Lisa Rani Ray (born April 4, 1972 ) is a Canadian film and television actress of Polish-Bengali origin, best known for her roles in films by Indian directors .
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| Date of Birth | April 4, 1972 (aged 47) |
| Place of Birth | Toronto ( Canada ) |
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| Occupation | actress , model |
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Biography
Lisa was born on April 4, 1972 in Toronto, Canada, in a family of an Indian and a Polish woman , where she graduated from high school. After school, she dreamed of a journalist career, but a car accident in which Lisa’s mother was severely affected made her postpone her studies for some time. At age 16, one well-known Canadian fashion magazine invited Lisa to work as a model. Once on the cover of the magazine, the young girl immediately gained considerable popularity. Rejecting journalism, Ray began acting in commercials, and after a while, Indian filmmakers noticed her. In 2001, Lisa agreed to a role in the movie “A Trap for a Lawyer,” and in 2002, Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta invited her to play in the romantic comedy “Bollywood / Hollywood,” which gained immense popularity. Then Ray still did not speak Hindi, so her roles were fully or partially duplicated. The film “Bollywood / Hollywood” brought Lisa the first award at the Toronto Film Festival - “ Star of the Future ”. Ray graduated from three colleges, including a drama school. The actress often has to travel around the world, in one of the interviews she commented on it like this:
I have no home. I am a little in London, but also in Paris, where my boyfriend lives. My parents are in Toronto, I work a lot in New York and India. It makes me a little chameleon, but I honestly like it.
Lisa was especially popular with roles in two films by British director of Indian and South African descent Shamim Sarif “The Invisible World ” (2007) and “ I Can't Think Heterosexually ” (2008), devoted to lesbian relations . In both films, Ray acted as a partner for the American actressital shet
Personal life
On October 20, 2012, Lisa married Canadian banker Jason Dani [1] . In June 2009, she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma . Lisa told about her fight with cancer in the documentary “1 minute”. In September 2018, she announced that she and her husband had become parents of twin girls with the help of a surrogate mother.
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
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| 2001 | f | Lawyer trap | Kasoor | Simran bhargav |
| 2002 | f | Smart Fox | Takkari Donga (tel.) | Bhuvana |
| 2002 | f | Bollywood / hollywood | Bollywood / hollywood | Sue singh |
| 2005 | f | Water | Water | Kalyani |
| 2006 - 2014 | with | Clairvoyant | Psych | Sita |
| 2006 - ... | with | Bloody connection | Blood ties | Elena |
| 2007 | f | Invisible world | The world unseen | Miriam |
| 2007 | f | Horse racing | All hat | Etta parr |
| 2008 | with | Blood business | The summit | Rebecca downy |
| 2008 - ... | with | Murdoch's investigations | Murdoch mysteries | Mirala |
| 2008 | f | Kill kill fast fast | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Fleur |
| 2008 | f | I can not think heterosexually | I Can't Think Straight | Tala |
| 2009 | f | Protective | Defendor | Dominique ball |
| 2009 | f | Cooking with Stella | Cooking with Stella | Maya chopra |
| 2009 | f | Well, let's play? | Let the Game Begin | Eva stout |
| 2010 | f | Krach | Sarah | |
| 2010 | f | 1 minute | 1 a Minute | as herself |
| 2011 - ... | with | End of the game | Endgame | Rosemary venturi |
| 2016 | f | Virappan | Veerappan | Shreya |
| 2016 | f | Ishq forever | Naina | |
| 2017 | f | Dobaara | Liza merchant |
Notes
- ↑ Samreen Samad. Lisa Ray Ties the Knot . iDiva (October 22, 2012).
Links
- Lisa Ray's Twitter account
- Lisa Ray on the Internet Movie Database
- Official site of Lisa Rey
- FamousWhy's Ray Page