Benita Ha

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Benita Ha
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Occupation(s)Actress, practical nurse, TV host, reporter, news anchor, producer
Years active1989-present

Benita Ha (born January 19) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress. She is best known in Canada for her appearance in the television show Street Cents . [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Ha was once known for hosting the television show Street Cents , but her rapidly expanding list of credits on both the small screen and the big screen has allowed her to expand beyond the early days of her career. She studied journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and communications at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Ha has also appeared in Smallville , X-Men: The Last Stand , Psych , Paycheck , Catwoman , and Flight 93 . She recently voiced the character Rebecca Chang in the survival horror video game Dead Rising 2 and appeared in Underworld: Awakening , R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour , Innocent and Emily Owens M.D. and Motive .

Ha was a publicist and consultant at MJM Communications. She also was a host, producer, field and segment producer, news anchor, and reporter at the CBC, CTV News Channel, Citytv, and Discovery Channel.

Ha was born in Hong Kong and can speak Cantonese. Her surname, Ha, means summer in Cantonese.

Ha once hosted the Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre show - Chop Suey Special #10 with Canadian comedian Tom Chin at the Norman Rothstein Theatre on January 23, 2010.

In 2011, Ha appeared in a Bank of Montreal commercial. In the commercial, she played the role of a banker. She also voiced the character Rebecca Chang again in the video game Dead Rising 2: Off the Record .

Ha was a practical nurse at George Pearson Centre and has been a practical nurse at St. Paul's Hospital since 2012. She continues to act.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1993 Cadillac Girls Dixie
1996 Hard Core Logo Pipefitter's Girlfriend
1997 Love and Death on Long Island Weather Reporter
199910,000 Delusionssign-language teacher Mia Short film
2000A Feeling Called GloryAmy's Mother Rose Short film
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Female Anchor
The 6th Day Teacher
2001 Antitrust Party Reporter
Valentine Kim Wheeler
Exiles in ParadiseAi Ling Huang
Kevin of the North Airline Clerk
2002Liebe auf den 2. BlickBenitaEnglish Title: Love at second sight
Lily's CricketsLily Hong Short film
2003 Final Destination 2 Dental Receptionist - Jean
Paycheck Wife
2004 Catwoman Forensics Technician
2005 White Noise TV Reporter
PennymanBank Teller Short film
2006 Civic Duty On Scene News Reporter #2
X-Men: The Last Stand Worthington Technician
Unnatural & Accidental Leeuncredited
2007 The Invisible Gillian
2009 Case 39 Diane
2010 Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Rebecca Chang (voice)Video game, uncredited
Dead Rising 2 Rebecca Chang (voice)Video game
2011 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Rebecca Chang (voice)Video game
2012 Underworld: Awakening Surgical Nurse
2013 Dead Rising 3 Rebecca Chang (voice)Video game
2015 No Men Beyond This Point News Anchor
2016 Brain on Fire Nurse's Assistantuncredited
2018 Fifty Shades Freed ER Nurse
2019Benchwarmers 2: Breaking BallsMayor White
Good Boys Lily's & Soren's Mom
Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
1989-1993 Street cents Benita (Host)unknown episode
1994Metro CafeVancouver hostunknown episode
1995 The X Files Guideepisode "The Blessing Way"
When the Vows BreakNurse DonnaTV movie
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Gao Ziyan (The fox spirit)episode "Fox Spirit"
Panic in the Skies! Ticket AgentTV movie
Madison Annie3 episodes
1997AlibiGirl at Connor's PartyTV movie, uncredited
Breaker High Tea Senseiepisode "Sun Ahso Rises"
The Christmas List Asian ShopperTV movie
1998 The Net Newscaster / Xia Min2 episodes
1999 The Outer Limits Cute Lab Technicianepisode "Descent"
2000 Up, Up, and Away Ms. ParkerTV Movie
Higher Ground Annie Yao7 episodes
Da Vinci's Inquest Medical Studentepisode "Do You Wanna Dance"
2001 Caitlin's Way Senseiepisode "Side Kicks"
Black River Charts' AssistantTV movie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Michelleepisode "7 Hours Bad Luck"
2002 Mysterious Ways Alice Takamotoepisode "Face in the Crowd"
Cold Squad Mrs. Yan #1episode "Kill Me Twice"
2003 Out of Order Fertility ReceptionistTV mini-series
Wilder Days AdministratorTV movie
Picking Up & Dropping Off RosalindTV movie
2004 Jake 2.0 Sketch Artist Techepisode "Upgrade"
The Chris Isaak Show Saleswoman #2 / Tammy Fung2 episodes
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323D.C. Flight AttendantTV movie
Stargate SG-1 Brooks2 episodes
Huff Mollyepisode "Pilot"
2005Personal EffectsClerkTV movie
Smallville Dr. Asukaepisode"Solitude"
2006 Flight 93 Gate AgentTV movie
Killer Instinct Riley3 episodes
Whistler Suzieepisode "After the Fall"
Blade: The Series Dr. Chang2 episodes
2007 Reaper Reporterepisode "Love, Bullets and Blacktop"
2009 Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins MomTV movie
2010 Psych Reporter # 2episode"The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode"
V News Anchor / News Reporter #2 / Reporter #13 episodes
The Troop Mrs. Helmsleyepisode"Double Felix"
Sanctuary Shirley Wilkins (The News Reporter)episode"Trail of Blood"
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour P.E Teacher / Mom Chen2 episodes
Innocent Dr. StackTV movie
2013 Emily Owens M.D. Anesthesiologist3 episodes
#SaveBCFilm PSAHerselfTV movie
Single & Dating in VancouverBenita1 episode, Web series for "SaveBCFilm"
Motive Nurse Evelynepisode "Angels With Dirty Faces"

References

  1. Jones, Alan (2015-02-04). "An Oral History of Street Cents: the Best Kids' Show Ever on Canadian TV". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. Thorne, Tara. "Street Cents is back, sort of!". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  3. "Street Cents | History of Canadian Broadcasting". www.broadcasting-history.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-17.