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.
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 Year Film Role Notes1993 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 Mia Short film 2000 A Feeling Called Glory Amy's Mother Rose Short filmHow 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 sightLily'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 Bank Teller Short film 2006 Civic Duty On Scene News Reporter #2 X-Men: The Last Stand Worthington Technician Unnatural & Accidental Lee uncredited2007 The Invisible Gillian 2009 Case 39 Diane 2010 Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Rebecca Chang (voice) Video game, uncreditedDead Rising 2 Rebecca Chang (voice) Video game2011 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Rebecca Chang (voice) Video game 2012 Underworld: Awakening Surgical Nurse 2013 Dead Rising 3 Rebecca Chang (voice) Video game2015 No Men Beyond This Point News Anchor 2016 Brain on Fire Nurse's Assistant uncredited2018 Fifty Shades Freed ER Nurse 2019 Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls Mayor White Good Boys Lily's & Soren's Mom
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 movieMadison Annie 3 episodes 1997 Alibi Girl at Connor's Party TV movie, uncreditedBreaker 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 "Descent" 2000 Up, Up, and Away Ms. Parker TV MovieHigher Ground Annie Yao 7 episodesDa Vinci's Inquest Medical Student episode "Do You Wanna Dance" 2001 Caitlin's Way Sensei episode "Side Kicks"Black River Charts' Assistant TV movieBeyond 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-seriesWilder Days Administrator TV moviePicking Up & Dropping Off Rosalind TV movie 2004 Jake 2.0 Sketch Artist Tech episode "Upgrade" The Chris Isaak Show Saleswoman #2 / Tammy Fung 2 episodesNTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 D.C. Flight Attendant TV movieStargate SG-1 Brooks 2 episodesHuff Molly episode "Pilot" 2005 Personal Effects Clerk TV movieSmallville Dr. Asuka episode"Solitude" 2006 Flight 93 Gate Agent TV movie Killer Instinct Riley 3 episodesWhistler 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 episodesInnocent Dr. Stack TV movie2013 Emily Owens M.D. Anesthesiologist 3 episodes#SaveBCFilm PSA Herself TV movieSingle & Dating in Vancouver Benita 1 episode, Web series for "SaveBCFilm" Motive Nurse Evelyn episode "Angels With Dirty Faces"
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