Trivia

Is of Indian and Polish descent.

On June 23, 2009, Ray was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. In April 2010, she announced that she was cancer-free, after a stem cell transplant. As multiple myeloma is an incurable disease, Ray is not completely cured of the disease.

Is fluent in Hindi, although it is not her first language.

Was strongly considered for the Bond Girl role of Camille in 'Quantam of Solace'.

Named one of the top-10 most beautiful Indian women of the millennium by the Daily Times of India.

Cut off her waist length hair for her role in 'Water'. It was done while filming a scene.

Declared 'one of the most beautiful women on film' by Ebert and Roeper in a 2007 review of 'Water'.

Trained for 5 months in mime in London.

Features in Canadian edition of Hello magazine as one of the '50 Most Beautiful People' of the country, May 2009.

Lived in London for three years while attending drama school.

Based in Toronto and Los Angeles (March 2008)

In June 2018, she welcomed twin daughters, Sufi and Soleil, with her husband Jason Dehni. The girls were born via surrogacy since Ray's chances of conceiving were cut by her multiple myeloma battle.

Lisa Ray was signed for the film Dus,but later replaced by Karishma Kapoor. Lisa's inability to speak Hindi was causing a problem. Karishma Kapoor later exited the film and Shilpa Shetty was signed.

Voted Star of the Future at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival.

Was engaged to model Vishesh Uppal in 1993. He was a NRI from Australia who came to India to model and act.He was signed for Achha Anand (Dev Anand's nephew) film Shaksiyat. The film got shelves due to a fight he had with the producer . Next he signed Mrithunjaya opposite Tisca Chopra. That also got shelved. Vishesh was previously engaged to Deepti Bhatnagar and Madhuvanti (Sister of Bhagyashree).

Starred in the shelved movie Jungle. This was to be Sanjay Dutt's debut film as producer, directed by Rahul Rawail. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Lisa Ray (replaced by Tisca Chopra) in the female lead. Raveena Tandon was also offered the film. But the project didn't promise to fulfill Sanjay's expectations so in 1991, he canceled it. One of the reasons's were Lisa Ray unable to learn any Hindi.

Signed for the film Raaz but opted out.

In 1996, Vinod Khanna was planning on a second film with son Akshaye with Partho Ghosh as the director. He wanted Lisa Ray as the heroine. The film was dropped after Himalay Putra flopped.

Lisa was offered Chaand Ka Tukadaa but declined.

Signed the film Kalyug with Sanjay Dutt,Pooja Bhatt and Ajay Devgan. It was eventually made as Naazraz in 1994.