{{Short description|Virgin Islander actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Lisa Canning | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|7}} | birth_place = Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | spouse = | occupation = TV/Radio personality<br />Actress | years_active = 1988–present }}

'''Lisa Canning''' (born November 7, 1966)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6a8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11 "'Into the Night' Sidekick Lisa Canning Talks About Her Job and Career Goals"]. ''Jet''. May 27, 1991. p.&nbsp;11. Retrieved November 1, 2023.</ref><ref name="SSreLC">{{Cite news|title=LISA CANNING|author=|date=March 9, 1997|work=Sun Sentinel|page=4|quote=Birthday: Nov. 7. Birthplace: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Occupation: Entertainment reporter. Current home: Los Angeles. Marital status: Single. Car: A 1994 hunter-green Jeep Cherokee. Working on: Entertainment Tonight.|id={{ProQuest|388460859}}}}</ref> is an American television and radio hostess and correspondent.

==Career== A native of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands,<ref name="SSreLC"/> Canning served, beginning in 1988, as music director at radio station WKDA in Los Angeles, and also hosted the station's nightly talk show, ''Campus Top Ten''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Photo Standalone 3 -- No Title|author=|date=February 23, 1989|work=Los Angeles Sentinel|page=4|quote=KDAY HONORED—The Los Angeles County Commission on Youth recently honored KDAY radio station and two of its most deserving staff members for the organization's ongoing commitment to youth in the community. Pictured are (from left) county commissioner Lee; Rory Kaufman, founder of KDAY's Images Program; Lisa Canning, hostess of KDAY's nightly talk show, 'Campus Top Ten,' and county Commissioner Woods.|id={{ProQuest|565565315}}}}</ref> Television credits include ''Entertainment Tonight'' from 1996 to 1999,<ref name="et1">Lavin, Cheryl (9 March 1997). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/03/09/lisa-canning/ Fast Track - Lisa Canning], ''Chicago Tribune''</ref><ref name="et2">(12 July 1999). [https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/et-releases-three-reporters-1117503913/ ‘ET’ releases three reporters], ''Variety''</ref> co-host of "Knights and Warriors", the first season of ''Dancing with the Stars'', ''Beyond With James Van Praagh'' (as the backstage interviewer/skeptic), and the Pax show ''Destination Stardom''.<ref name="stard1">Littleton, Cynthia (4 August 1999). [https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/canning-attains-stardom-1117750021/ Canning attains 'stardom'], ''Variety''</ref>

As an actress, Canning appeared in small roles in the feature films ''Scream'',<ref name="et2"/> ''Intermission'', and ''The Day After Tomorrow''. She has acted on the television soap operas ''General Hospital''<ref name="et2"/> and ''The Young and the Restless''.

==Filmography==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=2| 1996 | ''Ladykiller'' | Leslie Vance | |- | ''Scream'' | Reporter with Mask | <ref name="et2"/> |- | 1997 | ''An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn'' | Herself | |- |rowspan=3| 2004 | ''Intermission'' | Perfume Admirer | Short |- | ''The Day After Tomorrow'' | L.A. Anchorwoman | <ref name="et2"/> |- | ''One Life to Give'' | Gail | Short |- | 2007 | ''Waste Land'' | Dr. Abrams | Short |- | 2009 | ''The Red Canvas'' | Vanessa Fitzgerald | |- | 2013 | ''Santa Switch'' | Salesperson | TV movie |- | 2015 | ''In Memory'' | Doctor Jesiak | Short |- | 2018 | ''The Wrong Daughter'' | Nurse Hopewell | |- | 2019 | ''Bombshell'' | Harris Faulkner | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1989 | ''A Different World'' | Girl | Episode: "No Means No" |- |rowspan=2| 1990 | ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' | Andrea Russell | Episode: "Pilot" |- | ''Match Game'' | Herself/Panelist | 5 episodes |- | 1991-92 | ''P.S.I. Luv U'' | Dori | Recurring cast |- | 1992-93 | ''Knights and Warriors'' | Herself/host | TV series |- | 1992-94 | ''Baywatch'' | Cookie Washington/Dawn | Episode: "Lifeguards Can't Jump" & "Rescue Bay" |- | 1994 | ''General Hospital'' | Meg Lawson #2 | Regular Cast <ref name="et2"/> |- | 1994 | ''Weird Science'' | Lincoln | Episode: "Unplugged" |- | 1996 | ''Soul Train'' | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Brian Green/Silk" |- | 1997 | ''Veronica's Closet'' | Herself | Episode: "Veronica's Husband Won't Leave" |- | 1999 | ''Destination Stardom'' | Herself/host | TV series |- | 2002 | ''Beyond with James Van Praagh'' | Herself/co-host | TV series |- | 2002-03 | ''Public Places, Private Spaces'' | Herself/host | TV series |- |rowspan=2| 2004 | ''Charmed'' | Reporter #1 | Episode: "Used Karma" |- | ''Drake & Josh'' | Reporter #1 | Episode: "Little Diva" |- | 2004-05 | ''The Young and the Restless'' | Adrienne Markham | Regular Cast |- |rowspan=3| 2005 | ''Dancing with the Stars'' | Herself | Co-Host: Season 1<ref name="dwts">Adalian, Josef (29 December 2005). [https://variety.com/2005/scene/news/new-co-host-cutting-in-on-next-stars-1117935308/ New co-host cutting in on next ‘Stars’], ''Variety''</ref> |- | ''CSI: Miami'' | Lydia Johnson | Episode: "Felony Flight" |- | ''CSI: NY'' | Lydia Johnson | Episode: "Manhattan Manhunt" |- | 2006 | ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' | Elizabeth | Episode: "Carmen's Karma" |- | 2008 | ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' | News Anchor | Episode: "The Mousetrap" |- | 2009 | ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' | Chanel | Episode: "Episode #1.5632" & "Episode #1.5633" |- | 2010 | ''Important Things with Demetri Martin'' | Ladies Room Agent #1 | Episode: "2" |- |rowspan=2| 2012 | ''Scandal'' | Anchor | Episode: "The Trail" |- | ''Hollywood Heights'' | Julie Calvin | Episode: "Escape" |- |rowspan=2| 2014 | ''Parenthood'' | Real Estate Agent | Episode: "The Offer" |- | ''Red Band Society'' | Therapy Leader | Episode: "There's No Place Like Homecoming" |- | 2016 | ''Mistresses'' | Prosecutor | Episode: "The New Girls" |- |rowspan=2| 2017 | ''Vice Principals'' | Brenda Poutine | Episode: "Spring Break" |- | ''Shameless'' | Aditi Harman | Episode: "Occupy Fiona" |- | 2019-20 | ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' | Dr. Joyce Griffith | Regular Cast |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0134114|name=Lisa Canning}}

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