LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton

Born 1964-03-25 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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

Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys

1995

as Teddy

Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown

1997

as Sheronda

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears

2002

as Capt. Lorna Shiro

Vice
Vice

2018

as Condoleezza Rice

Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy

2018

as Rose

The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman

2023

as Dr. Weller

Ad Astra
Ad Astra

2019

as Adjutant General Vogel

Lovelace
Lovelace

2013

as Marsha

Take Shelter
Take Shelter

2011

as Kendra

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

as Shirl (voice)

True Crime
True Crime

1999

as Bonnie Beechum

Beastly
Beastly

2011

as Zola Davies

Nine Lives
Nine Lives

2005

as Holly

Deception
Deception

2008

as Detective Russo

By Any Means
The Soloist
The Soloist

2009

as Jennifer Ayers

Life of a King
Life of a King

2013

as Sheila King

The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie

2002

as Lola Jansco

Indiscretion
Indiscretion

2016

as Karen Wyatt

Reversal of Fortune