Lisa Canning
{{Short description|Virgin Islander actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lisa Canning
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|7}}
| birth_place = Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
| spouse =
| occupation = TV/Radio personality
Actress
| yearsactive = 1988–present
}}
Lisa Canning (born November 7, 1966)[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. 11. Retrieved November 1, 2023.{{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}}}} is an American television and radio hostess and correspondent.
Career
A native of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 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.{{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}}}} Television credits include Entertainment Tonight from 1996 to 1999,Lavin, Cheryl (9 March 1997). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/03/09/lisa-canning/ Fast Track - Lisa Canning], Chicago Tribune(12 July 1999). [https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/et-releases-three-reporters-1117503913/ ‘ET’ releases three reporters], Variety 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.Littleton, Cynthia (4 August 1999). [https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/canning-attains-stardom-1117750021/ Canning attains 'stardom'], Variety
As an actress, Canning appeared in small roles in the feature films Scream, Intermission, and The Day After Tomorrow. She has acted on the television soap operas General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
Filmography
=Film=
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 1996
| Leslie Vance | |
| Scream
| Reporter with Mask |
| 1997
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Herself | |
| rowspan=3| 2004
| Intermission | Perfume Admirer | Short |
| The Day After Tomorrow
| L.A. Anchorwoman |
| One Life to Give
| Gail | Short |
| 2007
| Waste Land | Dr. Abrams | Short |
| 2009
| Vanessa Fitzgerald | |
| 2013
| Santa Switch | Salesperson | TV movie |
| 2015
| In Memory | Doctor Jesiak | Short |
| 2018
| The Wrong Daughter | Nurse Hopewell | |
| 2019
| 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
| Girl | Episode: "No Means No" |
| rowspan=2| 1990
| Andrea Russell | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Match Game
| Herself/Panelist | 5 episodes |
| 1991-92
| Dori | Recurring cast |
| 1992-93
| Herself/host | TV series |
| 1992-94
| Baywatch | Cookie Washington/Dawn | Episode: "Lifeguards Can't Jump" & "Rescue Bay" |
| 1993
| Meg Lawson #2 |
| 1994
| Lincoln | Episode: "Unplugged" |
| 1996
| Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Brian Green/Silk" |
| 1997
| 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
| Regular Cast |
| rowspan=3| 2005
| Herself | Co-Host: Season 1Adalian, 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 |
| CSI: Miami
| Lydia Johnson | Episode: "Felony Flight" |
| CSI: NY
| Lydia Johnson | Episode: "Manhattan Manhunt" |
| 2006
| Elizabeth | Episode: "Carmen's Karma" |
| 2008
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | News Anchor | Episode: "The Mousetrap" |
| 2009
| 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
| Real Estate Agent | Episode: "The Offer" |
| Red Band Society
| Therapy Leader | Episode: "There's No Place Like Homecoming" |
| 2016
| Prosecutor | Episode: "The New Girls" |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| Brenda Poutine | Episode: "Spring Break" |
| Shameless
| Aditi Harman | Episode: "Occupy Fiona" |
| 2019-20
| Dr. Joyce Griffith | Regular Cast |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0134114|name=Lisa Canning}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:21st-century African-American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American reporters and correspondents
Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:American television personalities
Category:American women television personalities
Category:People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Category:United States Virgin Islands women
Category:20th-century African-American actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
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