LisaGay Hamilton
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
March 25, 1964 (62 years)
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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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
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | Blue Eyed Girl · as CatherineOn Plex |
| 2025 | Ripple · as Georgia |
| 2023 | The Boogeyman · as Dr. Weller |
| 2023 | Class of '09 · as Tayo's Mom |
| 2023 | Accused (US) · as Lenore Skilling |
| 2023 | Will Trent · as Evelyn Mitchell |
| 2022 | The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks · as Mrs. Rosa Parks |
| 2022 | Another Country · as Narrator |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer · as Mary Holder |
| 2022 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty · as Christine Johnson |
| 2022 | The Dropout · as Judith Baker |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age · as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper |
| 2019 | Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas · as Deb |
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure · as Celia O'neal |
| 2019 | Ad Astra · as Adjutant General Vogel |
| 2018 | Vice · as Condoleezza Rice |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy · as Rose |
| 2018 | The Rookie · as Henry's Doctor |
| 2018 | Sorry For Your Loss · as Bobby Greer |
| 2018 | The First · as Kayla Price |
| 2017 | Genius (2017) · as Alberta Williams King |
| 2016 | Chance · as Suzanne Simms |
| 2016 | This Is Us · as Aunt Mae |
| 2016 | Indiscretion · as Karen Wyatt |
| 2016 | The Wilding · as Emily Bergom |
| 2015 | Code Black · as Dr. Kim Carrie |
| 2013 | Go for Sisters · as Bernice |
| 2013 | Redemption Trail · as TessOn Plex |
| 2013 | The Blacklist · as Dr. Calvert Gray |
| 2013 | Lovelace · as MarshaOn Plex |
| 2013 | Life of a King · as Sheila King |
| 2013 | House of Cards (US) · as Celia Jones |
| 2012 | Elementary · as Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) · as Ambassador |
| 2011 | Take Shelter · as Kendra |
| 2011 | Grimm · as Mrs. Pittman |
| 2011 | Beastly · as Zola Davies |
| 2009 | Men of a Certain Age · as Melissa Thoreau |
| 2009 | Mother and Child · as Leticia |
| 2009 | The Soloist · as Jennifer Ayers |
| 2009 | SouthLAnd · as Melanie |
| 2008 | Deception · as Detective Russo |
| 2007 | Honeydripper · as Delilah |
| 2005 | Nine Lives · as Holly |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy · as Connie Ryan |
| 2005 | Numb3rs · as Sari Kinshasa |
| 2004 | The L Word · as Art Show Attendee |
| 2002 | The Truth About Charlie · as Lola Jansco |
| 2002 | Without a Trace · as Sherise Gibbs |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears · as Capt. Lorna Shiro |
| 2000 | Hamlet · as OpheliaOn Plex |
| 2000 | A House Divided · as Julia |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Teresa Randall |
| 1999 | Independent Lens · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Swing Vote · as Virginia Mapes |
| 1999 | True Crime · as Bonnie Beechum |
| 1998 | Beloved · as Younger Sethe |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later · as Shirl (voice) |
| 1998 | Sex and the City · as Kendall |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Choice of Evils · as Jeanne Baptiste |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown · as Sheronda |
| 1997 | Lifebreath · as Dr. Quinlan |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal · as Rebecca Washington |
| 1997 | Nick and Jane · as Vicky |
| 1997 | The Practice · as Rebecca Washington |
| 1995 | Drunks · as Brenda |
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys · as Teddy |
| 1995 | Clarissa · as Porter Russell |
| 1995 | Palookaville · as Betty, Jerry's Wife |
| 1994 | ER · as Nadine Hopkins |
| 1994 | New York Undercover · as Suki |
| 1993 | Naked in New York · as Marty |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street · as Latoya Kennedy |
| 1990 | Reversal of Fortune · as Mary |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Denise Johnson |
| 1985 | Krush Groove · as Aisha |
| 1970 | All My Children · as Celia Wilson #1 (1994) |
| 1968 | One Life to Live · as Dr. Laura Reed |
| 1956 | As The World Turns · as Rachel |
| 2018 | Poetry In America · as Self |
| 2006 | Doc Talk · as Self |
| 2004 | The N Word · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks · as Self |
| 2003 | World VDAY · as Self |
| 2003 | Tribeca Film Festival Presents · as Self |
| 2000 | 31st NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares · as Self - Panelist |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Politically Incorrect · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait · as Self |
| 2003 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks · as Additional Director Of Photography |