Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born March 25, 1964
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.
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2023
as Dr. Weller
TVClass of '09
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as Tayo's Mom
TVAccused
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as Lenore Skilling
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as Evelyn Mitchell
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2022
as Mary Holder
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as Christine Johnson
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2022
as Judith Baker
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2022
as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
MovieGhosting: The Spirit of Christmas
2019
as Deb
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2019
as Adjutant General Vogel
MovieVice
2018
as Condoleezza Rice
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Henry's Doctor
MovieBeautiful Boy
2018
as Rose
TVThe First
2018
as Kayla Price
TVGenius
2017
as Alberta Williams King
TVChance
2016
as Suzanne Simms
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Aunt Mae
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2016
as Karen Wyatt
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2016
as Emily Bergom
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2013
as Bernice
MovieRedemption Trail
2013
as Tess
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2013
as Dr. Calvert Gray
MovieLovelace
2013
as Marsha
MovieLife of a King
2013
as Sheila King
TVHouse of Cards
2013
as Celia Jones
TVElementary
2012
as Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins
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2012
as Ambassador
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2011
as Kendra
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2011
as Zola Davies
TVMen of a Certain Age
2009
as Melissa Thoreau
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2009
as Leticia
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2009
as Jennifer Ayers
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2008
as Detective Russo
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2007
as Delilah
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2005
as Holly
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2005
as Connie Ryan
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2005
as Sari Kinshasa
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2004
as Self
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2004
as Art Show Attendee
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2002
as Lola Jansco
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2002
as Sherise Gibbs
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2002
MovieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
as Capt. Lorna Shiro
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2000
as Ophelia
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2000
as Julia
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Teresa Randall
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as Virginia Mapes
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1999
as Bonnie Beechum
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1998
as Younger Sethe
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1998
as Shirl (voice)
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1998
as Kendall
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1998
as Jeanne Baptiste
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1997
as Sheronda
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as Vicky
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1997
as Dr. Quinlan
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1997
as Rebecca Washington
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1997
as Brenda
TVThe Practice
1997
as Rebecca Washington
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1996
as Betty, Jerry's Wife
MovieTwelve Monkeys
1995
as Teddy
MovieClarissa
1995
as Porter Russell
TVER
1994
as Nadine Hopkins
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieNaked in New York
1993
as Marty
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1993
as Latoya Kennedy
TVWay Cool
1991
as Ensemble
MovieReversal of Fortune
1990
as Mary
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Denise Johnson
MovieKrush Groove
1985
as Aisha
