LisaGay Hamilton
Acting
LisaGay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964) is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. She is best known for her role as secretary/lawyer Rebecca Washington on the legal drama The Practice (1997–2003). She also portrayed Melissa Thoreau on the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011), Celia Jones on the Netflix series House of Cards (2016), Suzanne Simms on the Hulu series Chance (2016), and Kayla Price in The First (2018), also by Hulu. Hamilton's film credits include roles in 12 Monkeys (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), Beloved (1998), True Crime (1999), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Soloist (2009), Beastly (2011), Beautiful Boy (2018), and Vice (2018). Her theater credits include Measure for Measure (Isabella), Henry IV Parts I & II (Lady Hotspur), Athol Fugard's, Valley Song and The Ohio State Murders. Hamilton was also an original cast member in the Broadway productions of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson and Gem of the Ocean. In 2005 she won a Peabody Award for creating and directing the 2003 documentary film Beah: A Black Woman Speaks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Gay Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieBlue Eyed Girl
2025
Catherine
movieThe Boogeyman
2023
Dr. Weller
tvClass of '09
2023
Tayo's Mom
tvAccused
2023
Lenore Skilling
tvWill Trent
2023
Evelyn Mitchell
tvThe Lincoln Lawyer
2022
Mary Holder
tvWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
Christine Johnson
tvThe Dropout
2022
Judith Baker
tvThe Gilded Age
2022
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
movieAd Astra
2019
Adjutant General Vogel
movieVice
2018
Condoleezza Rice
tvThe Rookie
2018
Henry's Doctor
tvThe First
2018
Kayla Price
tvGenius
2017
Alberta Williams King
tvChance
2016
Suzanne Simms
tvThis Is Us
2016
Aunt Mae
movieIndiscretion
2016
Karen Wyatt
movieThe Wilding
2016
Emily Bergom
movieGo for Sisters
2013
Bernice
tvThe Blacklist
2013
Dr. Calvert Gray
movieLovelace
2013
Marsha
movieLife of a King
2013
Sheila King
tvHouse of Cards
2013
Celia Jones
tvElementary
2012
Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins
tvScandal
2012
Ambassador
movieTake Shelter
2011
Kendra
movieBeastly
2011
Zola Davies
tvMen of a Certain Age
2009
Melissa Thoreau
movieMother and Child
2009
Leticia
movieThe Soloist
2009
Jennifer Ayers
movieDeception
2008
Detective Russo
movieHoneydripper
2007
Delilah
movieNine Lives
2005
Holly
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Connie Ryan
tvNumb3rs
2005
Sari Kinshasa
tvThe L Word
2004
Art Show Attendee
movieThe Truth About Charlie
2002
Lola Jansco
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Sherise Gibbs
movieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
Capt. Lorna Shiro
movieHamlet
2000
Ophelia
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Teresa Randall
movieSwing Vote
1999
Virginia Mapes
movieTrue Crime
1999
Bonnie Beechum
movieBeloved
1998
Younger Sethe
movieHalloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Shirl (voice)
tvSex and the City
1998
Kendall
movieThe Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
Jeanne Baptiste
movieJackie Brown
1997
Sheronda
movieLifebreath
1997
Dr. Quinlan
tvAlly McBeal
1997
Rebecca Washington
movieDrunks
1997
Brenda
tvThe Practice
1997
Rebecca Washington
moviePalookaville
1996
Betty, Jerry's Wife
movieClarissa
1995
Porter Russell
tvER
1994
Nadine Hopkins
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Latoya Kennedy
tvWay Cool
1991
Ensemble
tvLaw & Order
1990
Denise Johnson
Directing2
tvThe Practice
1997
Director
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movieBeah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
Additional Director of Photography