Lisa Ryder

. She is not to be confused with Welcome Back, Kotter actress Marcia Strassman, with whom she shares a close resemblance. She gained a following as Tracy Vetter on the final season of the science fiction drama Forever Knight in 1995-1996, and was cast on the syndicated science-fiction series Andromeda in 2000; the series is currently in its fifth season. Now retired from show business, Jan currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She formed a local theature group in Toronto after graduation and landed her first film and television roles in the mid-1990s. From 1987 through 1995 she was married to actor James Brolin. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Ryder attended the University of Toronto, where he began acting. This scar cost her some roles, and according to Jan, made her feel insecure about her looks.

Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970) is a Canadian actress best known as Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. The impact smashed her face into the steering wheel, causing the injury. To avoid another car that ran a stop sign, Jan swerved and hit a telephone pole. Smithers was involved in a car accident which left a permanent scar on her chin. As a teen, Ms.

As a result of that exposure, she landed some commercial modeling work while pursuing her studies at the California Institute of the Arts. She first reached the public eye as a teenager, when she was featured on the cover of a 1966 issue of Newsweek, seated on a motorcycle. She played the character "Bailey Quarters" on the popular television series WKRP in Cincinnati. Smithers grew up in Woodland Hills, California.

Jan Smithers (born Karin Jan Smithers on 3 July 1949) is an American television and film actress.