Lisa ryder biography

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Lisa Ryder is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Lisa Ryder started performing as a child through dance, attending the Edmonton Studio of Ballet.

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Lisa Ryder Biography

Date of Birth:
Oct 26, 1970Birth Place:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Biography

Lisa Ryder developed an interest in acting while studying at the University of Toronto, and soon after graduating from school, she formed a local theater troupe. After performing with the troupe for several years, Ryder landed a major role on the Canadian sci-fi TV drama "Forever Knight," about a centuries-old vampire who attempts to redeem his horrific past by working as a cop in modern-day Toronto. She portrayed the straight-laced Detective Tracy Vetter for the last season of the award-winning series, which also spawned three novels and several soundtracks. She next appeared in a recurring role on the critically-acclaimed series "The Newsroom," a darkly comedic look at an incompetent and petty nightly news production crew, and portrayed the spoiled daughter of a self-help guru in the indie drama "Stolen Heart." From 2000 to 2005, Ryder portrayed loyal ship captain Beka Valentine in the Canadian-American sci-fi series "Andromeda," based on a concept by "Star Trek" creator

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Lisa Ryder

Canadian actress (born 1968)

Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970)^[3] is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.^[4]

Life and career

Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta^[3] and attended the University of Toronto,^[2] where she began acting. She formed a local theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto^[5] after graduation^[2] 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.^[5] She gained a following as Detective Tracy Vetter on the final season of the vampire drama Forever Knight^[6] 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,^[7]^[8] starring Andromeda alumnusLexa Doig (notable is the role reversal).

Ryder guest-s

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Lisa Ryder - "Kay-Em 14"
(October 26, 1970 - )

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Biography: "Lisa Ryder is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and she has amassed an impressive list of credits before she joined the cast of Andromeda as 'Beka Valentine' alongside Lexa Doig. Most recently, she appeared in a number of feature films and television series including Alliance Atlantis' Total Recall 2025 and Psi Factor, and Jason X by New Line Cinema/Crystal Lake Entertainment.

She also appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian television program The Newsroom by CBC-TV and starred as the series lead on Forever Knight by Paragon Entertainment. She was also featured as the lead in the feature film Stolen Heart by Backroad Films and as a guest star in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict by Alliance Atlantis and Tribune Entertainment.

Equally accomplished in live theater, Ryder has starred in more than 25 stage plays including such productions as Insignificance, Possible Worlds and Macbeth. On the performan