Lisa Ray

Lisa Ray (born 4 April 1972) is an Indian-Canadian actress. She began her modelling career in the early 1990s. She appeared for leading brands, such as Lamké and Bombay Dyeing. She began acting in 1996 with the Tamil language action movie "Nethaji". Her first Bollywood appearance was the 2001 romantic-thriller movie "Kasoor". 
In 2009 Ray was diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. She began writing "The Yellow Diaries", a blog about her experiences with cancer. She is an active advocate for stem cell therapy. Ray has participated in several fundraisers and cancer awareness campaigns.
In 2011 Ray began hosting a popular travel show on Discovery Channel India. She also appeared as judge and host in Food Network's "Top Chef Canada". 
In March 2019 Ray participated as a panelist on the 2019 edition of "Canada Reads". She worked for David Chariandy's award-winning second novel "Brother".
Ray was born in Toronto, Ontario.