{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | name = Lisa Berry | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|6}} | birth_place = Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = }}
''' Lisa Berry ''' (born November 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, seen regularly on television with appearances in ''The Colony'', ''Northpole: Open for Christmas'', ''Combat Hospital'', ''Bad Blood'', ''Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'', ''19-2'' and ''Supernatural''. Other credits include ''Departure'' (2019–2022), ''Ghostwriter'' (2022), ''Slasher'' (2019–2023).
== Early life == Berry was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario.<ref name="say">{{cite web|url= http://www.saywhatnews.com/Lisa_Berry.html |title= SayWhatNews Lisa Berry |publisher= saywhatnews.com |date= 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805140925/http://www.saywhatnews.com/Lisa_Berry.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-08-05}}</ref> She attended the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, graduating in 2004,<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|url= https://www.randolphcollege.ca/alumni-1/lisa-berry |title= Alumni of the month - Lisa Berry - Class of 2004 | publisher= randolphcollege.ca|date= 2020}}</ref> returning on occasion to encourage students in their learning.<ref name="arts">{{cite web|url= https://www.theartsguild.com/2012/07/30/interview-with-lisa-berry-dion-johnstone/|title= Interview with Lisa Berry and Dion Johnstone |publisher= theartsguild.com |date= 2012}}</ref> The Canadian actress started her career in the entertainment industry as a make-up artist before getting her big break as an actress.<ref name="nbc">{{cite web|url= https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Lisa-Berry-Interview-501680881.html |title= Actress Lisa Berry talks success of Supernatural |publisher= nbc15.com |date= 2018}}</ref>
==Career== In 2011, she appeared as Christine Mayweather in the television movie ''Desperately Seeking Santa''.<ref name="kod">{{cite web|url= https://kodiapps.com/movie-81330|title= Desperately Seeking Santa |publisher= kodiapps.com |date= 2011}}</ref>
In 2012, Berry played the role of clinic receptionist in the sci-fi thriller '' Antiviral'',<ref name="antiviral">{{cite web|url= https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/antiviral/7872d2ae39d2864c |title= Antiviral Directed by Brandon Cronenberg| publisher= shudder.com |date= 2012}}</ref> which won the "Best Canadian First Feature Film" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).<ref name="aff">{{cite web|url= https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film684326.html |title= Antiviral | publisher= filmaffinity.com |date= 2012}}</ref>
In 2013, Lisa Berry starred as Nara in the Netflix film ''The Colony''<ref name="colony">{{cite web|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/film/crsr9v/the-colony/ |title= The Colony| publisher= radiotimes.com |date= 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160907232935/https://www.radiotimes.com/film/crsr9v/the-colony/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-09-07}}</ref> alongside Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton.<ref name="flix">{{cite web|url= https://nextfilm.uk/film/The_Colony_2013 |title= Film Profile: The Colony| publisher= nextfilm.uk |date= 2013}}</ref> Some of the highlights of Berry's extensive career include playing Captain Pam Everwood, RN in twelve episodes of the 2011 television series ''Combat Hospital,''<ref name="wing" /> and the 2015 films ''No Stranger Than Love'',<ref name="No">{{cite web|url= https://www.movie-list.com/trailers/nostrangerthanlove|title= No Stranger Than Love Trailor |publisher= movie-list.com |date= 2015}}</ref> and ''Northpole: Open for Christmas''.<ref name="NP2">{{cite web|url= https://digiguide.tv/programme/Film/Northpole-2-Open-for-Christmas/1221453/ |title= North Pole 2: Open For Christmas|publisher= digiguide.tv |date= 2015}}</ref>
In 2019, Berry appeared as Detective Roberta Hanson in eight episodes of ''Slasher''.<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lisa-berry/credits/3000474538/ |title= Lisa Berry Credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= 2025-01-01}}</ref> From 2015 to 2020, Berry had a recurring role as Billie the Reaper (and the Death) for fourteen episodes of ''Supernatural'', alongside Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.<ref name="nerd">{{cite web|url= https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2018/06/18/interview-part-one-with-lisa-berry-on-supernatural-and-convention-life/|title= Interview: Part One with Lisa Berry on 'Supernatural' and Convention Life | publisher= nerdsandbeyond.com |date= 2018}}</ref>
Berry has also appeared in commercials for the Nintendo Wii, Walmart and Quaker Oats.<ref name="wing">{{cite web|url= https://www.wingmanmagazine.com/lisa-berry-interview/ |title= Lisa Berry loves her Sci-fi | publisher= wingmanmagazine.com |date= 2020}}</ref>
In 2022, she starred as Layla Barnes in season 3 of ''Ghostwriter''.<ref name="tv"/>
