Lisa Berry

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| name = Lisa Berry

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|6}}

| birth_place = Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2006–present

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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.{{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}} She attended the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, graduating in 2004,{{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}} returning on occasion to encourage students in their learning.{{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}}

The Canadian actress started her career in the entertainment industry as a make-up artist before getting her big break as an actress.{{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}}

Career

In 2011, she appeared as Christine Mayweather in the television movie Desperately Seeking Santa.{{cite web|url= https://kodiapps.com/movie-81330|title= Desperately Seeking Santa |publisher= kodiapps.com |date= 2011}}

In 2012, Berry played the role of clinic receptionist in the sci-fi thriller Antiviral,{{cite web|url= https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/antiviral/7872d2ae39d2864c |title= Antiviral Directed by Brandon Cronenberg| publisher= shudder.com |date= 2012}} which won the "Best Canadian First Feature Film" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).{{cite web|url= https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film684326.html |title= Antiviral | publisher= filmaffinity.com |date= 2012}}

In 2013, Lisa Berry starred as Nara in the Netflix film The 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}} alongside Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton.{{cite web|url= https://nextfilm.uk/film/The_Colony_2013 |title= Film Profile: The Colony| publisher= nextfilm.uk |date= 2013}} 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, and the 2015 films No Stranger Than Love ,{{cite web|url= https://www.movie-list.com/trailers/nostrangerthanlove|title= No Stranger Than Love Trailor |publisher= movie-list.com |date= 2015}} and Northpole: Open for Christmas.{{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}}

In 2019, Berry appeared as Detective Roberta Hanson in eight episodes of Slasher.{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lisa-berry/credits/3000474538/ |title= Lisa Berry Credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= 2025-01-01}} 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.{{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}}

Berry has also appeared in commercials for the Nintendo Wii, Walmart and Quaker Oats.{{cite web|url= https://www.wingmanmagazine.com/lisa-berry-interview/ |title= Lisa Berry loves her Sci-fi | publisher= wingmanmagazine.com |date= 2020}}

In 2022, she starred as Layla Barnes in season 3 of Ghostwriter.

Awards and nominations

Trailblazer Award, Reel World Film Festival
Best Ensemble Dora Mavor Moore Award Nomination for your work in Young Peoples Theatre production of `To Kill A Mockingbird’.
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.
2014 Nominated for a Best Actress Award for the Black Canadian Awards in Toronto.
2015 Nominated for a Best Actress Award for the Black Canadian Awards in Toronto.
2017 RCPA Alumni of Distinction Award
2022 Canadian Screen Awards Nominated for Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series for 21 Black Futures.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Title !Role
2008 \| Saw V \|EMT
2009 \| Booky's Crush \|Librarian
2011 \| Desperately Seeking Santa \| Christine Mayweather
2012 \| Mr. Viral \| Female Fighter 1
2012 \| Antiviral \| Lucas Clinic Receptionist
2013 \| data-sort-value="Colony, The" \| The Colony \| Nara
2014 \| Bee & Julie-Julie (Short) \| Bee's Mom
2015 \| Northpole: Open for Christmas \| Taylor
2015 \| No Stranger Than Love \| Fay
2017 \| Power Rangers \| Candace Cranston
2024 \| Humane \| Newscasters voice

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Title

!Role

2008

| Saw V

|EMT

2009

| Booky's Crush

|Librarian

2011

| Desperately Seeking Santa

| Christine Mayweather

2012

| Mr. Viral

| Female Fighter 1

2012

| Antiviral

| Lucas Clinic Receptionist

2013

| data-sort-value="Colony, The" | The Colony

| Nara

2014

| Bee & Julie-Julie (Short)

| Bee's Mom

2015

| Northpole: Open for Christmas

| Taylor

2015

| No Stranger Than Love

| 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

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 \| Capt. Pam Everwood, RN \| 12 episodes
2011 \| Rookie Blue \| Attractive Woman \| 1 episode - A Little Faith
2012 \| Nikita \| 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 \| 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 \| Nolan \| 4 episodes
2015 \| Mr. D \| Kathy Lee Giffer \| 1 episode - Coaching Prospects
2015–2016 \| 19-2 \| 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 \| S1 (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 Isreal \| 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

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable" | Notes

2006

| ReGenesis

|Nurse

| 1 episode - The End

2006

| Degrassi: The Next Generation

|Theatre Manager