Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970) is a Canadian actress, who portrayed
the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series
Andromeda.Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta and attended the
University of Toronto, where she began acting. She formed a local
theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto after graduation 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. She gained a following as Detective
Tracy Vetter on the final season of the vampire drama Forever Knight
in 1995â€"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 (notable is the role
reversal).Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final
Conflict, 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, 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 advert for Cheer laundry detergent in the
late 80s â€" early 90s.
the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series
Andromeda.Ryder was born in Edmonton, Alberta and attended the
University of Toronto, where she began acting. She formed a local
theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto after graduation 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. She gained a following as Detective
Tracy Vetter on the final season of the vampire drama Forever Knight
in 1995â€"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 (notable is the role
reversal).Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final
Conflict, 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, 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 advert for Cheer laundry detergent in the
late 80s â€" early 90s.
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