==Awards and nominations== *Trailblazer Award, Reel World Film Festival <ref name="alumni" /> *Best Ensemble Dora Mavor Moore Award Nomination for your work in Young Peoples Theatre production of `To Kill A Mockingbird’.<ref name="say" /> *2012 Berry was part of the winning cast of '' Antiviral'' which won the "Best Canadian First Feature Film" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref name="aff" /> *2014 Nominated for a Best Actress Award for the Black Canadian Awards in Toronto.<ref name="say" /> *2015 Nominated for a Best Actress Award for the Black Canadian Awards in Toronto.<ref name="say" /> *2017 RCPA Alumni of Distinction Award <ref name="alumni" /> *2022 Canadian Screen Awards Nominated for Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series for ''21 Black Futures''.<ref name="tv"/>
==Filmography== <ref name="tv"/>
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role |- | 2008 | ''Saw V '' |EMT |- | 2009 | ''Booky's Crush'' |Librarian |- | 2011 | ''Desperately Seeking Santa''<ref name="kod"/> | Christine Mayweather |- | 2012 | ''Mr. Viral '' | Female Fighter 1 |- | 2012 | ''Antiviral''<ref name="antiviral" /><ref name="aff" /> | Lucas Clinic Receptionist |- | 2013 | data-sort-value="Colony, The" | ''The Colony''<ref name="colony" /><ref name="flix" /> | Nara |- | 2014 | ''Bee & Julie-Julie (Short)'' | Bee's Mom |- | 2015 | ''Northpole: Open for Christmas''<ref name="NP2"/> | Taylor |- | 2015 | ''No Stranger Than Love''<ref name="No"/> | Fay |- | 2017 | ''Power Rangers'' | Candace Cranston |- | 2024 | ''Humane'' | Newscasters voice |- |}
===TV Movie=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role |- | 2006 | ''Gospel of Deceit'' |Sarah |- | 2011 | ''Silent Witness'' | Stella Marz |- | 2013 | ''Be My Valentine'' | Wendy |- | 2019 | ''The Sisterhood'' (''A Deadly Invitation'') | Desiree Holt |- | 2020 | ''A Daughters Ordeal'' | Nina |- | 2022 | 5.8 ''Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For'' | Abby Caldwell |- | 2022 | 6.0 ''Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons'' | Abby Caldwell |- | 2024 | ''BeBe Winans' We Three Kings'' | Lydia |- |}
===Television series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''ReGenesis'' |Nurse | 1 episode - The End |- | 2006 | ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |Theatre Manager |1 episode - High Fidelity: Part 1 |- | 2007 | ''Da Kink in My Hair'' |Nia |1 episode - Rules Are Made... |- | 2010 | ''MotherLoad'' |Dorothy |1 episode |- | 2010 | ''Heartland'' |Barb Wharton |1 episode - Second Chances |- | 2010 | ''Being Erica'' |Melanda |1 episode - The Tribe Has Spoken |- | 2010 | ''Lost Girl'' |Serena |1 episode - ArachnoFaebia |- | 2011 | ''Republic of Doyle'' | Karla Green | 1 episode - Family Business |- | 2011 | ''Skins'' |Principal Turner |2 episodes |- | 2011 | ''Against the Wall'' | Janice Lawrence | 2 episodes |- | 2011 | data-sort-value="Being Frank Show, The" | ''The Being Frank Show'' | | Episode #1.23 |- | 2011 | ''Combat Hospital''<ref name="wing" /> | Capt. Pam Everwood, RN | 12 episodes |- | 2011 | ''Rookie Blue'' | Attractive Woman | 1 episode - A Little Faith |- | 2012 | ''Nikita''<ref name="wing" /> | Harriet Jennings | 3 episodes |- | 2012 | data-sort-value="Firm, The" | ''The Firm'' | Zoe Figgis | 1 episode - Pilot |- | 2011–2012 | ''XIII: The Series'' | Grier / CIA Analyst | 4 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Haven''<ref name="wing" /> | Rica Hamilton | 1 episode - Magic Hour |- | 2012 | ''Transporter: The Series'' | Transplant Co-ordinator | 1 episode - Harvest |- | 2013 | data-sort-value="Listener, The" | ''The Listener'' | Lorraine Browning | 1 episode - Cold Storage |- | 2013 | ''Cracked'' | Detective Roz Cabrera | 1 episode - Night Terrors |- | 2015 | ''Continuum''<ref name="wing" /> | Nolan | 4 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Mr. D'' | Kathy Lee Giffer | 1 episode - Coaching Prospects |- | 2015–2016 | ''19-2''<ref name="wing" /> | Rita George | 4 episodes |- | 2017–2018 | ''Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'' | Cleophas Graymark | 4 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Bad Blood'' | Nellie Bullock | 8 episodes |- | 2019 | ''Wayne'' | Gail | 1 episode - Chapter One: Get Some Then |- | 2019 | ''Save Me'' | Summer | 1 episode - Animl |- | 2019 | ''Designated Survivor'' | Rachelle | 1 episode |- | 2019 | ''Slasher'' | Detective Roberta Hanson | S3 (E1 - E8) |- | 2019 | ''Hudson & Rex'' | Dr. Helen Dubois | 1 episode - "Game of Bones" |- | 2015–2020 | ''Supernatural'' | Billie the Reaper/Death | 14 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Corn & Peg'' | Miss Tenderhoof (voice) | 1 episode |- | 2020–2021 | ''Workin' Moms'' | Natashia | 5 episodes |- |2020 | ''Star Trek: Discovery'' | Kanak | Season 3 episode 12 - "There is a Tide..." |- |2021 |''21 Black Futures'' |Crystal Hinds |S2 Episode 3 - "Notice" |- |2021 |''Private Eyes'' |Mayor Nichelle |S5 Episode 6 - "Angie Get Your Gun" |- | 2019 & 2022 | ''Departure'' | Alexis Johnson / Tabatha | S1 E1 - "Vanished" + S3 E6 "What Lies Beneath" |- |2022 |''Ghostwriter'' |Layla Barnes |Season 3 - 12 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Slasher'' | Dr. Melanda Israel | S5 (E1 - E8) |- |2023 |''Nesting'' |Jenny |Season 4 episode 4 |- |2023 |''Chucky'' |Tiffany's Lawyer |Season 3 episode 3 - "Jennifer's Body" |- |2024 |''Beyond Black Beauty'' |Yvonne Parrish |12 episodes |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2484864}} *[https://twitter.com/_LisaBerry Lisa Berry - twitter] *[https://www.instagram.com/lisaberrylive/ Lisa Berry - Instagram] *[https://www.lisaberrylive.com/ Lisa Berry website]
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