LisaGay Hamilton
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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 fi...
Known For
Filmography
By Any Means
2026
as Ms. Rebecca Brewer
Blue Eyed Girl
2025
as Catherine
Sugar
2024
as Assemblywoman Betty Spiro
The Boogeyman
2023
as Dr. Weller
Class of '09
2023
as Tayo's Mom
Will Trent
2023
as Evelyn Mitchell
Accused
2023
as Lenore Skilling
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
as Christine Johnson
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Mary Holder
The Dropout
2022
as Judith Baker
The Gilded Age
2022
as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
2019
as Deb
Ad Astra
2019
as Adjutant General Vogel
Vice
2018
as Condoleezza Rice
Beautiful Boy
2018
as Rose
The Rookie
2018
as Henry's Doctor
The First
2018
as Kayla Price
Genius
2017
as Alberta Williams King
The Wilding
2016
as Emily Bergom
Indiscretion
2016
as Karen Wyatt
This Is Us
2016
as Aunt Mae
Chance
2016
as Suzanne Simms
Lovelace
2013
as Marsha
Go for Sisters
2013
as Bernice
Redemption Trail
2013
as Tess
Life of a King
2013
as Sheila King
House of Cards
2013
as Celia Jones
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Calvert Gray
Elementary
2012
as Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins
Scandal
2012
as Ambassador
Beastly
2011
as Zola Davies
Take Shelter
2011
as Kendra
Mother and Child
2009
as Leticia
The Soloist
2009
as Jennifer Ayers
Men of a Certain Age
2009
as Melissa Thoreau
Deception
2008
as Detective Russo
Honeydripper
2007
as Delilah
Nine Lives
2005
as Holly
Numb3rs
2005
as Sari Kinshasa
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Connie Ryan
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self
The L Word
2004
as Art Show Attendee
The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Lola Jansco
Ten Tiny Love Stories
2002
The Sum of All Fears
2002
as Capt. Lorna Shiro
Without a Trace
2002
as Sherise Gibbs
Hamlet
2000
as Ophelia
A House Divided
2000
as Julia
True Crime
1999
as Bonnie Beechum
Swing Vote
1999
as Virginia Mapes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Teresa Randall
Beloved
1998
as Younger Sethe
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as Jeanne Baptiste
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
as Shirl (voice)
Sex and the City
1998
as Kendall
Jackie Brown
1997
as Sheronda
Drunks
1997
as Brenda
Nick and Jane
1997
as Vicky
Lifebreath
1997
as Dr. Quinlan
Ally McBeal
1997
as Rebecca Washington
The Practice
1997
as Rebecca Washington
Palookaville
1996
as Betty, Jerry's Wife
Twelve Monkeys
1995
as Teddy
Clarissa
1995
as Porter Russell
ER
1994
as Nadine Hopkins
Naked in New York
1993
as Marty
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Latoya Kennedy
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Way Cool
1991
as Ensemble
Reversal of Fortune
1990
as Mary
Law & Order
1990
as Denise Johnson
Krush Groove
1985
as Aisha