- Nicknames
- Say-say
- Paoster
- Pao-pao
- Peabody
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Pisay Pao is a Cambodian American actress best known for playing Cassandra on the Syfy series "Z Nation." She was born in Thailand after her parents escaped Cambodia at the end of their country's civil war. Pisay's family were eventually sponsored to the US and settled in Seattle, Washington. Here, she attempted to balance her parents' traditional expectations with her love for the performing arts. At the suggestion of a classmate Pisay auditioned for and booked her first feature film. This lead to her first agent and additional film and TV roles in Seattle. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2011 Pisay booked her first job, working with Oscar Winning Director Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu. This was followed by a series regular role and guest star roles working alongside Scott Bakula, Sir Timonthy Dalton, and Renee Russo.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Was voted, "Most Likely To Change The World" by her High School Senior class, but was unemployed and undecided about her career at the time of her 10 year reunion.
- In Cambodian Pisay means, "beloved" and is pronounced "phee-sahy." Because few Westerners are able to pronounce her name correctly she often introduces herself as, "pah-say.".
- Use to compete in double dutch and track tournaments. Learned to snowboard to impress a former boyfriend. Loves being in the water but has as fear of swimming due to a near drowning experience when she was a child.
- Has a half brother who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Upon her first visit she toured both the North and South island in 9 days.
- Has difficulty picking up choreography but is a naturally skilled dancer. Learned Cambodian ballet at age 3. Her favorite style of dance is hip hop and Odessi (from ancient India). Some of her favorite movies are Dirty Dancing and Strictly Ballroom.
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