
LisaGay Hamilton
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1964-03-25 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Lisa Gay Hamilton · لیساگی همیلتون · Лиза Гэй Хэмилтон
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Teresa Randall

The Rookie
2018
as Henry's Doctor

Law & Order
1990
as Denise Johnson

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Connie Ryan

The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Calvert Gray

This Is Us
2016
as Aunt Mae

Elementary
2012
as Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins

Without a Trace
2002
as Sherise Gibbs

ER
1994
as Nadine Hopkins

Scandal
2012
as Ambassador

Numb3rs
2005
as Sari Kinshasa

Sex and the City
1998
as Kendall

The Practice
1997
as Rebecca Washington

The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Mary Holder

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Latoya Kennedy

Will Trent
2023
as Evelyn Mitchell

House of Cards
2013
as Celia Jones

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Genius
2017
as Alberta Williams King

The L Word
2004
as Art Show Attendee

The Gilded Age
2022
as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Ally McBeal
1997
as Rebecca Washington

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
as Christine Johnson

Accused
2023
as Lenore Skilling

The Dropout
2022
as Judith Baker

Chance
2016
as Suzanne Simms

Men of a Certain Age
2009
as Melissa Thoreau

The First
2018
as Kayla Price

Class of '09
2023
as Tayo's Mom

Way Cool
1991
as Ensemble
Movies (41)

The Sum of All Fears
2002
as Capt. Lorna Shiro

Twelve Monkeys
1995
as Teddy

Beautiful Boy
2018
as Rose

Lovelace
2013
as Marsha

Vice
2018
as Condoleezza Rice

Jackie Brown
1997
as Sheronda

The Boogeyman
2023
as Dr. Weller

Ad Astra
2019
as Adjutant General Vogel

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
as Shirl (voice)

Take Shelter
2011
as Kendra

Blue Eyed Girl
2025
as Catherine

Beastly
2011
as Zola Davies

True Crime
1999
as Bonnie Beechum

Deception
2008
as Detective Russo

Indiscretion
2016
as Karen Wyatt

Reversal of Fortune
1990
as Mary

By Any Means
2026

Mother and Child
2009
as Leticia

The Soloist
2009
as Jennifer Ayers

The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Lola Jansco

Life of a King
2013
as Sheila King

Nine Lives
2005
as Holly

Beloved
1998
as Younger Sethe

Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
2019
as Deb

Honeydripper
2007
as Delilah

Palookaville
1996
as Betty, Jerry's Wife

Lifebreath
1997
as Dr. Quinlan

A House Divided
2000
as Julia

Naked in New York
1993
as Marty

Go for Sisters
2013
as Bernice

The Wilding
2016
as Emily Bergom

Ten Tiny Love Stories
2002

Swing Vote
1999
as Virginia Mapes

Nick and Jane
1997
as Vicky

Drunks
1997
as Brenda

Krush Groove
1985
as Aisha

The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as Jeanne Baptiste

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self

Hamlet
2000
as Ophelia

Clarissa
1995
as Porter Russell

Redemption Trail
2013
as Tess
About LisaGay Hamilton
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), Jac… With 71 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, LisaGay Hamilton has appeared in 41 films and 30 TV shows.
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- The Sum of All Fears (2002) — as Capt. Lorna Shiro
- Twelve Monkeys (1995) — as Teddy
- Beautiful Boy (2018) — as Rose
- Lovelace (2013) — as Marsha
- Vice (2018) — as Condoleezza Rice
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