray ( born April 4, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress.

Life and achievements

Ray has a Bengali father and a Polish mother. They first wanted to study journalism, but was discovered during her time in high school as a model. The actress made ​​her debut in the Indian Mystery thriller Kasoor from 2001 Im also Indian action film Takkari Donga (2002), she played one of the major roles as well as in Deepa Mehta's Canadian- Indian comedy Bollywood / Hollywood (2002), the numerous awards and nominations. - was considered - including the Genie Award. Then she moved to London, where she studied acting. This was followed by a starring role in the American comedy Ball & Chain (2004 ), in which she portrayed an Indian-born American.

For his role in the Canadian- Indian film drama Water (2005 ), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Ray was awarded the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award. In the film drama The Hidden World (2007), showing a lesbian relationship in South Africa during the time of apartheid, she took over Sheetal Sheth next to one of the two lead roles. In the Westernkömödie All Hat ( 2007) she played a former girlfriend of the embodied by Luke Kirby main character. Sheetal Sheth and Ray are once again represents a lesbian couple in the film drama I Can not Think Straight, held its publication in November 2008.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2001: Kasoor
  • 2002: Takkari Donga
  • 2002: Bollywood / Hollywood
  • 2004: Ball & Chain
  • 2005: Water
  • 2006: Quarter Life Crisis
  • 2007: The Hidden World ( The World Unseen )
  • 2007: All Hat
  • 2008: Kill Kill Faster Faster
  • 2008: I Can not Think Straight
  • 2008: Cooking with Stella
  • 2009: Defendor
  • 2009: Psych (TV series, episode 4x06 )
  • 2011: Murdoch Mysteries (TV series, episode 4x09 )
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