LisaGay Hamilton

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LisaGay Hamilton is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. She is best known for her role as attorney Rebecca Washington on the ABC's 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 on the Hulu series The First (2018).

Born

Wednesday, 25 March 1964

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Last Full Measure	Celia O'Neal	2020
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas	Deb	2019
Ad Astra	Adjutant General Vogel	2019
Vice	Condoleezza Rice	2018
Sorry for Your Loss	Bobby Greer	2018
The First	Kayla Price, Kayla Price (credit only)	2018
Chance	Suzanne Silver, Suzanne Silver (credit only), Suzanne Silver (voice)	2017
This Is Us	Aunt Mae	2016
Indiscretion	Karen Wyatt	2016
The Wilding	Emily Bergom	2016

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Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Last Full Measure	Celia O'Neal	2020
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas	Deb	2019
Ad Astra	Adjutant General Vogel	2019
Vice	Condoleezza Rice	2018
Sorry for Your Loss	Bobby Greer	2018
The First	Kayla Price, Kayla Price (credit only)	2018
Chance	Suzanne Silver, Suzanne Silver (credit only), Suzanne Silver (voice)	2017
This Is Us	Aunt Mae	2016
Indiscretion	Karen Wyatt	2016
The Wilding	Emily Bergom	2016
Broadway.com #LiveatFive	Self	2015
Code Black	Dr. Kim Carrie	2015
Go for Sisters	Bernice	2013
Redemption Trail	Tess	2013
The Blacklist	Dr. Grey	2013
Lovelace	Marsha (as Lisagay Hamilton)	2013
TakePart Live	Herself - Guest	2013
Life Of A King	Sheila King	2013
House of Cards	Celia Jones	2013
Elementary	Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins	2012
Scandal	Ambassador	2012
Grimm	Mrs. Pittman	2011
Take Shelter	Kendra	2011
Beastly	Zola	2011
Men of a Certain Age	Melissa	2009
Mother And Child	Leticia	2009
The Soloist	Jennifer Ayers (as Lisagay Hamilton)	2009
Southland	Melanie	2009
Deception	Detective Russo (as Lisa Gay Hamilton)	2008
Honeydripper	Delilah	2007
Doc Talk	Herself	2006
The N Word	Herself	2006
Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Connie Ryan	2005
Nine Lives	Holly	2005
Numb3rs	Sari Kinshasa	2005
The L Word	Art Show Attendee	2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks	Herself	2003
The Truth About Charlie	Lola Jansco	2002
Without a Trace	Sherise Gibbs	2002
The Sum of All Fears	Capt. Lorna Shiro (as Lisagay Hamilton)	2002
Ten Tiny Love Stories	Three	2002
Hamlet	Ophelia	2001
Beautiful Boy	Rose	2018
A House Divided	Julia	2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Teresa Randall	1999
Independent Lens	Narrator / Self	1999
Swing Vote	Virginia Mapes	1999
True Crime	Bonnie Beechum	1999
Beloved	Younger Sethe (as Lisa Gay Hamilton)	1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later	Shirl (voice) (as Lisa Gay Hamilton)	1998
Sex and the City	Kendall	1998
The Defenders: Choice of Evils	Jeanne Baptiste	1998
Jackie Brown	Sheronda	1997
Lifebreath	Dr. Quinlan	1997
Ally McBeal	Rebecca Washington	1997
Drunks	Brenda	1997
The Practice	Rebecca Washington	1997
Nick and Jane	Vickie	1997
Palookaville	Betty, Jerry's Wife	1996
12 Monkeys	Teddy (as Lisa Gay Hamilton)	1995
Clarissa	Porter Russell	1995
ER	Nadine Hopkins	1994
New York Undercover	Suki	1994
Naked In New York	Marty	1993
Homicide: Life on the Street	Latoya Kennedy	1993
Reversal Of Fortune	Mary	1990
Law & Order	Denise Johnson	1990
Krush Groove	Aisha	1985