Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970)[3] is a Canadian actress, who portrayed the role of Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Andromeda.
She formed a local theatre group, Bald Ego Productions, in Toronto[5] after graduation[2] and landed her first film and television roles in the mid-1990s.
She also co-starred, as android Kay-Em 14, in the 2001 film Jason X,[7][8] starring Andromeda alumnus Lexa Doig (notable is the role reversal).
Ryder guest-starred in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict,[2] Total Recall 2070, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Wind at My Back and Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal.
[citation needed] She appeared in a television advert for Cheer laundry detergent in the late 80s – early 90s.