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