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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-03-25 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Lisa Gay Hamilton

لیساگی همیلتون

Лиза Гэй Хэмилтон

LisaGay Hamilton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. LisaGay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964) is an American film, television, and theater actress known for her role as attorney Rebecca Washington on the ABC legal drama The Practice, and for her critically acclaimed performance as young Sethe in Jonathan Demme's film adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Gay Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting

Jackie Brown

1997

Jackie Brown

as

Sheronda

True Crime

1999

True Crime

as

Bonnie Beechum

Deception

2008

Deception

as

Detective Russo

The Truth About Charlie

2002

The Truth About Charlie

as

Lola Jansco

Honeydripper

2007

Honeydripper

as

Delilah

Mother and Child

2009

Mother and Child

as

Leticia

Palookaville

1995

Palookaville

as

Betty, Jerry's Wife

Beastly

2011

Beastly

as

Zola Davies

Beloved

1998

Beloved

as

Younger Sethe

The Soloist

2009

The Soloist

as

Jennifer Ayers

Hamlet

2000

Hamlet

as

Ophelia

Drunks

1997

Drunks

as

Brenda

Lovelace

2013

Lovelace

as

Marsha

The Boogeyman

2023

The Boogeyman

as

Dr. Weller

Krush Groove

1985

Krush Groove

as

Aisha

Nine Lives

2005

Nine Lives

as

Holly

The Sum of All Fears

2002

The Sum of All Fears

as

Capt. Lorna Shiro

Life of a King

2013

Life of a King

as

Sheila King

Beautiful Boy

2018

Beautiful Boy

as

Rose

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

1998

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

as

Jeanne Baptiste

Go for Sisters

2013

Go for Sisters

as

Bernice

Vice

2018

Vice

as

Condoleezza Rice

Twelve Monkeys

1995

Twelve Monkeys

as

Teddy

The Wilding

2016

The Wilding

as

Emily Bergom

Swing Vote

1999

Swing Vote

as

Virginia Mapes

Nick and Jane

1997

Nick and Jane

as

Vicky

Take Shelter

2011

Take Shelter

as

Kendra

A House Divided

2000

A House Divided

as

Julia

Clarissa

1995

Clarissa

as

Porter Russell

Ad Astra

2019

Ad Astra

as

Adjutant General Vogel

Indiscretion

2016

Indiscretion

as

Karen Wyatt

Lifebreath

1997

Lifebreath

as

Dr. Quinlan

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Rebecca Washington

This Is Us

This Is Us

as

Aunt Mae

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Sherise Gibbs

The L Word

The L Word

as

Art Show Attendee

The Practice

The Practice

as

Rebecca Washington

ER

ER

as

Nadine Hopkins

The Rookie

The Rookie

as

Henry's Doctor

Men of a Certain Age

Men of a Certain Age

as

Melissa Thoreau

Class of '09

Class of '09

as

Tayo's Mom

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

as

Judge Mary Holder

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Denise Johnson

Elementary

Elementary

as

Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins

The Dropout

The Dropout

as

Judith Baker

House of Cards

House of Cards

as

Celia Jones

Scandal

Scandal

as

Ambassador

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Connie Ryan

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Dr. Calvert Gray

The First

The First

as

Kayla Price

Chance

Chance

as

Suzanne Simms

Genius

Genius

as

Alberta Williams King

Will Trent

Will Trent

as

Evelyn Mitchell

Accused

Accused

as

Lenore Skilling

Production

Crew

Directing