Lisa Ryder

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title: "Lisa Ryder" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1970-births", "living-people", "20th-century-canadian-actresses", "21st-century-canadian-actresses", "actresses-from-edmonton", "canadian-film-actresses", "canadian-stage-actresses", "canadian-television-actresses", "people-with-mood-disorders", "university-of-toronto-alumni"] description: "Canadian actress (born 1968)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Ryder" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian actress (born 1968) ::

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Field	Value
name	Lisa Ryder
birth_date
birth_place	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
alma_mater	University of Toronto
occupation	Actress
years_active	1994–present
children	2
spouse
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| name = Lisa Ryder | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | height = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | alma_mater = University of Toronto | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1994–present | children = 2 | spouse = Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970) is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.

Life and career

Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta 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.

Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, 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 advertisement for Cheer laundry detergent in the late 80s – early 90s.

In 2014, Ryder starred in the Canadian Stage co-production of Helen Lawrence. In 2019, Ryder's play A Blow in the Face premiered with Nightwood Theatre and Bald Ego Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. The play was inspired by her personal experiences with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child. In the premiere, Ryder played the roofer Cloudy.

Filmography

Film

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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	**	Sara
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Herself	Documentary film
2016	Every Escape Imaginable	Wanda	Short
2019	Hotel Limbo	Nurse
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Alana	Episode: "Magic Trick"
1995-96	Forever Knight	Detective Tracy Vetter	Main role
1996	**	Kris	Recurring role
1997	Earth: Final Conflict	Kate Boone	2 episodes
1997	Psi Factor	Mary Callwood	Episode: "Devolution"
1998	**	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	Documentary film
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	**	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	**	Nurse Greenwood	Episode "4.2"
2017	Mary Kills People	Yvonne	Episode: "The River Styx"
2020	Endlings	Tresa Hewes	Recurring role
2022-23	From	Abby Stevens	Recurring role
2025	Gen V	Janet Riordan	Episode: "The Kids Are Not All Right"
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Video games

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

References

1. "A Blow in the Face". Lisa Ryder.
2. [https://www.northernstars.ca/actor/lisa-ryder/ Lisa Ryder's bio] www.northernstars.ca
3. [https://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/gene-roddenberry-s-andromeda-1200464987/ "Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda"] by Ramin Zahed at [[Variety (magazine). variety.com]]
4. www.chicagotribune.com]]
5. [https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/jason-x-perfect-friday-the-13th-sequel/ "Why Jason X Is a Perfect Friday the 13th Sequel"] by Joe George at [[Den of Geek. www.denofgeek.com]]
6. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-04-26-0204260340-story.html "Future schlock with bad `Jason'"] by Robert K. Elder at [[Chicago Tribune. www.chicagotribune.com]]
7. ''[[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 (Canadian TV series). The Newsroom]].'' Her other movie roles include the critically acclaimed [[Canadians. Canadian]] indie film ''Stolen Heart'',[https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/stolen-heart-1200454683/ Stolen Heart review] by Daniel Lorber at [[Variety (magazine). variety.com]]
8. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/sunday-highlights/article747004/ "Sunday Highlights"] by Ken Carriere, Victor Dwyer and David Shoalts at [[The Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com]]
9. Ouzounian, Richard. (2014-10-15). "Lisa Ryder takes another ride in 'imaginary rodeo' with Helen Lawrence".
10. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/helen-lawrence-groundbreaking-and-old-fashioned-all-at-once/article17589706/ "Helen Lawrence: groundbreaking and old-fashioned, all at once"] by J. Kelly Nestruck at [[The Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com]]
11. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Nightwood-Theatre-Presents-A-BLOW-IN-THE-FACE-20190130 "Nightwood Theatre Presents A BLOW IN THE FACE"] by Julie Musbach at [[BroadwayWorld. www.broadwayworld.com]]
12. "Production History - Nightwood Theatre".
13. Fricker, Karen. (2019-03-31). "A Blow in the Face takes audiences through the 'cave' of postpartum depression".
14. Cole, Susan G.. (2019-03-30). "A Blow in the Face has everything you need for a great show – except a script".
15. Judge, Kieran. (2022-04-26). "'Jason X' at 20 – Review".
16. "Lisa Ryder".
17. "Lisa Ryder".
18. Rankin, Christine. (2021-01-24). "Emmy-winning Ancaster teen stars in sci-fi series 'Endlings'". CBC.

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