Lisa Rani Ray is a Canadian actress, model, television host, philanthropist and social activist. In 2005 she appeared in the Canadian film Water, which premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008 she starred alongside Sheetal Sheth in the romance films I Can't Think Straight and The World Unseen. Ray made her Indian cinematic debut in 1994 with the Tamil film Nethaji, alongside Sarath Kumar, in which she appeared in a brief role. In 2001 she appeared in the Bollywood film Kasoor alongside Aftab Shivdasani. In 2002 she acted in the Telugu film Takkari Donga, alongside Mahesh Babu. On 16 November 2010, TLC India announced that it would film a new 5-part series, Oh My Gold, with Ray. It premiered in 2011. The series Oh My Gold was set against the cultural-yet-contemporary backdrop of India. Uncovering the beauty of various cities, Ray played both a host and a travel guide. In 2016, Ray appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's biographical Veerappan.

Filmography

• 201999 Songs — Sheela
• Four More Shots Please! — Samara Kapoor
• 2017Dobaara: See Your Evil — Liza Merchant
• 2016Ishq Forever
• 2016Veerappan — Priya (Spy)
• Endgame — Rosemary Venturi
• 2011Patch Town — Bethany Franks
• 2010Cooking With Stella — Maya Chopra
• 2010Let the Game Begin — Eva Stout
• 2010Trader Games — Sarah
• 2009Defendor — Dominique Ball
• 2008I Can't Think Straight — Tala
• 2008Kill Kill Faster Faster — Fleur
• Murdoch Mysteries — Mirela
• The Summit — Rebecca Downy
• 2008Toronto Stories — Beth
• 2007All Hat — Etta Parr
• Blood Ties — Elena
• 2007The World Unseen — Miriam
• 2006A Stone's Throw — Lia
• Psych — Sita
• 2006Quarter Life Crisis — Angel
• 2005Water — Kalyani
• 2004Ball and Chain — Saima
• 2002Bollywood/Hollywood — Sue (Sunita) Singh
• 2002Takkari Donga — Bhuvana
• 2001Kasoor — Simran Bhargav
• 1996Nethaji — Priya
• 1994Hanste Khelte — Girl in song

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Comedy Nights Live — Herself
• Top Chef Canada — Self - Host
• 2004Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche — Self (archive footage)
• Canada Reads — Self