Possessing a charmingly seductive smile and a distinctively vibrant but laid-back personality, voluptuous actress/model LisaRaye first caught the eye of television viewers with an appearance on the popular television series In the House. Born in Chicago in September 1966, LisaRaye never really took the idea of a career in acting seriously until persuaded by an insistent roommate to attend a local audition in her hometown. Making her screen debut in the low-budget action movie Reasons, LisaRaye received numerous critical kudos despite the fact that the film went largely unseen. Though the movie never did find a distributor, director Monty Ross convinced the budding young actress to move out to L.A. during pilot season, and LisaRaye soon landed minor roles on such shows as Martin and In the House. Subsequently appearing in rapper Tupac Shakur's final music video, her memorable appearance caught the eye of rapper/actor Ice Cube, who was at the time planning his directorial debut, The Players Club. LisaRaye was quickly cast in the film, and her memorable performance as a troubled stripper left a solid impression on audiences. Though her appearances thus far had shown an impressive talent developing, it was following her appearance in The Wood (1999), that LisaRaye's career truly began to ignite. In 2000 LisaRaye found her widest audience yet as the host of Source: All Access, a popular series dedicated to exploring hip-hop culture. She quickly gained a loyal following with her winning smile and extensive knowledge of all things hip-hop. As film roles continued to role in, the millennial turnover found LisaRaye approaching her biggest role to date in the 2002 film Civil Brand. A harrowing look into life in women's prison, the film took home top awards at both the American Black Film Festival and The Urbanworld Film Festival. Soon following little sister Da Brat into a career in music, LisaRaye next began collaborating with Benzino to record a song to be featured in the film Redemption. 2003 proved an equally lucrative year for LisaRaye as she prepared for the release of the Barry Levinson comedy Envy, the female-driven Western Guns and Roses, and her new sitcom All of Us. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

  The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women (2006) (pre-production) .... Candice
Contradictions of the Heart (2006) (post-production) (attached) .... Kiki

Envy (2005)
The Proud Family Movie (2005) (TV) (voice) (as LisaRaye McCoy) .... Choreographer
Beauty Shop (2005) (as LisaRaye McCoy) .... Rochelle
Super Spy (2004) (V)
Gang of Roses (2003) .... Maria
"All of Us" (2003) TV Series .... Neesee James
Love Chronicles (2003) .... Marie Toursaant
Go for Broke (2002) .... Belinda/Star
Civil Brand (2002) .... Frances Shepard
All About You (2001) .... Lisa
Date from Hell (2001)
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (2000)
Rhapsody (2000) (TV) .... Victoria

The Wood (1999) (as Lisaraye) .... Lisa
The Players Club (1998/I) .... Diana Armstrong/Diamond
"The Parent 'Hood"
- An Affair to Forget (1998) TV Episode (as Lisa Raye)
"In the House"
- Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (1997) TV Episode (as Lisa Raye) .... Delivery Woman #1
- Saint Marion (1997) TV Episode (as Lisa Raye) .... Delivery Woman
Reasons (1996) (as Lisa Ray McCoy)

 

Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Archive Footage

Herself - filmography
(In Production) (2000s)

"Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin" (pre-production)
- Meals in Minutes (2005) TV Episode .... Herself

2006 Trumpet Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Host
All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years (2005) (TV) .... Herself
BET Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Herself
"106 & Park Top 10 Live"
... aka 106 & Park (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 23 March 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Big Time"
... aka Steve Harvey's Big Time (USA: complete title)
... aka Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.14 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
BET Comedy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
"Faking It"
... aka Faking It USA (UK)
- Three 'R's to Protecting Stars (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
"The Sharon Osbourne Show"
... aka Sharon (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 22 April 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
"The It Factor: Los Angeles" (2003) TV Series .... Herself
"Teen Summit"
- Video Girls (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
"The It Factor"
- Unaired Pilot (2001) TV Episode
Acapulco Black Film Festival (2000) (TV) (as Lisa Raye) .... Host
"Source: All Access" (2000) TV Series .... Host