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Lisa Ray

1972 - Today

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Lisa Rani Ray (Bengali pronunciation: [lisa rae̯]; born 4 April 1972) is a Canadian actress. She began her modelling career in India in the early 1990s, appearing for leading Indian brands like Bombay Dyeing and Lakmé. She made her acting debut in 1994 in the film Hanste Khelte. Through her acting career, Ray has demonstrated a penchant for issue-oriented portrayals, most notably in the 2005 Oscar-nominated Canadian film Water and the award-winning South African feature The World Unseen, described by a reviewer as "one of the best-conceived queer films of the past year." In 2009, Ray was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Lisa Ray is the 11,757th most popular actor (down from 11,217th in 2024), the 1,106th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,020th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lisa Ray ranks 11,757 out of 13,578. Before her are Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Sara Maldonado, Saeko Chiba, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ritu Arya, and Zach Gilford. After her are Paul Sparks, Ray Fisher, Faye Emerson, Nicole Beharie, Jonathan Silverman, and Zarina Wahab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Lisa Ray ranks 985. Before her are William Goldsmith, Inger Miller, Rachid Neqrouz, Gabriel Braga Nunes, Avi Nimni, and David Belenguer. After her are André Domingos, Gustavo Borges, Anke Baier-Loef, Craig Thomson, Davor Ivo Stier, and Reince Priebus.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Lisa Ray ranks 1,107 out of 1,622. Before her are Tanith Belbin White (1984), Lisa Alexander (1968), Geoff Keighley (1978), Jarome Iginla (1977), Tate McRae (2003), and Liam Millar (1999). After her are Andrew Wiggins (1995), Cam Neely (1965), Shaun Sipos (1981), Guillaume LeBlanc (1962), G.NA (1987), and David Paetkau (1972).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Lisa Ray ranks 342. Before her are Ty Olsson (1974), Alexander Calvert (1990), Dustin Milligan (1985), Kevin McDonald (1961), Stephan James (1993), and Jaclyn Linetsky (1986). After her are Shaun Sipos (1981), G.NA (1987), David Paetkau (1972), Drew Seeley (1982), Aaron Douglas (1971), and Bernice Liu (1979).

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