Benita Ha
| Benita Ha | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress/practical nurse/Host/Reporter/Anchor/Producer |
| Years active | 1989-present |
Benita Ha (born January 19) is a Chinese Canadian actress. She is best known in Canada for her appearance in the television show Street Cents. She also appeared in Smallville, X-Men: The Last Stand, Psych, Paycheck, Catwoman, and Flight 93. She recently voiced the character of Rebecca Chang for 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".
Life and career
Benita 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 get beyond the early days of her career. She studied Journalism at King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Communications at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.
She was a Publicist and consultant at MJM Communications,and she also was a host, producer, field and segment producer, news anchor, reporter at CBC, CTV News Channel, Citytv and Discovery Channel.
She was born in Hong Kong and can speak Cantonese.
Her surname, Ha, means summer in Chinese.
She was once hosted the Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre show - Chop Suey Special #10 with Canadian comedian Tom Chin at Norman Rothstein Theatre on January 23, 2010 .
In 2011, she appeared in the Bank of Montreal commercial, in the commercial, she played the role of a banker . And she voiced the character Rebecca Chang again in the video game Dead Rising 2: Off the Record .
She was a practical nurse at George Pearson Centre and currently is a practical nurse at St. Paul's Hospital since 2012. Benita continues to act as well as this is her first and foremost love.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Cadillac Girls | Dixie | |
| 1996 | Hard Core Logo | Pipefitter's Girlfriend | |
| 1997 | Love and Death on Long Island | Weather Reporter | |
| 1999 | 10,000 Delusions | sign-language teacher | Short film |
| 2000 | A Feeling Called Glory | Amy'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 Paradise | Ai Ling Huang | ||
| Kevin of the North | Airline Clerk | ||
| 2002 | Liebe auf den 2. Blick | Benita | English Title: Love at second sight |
| Lily's Crickets | Lily Hong | Short film | |
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Dental Receptionist - Jean | |
| Paycheck | Wife | ||
| 2004 | Catwoman | Forensics Technician | |
| 2005 | White Noise | TV Reporter | |
| Pennyman | Short film | ||
| 2006 | Civic Duty | On Scene News Reporter #2 | |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Worthington Technician | ||
| Unnatural & Accidental | Lee | uncredited | |
| 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 | |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1989-1993 | Street cents | Benita (Host) | unknown episode |
| 1994 | Metro Cafe | Vancouver host | unknown episode |
| 1995 | The X Files | Guide | episode "The Blessing Way" |
| When the Vows Break | Nurse Donna | TV Movie | |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Gao Ziyan (The fox spirit) | episode "Fox Spirit" |
| Panic in the Skies! | Ticket Agent | TV Movie | |
| Madison | Annie | 3 episodes | |
| 1997 | Alibi | Girl at Connor's Party | TV Movie, uncredited |
| Breaker High | Tea Sensei | episode "Sun Ahso Rises" | |
| The Christmas List | Asian Shopper | TV Movie | |
| 1998 | The Net | Newscaster / Xia Min | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Cute Lab Technician | episode "Desent" |
| 2000 | Up, Up, and Away | Ms. Parker | TV　Movie |
| Higher Ground | Annie Yao | 7 episodes | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Medical Student | episode "Do You Wanna Dance" | |
| 2001 | Caitlin's Way | Sensei | episode "Side Kicks" |
| Black River | Charts' Assistant | TV Movie | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Michelle | episode "7 Hours Bad Luck" | |
| 2002 | Mysterious Ways | Alice Takamoto | episode "Face in the Crowd" |
| Cold Squad | Mrs. Yan #1 | episode "Kill Me Twice" | |
| 2003 | Out of Order | Fertility Receptionist | TV mini-series |
| Wilder Days | Administrator | TV Movie | |
| Picking Up & Dropping Off | Rosalind | TV Movie | |
| 2004 | Jake 2.0 | Sketch Artist Tech | episode "Upgrade" |
| The Chris Isaak Show | Saleswoman #2 / Tammy Fung | 2 episodes | |
| NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | D.C. Flight Attendant | TV Movie | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Brooks | 2 episodes | |
| Huff | Molly | episode "Pilot" | |
| 2005 | Personal Effects | Clerk | TV Movie |
| Smallville | Dr. Asuka | episode"Solitude" | |
| 2006 | Flight 93 | Gate Agent | TV Movie |
| Killer Instinct | Riley | 3 episodes | |
| Whistler | Suzie | episode "After the Fall" | |
| Blade: The Series | Dr. Chang | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Reaper | Reporter | episode "Love, Bullets and Blacktop" |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Mom | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Psych | Reporter # 2 | episode"The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode" |
| V | News Anchor / News Reporter #2 / Reporter #1 | 3 episodes | |
| The Troop | Mrs. Helmsley | episode"Double Felix" | |
| Sanctuary | Shirley Wilkins (The News Reporter) | episode"Trail of Blood" | |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | P.E Teacher / Mom Chen | 2 episodes |
| Innocent | Dr. Stack | TV Movie | |
| 2013 | Emily Owens M.D. | Anesthesiologist | 3 episodes |
| #SaveBCFilm PSA | Herself | TV Movie | |
| Single & Dating in Vancouver | Benita | 1 episode, Web series for "SaveBCFilm" | |
| Motive | Nurse Evelyn | episode "Angels With Dirty Faces" | |
External links
- Benita Ha at the Internet Movie Database