Lisa Berry (born November 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, seen regularly on television with appearances in '' The Colony'', '' Northpole: Open for Christmas'', ''

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'', '' Bad Blood'', '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'', '' 19-2'' and ''

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''. Other credits include '' Departure'' (2019-2022), ''

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'' (2022), '' Slasher'' (2019-2023).

Early life

Berry was born in

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. She attended the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, graduating in 2004, returning on occasion to encourage students in their learning. The Canadian actress started her career in the entertainment industry as a make-up artist before getting her big break as an actress.

Career

In 2011, she appeared as Christine Mayweather in the television movie '' Desperately Seeking Santa''. In 2012, Berry played the role of clinic receptionist in the sci-fi thriller ''

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'', which won the "Best Canadian First Feature Film" at the

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(TIFF). In 2013, Lisa Berry starred as Nara in the Netflix film '' The Colony'' alongside

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and

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. Some of the highlights of Berry's extensive career include playing Captain Pam Everwood, RN in twelve episodes of the 2011 television series ''

,'' and the 2015 films '' No Stranger Than Love '', and '' Northpole: Open for Christmas''. In 2019, Berry appeared as Detective Roberta Hanson in eight episodes of '' Slasher''. From 2015 to 2020, Berry had a recurring role as Billie the Reaper (and the Death) for fourteen episodes of ''

'', alongside

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and

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. Berry has also appeared in commercials for the Nintendo Wii, Walmart and Quaker Oats. In 2022, she starred as Layla Barnes in season 3 of ''

''.

Awards and nominations

*Trailblazer Award, Reel World Film Festival *Best Ensemble

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Nomination for your work in Young Peoples Theatre production of `To Kill A Mockingbird’. *2012 Berry was part of the winning cast of ''

'' which won the "Best Canadian First Feature Film" at the

. *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

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Nominated for Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series for '' 21 Black Futures''.

Filmography

Film

TV Movie

Television series

References

External links

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