Enid-Raye Adams was born in 1973 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and since then, no one has ever pronounced her name correctly. She was subjected to various nicknames, including Igor and Enid The Peenid, by kids at school, who were not only ill-mannered but also suffered from gastric intestinal problems.
As she grew older, Enid-Raye began to resemble Napoleon Dynamite, the main character from the 2004 film of the same name, after getting two perms in a row in junior high.
Years later, Enid-Raye pursued a career in theater, performing in some of Shakespeare's classics. In 1993, she made her film debut as a feature extra in the Canadian independent film For the Moment, opposite Russell Crowe. Her sole requirement was to tap Russell Crowe's shoulder in a party scene and smile at him, which was meant to launch her career in film and television and establish her as a leading lady in the minds of directors and studio executives everywhere. However, due to a severe case of nerves, Enid-Raye looked like a rabid gopher on camera, and her part was ultimately cut from the film.
In 1998, Enid-Raye moved to Vancouver to pursue her career, but she found it challenging to get arrested. If she jaywalked in front of the cops, they would say, "I'm sorry, we've decided to go another way," or "Jaywalk for us again when you have an agent." During this time, she co-wrote and performed in the hilarious one-woman show "Would You Like Fries With That?", began stand-up comedy, but discovered she was much funnier in the privacy of her own home. She eventually threatened to egg an agent's '87 Dodge Dart if he didn't sign her, and remarkably, he did.
Enid-Raye was a host for The 16th Annual Leo Awards in 2014 and has received two Leo Award nominations for her work: one for her chilling portrayal of the psychotic and highly disturbed Laura Maitland, a recurring character in the acclaimed series Da Vinci's Inquest, and the second for her role as a Mom suffering from depression in R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour, opposite Rico Rodriguez.
Other select credits include No Men Beyond This Point, iZombie, Backstrom, Lawrence & Holloman, Endgame, Fringe, Psych, Supernatural, Intelligence, Dead Like Me, Jeremiah, and Steven Spielberg's Taken. She was recently elected as a Director on the UBCP/ACTRA Executive Board.
Enid-Raye works regularly in film, television, voice, and commercials. She lives in Vancouver, where she can often be found loitering in front of Lee's Donuts in her chocolate milk mustache and buffet pants.
