LisaGay Hamilton
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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.
Known for
Credits
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
as Teddy
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
as Capt. Lorna Shiro
Lovelace (2013)
as Marsha
Vice (2018)
as Condoleezza Rice
Beautiful Boy (2018)
as Rose
Jackie Brown (1997)
as Sheronda
Ad Astra (2019)
as Adjutant General Vogel
The Boogeyman (2023)
as Dr. Weller
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
as Shirl (voice)
Take Shelter (2011)
as Kendra
Beastly (2011)
as Zola Davies
Indiscretion (2016)
as Karen Wyatt
Blue Eyed Girl (2025)
as Catherine
True Crime (1999)
as Bonnie Beechum
Deception (2008)
as Detective Russo
By Any Means (2026)
Actor
The Soloist (2009)
as Jennifer Ayers
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
as Lola Jansco
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
as Mary
Mother and Child (2009)
as Leticia
Life of a King (2013)
as Sheila King
Palookaville (1996)
as Betty, Jerry's Wife
Beloved (1998)
as Younger Sethe
Nine Lives (2005)
as Holly
Lifebreath (1997)
as Dr. Quinlan
Naked in New York (1993)
as Marty
Honeydripper (2007)
as Delilah
The Wilding (2016)
as Emily Bergom
A House Divided (2000)
as Julia
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019)
as Deb
Ten Tiny Love Stories (2002)
Actor
Drunks (1997)
as Brenda
Swing Vote (1999)
as Virginia Mapes
The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
as Jeanne Baptiste
Nick and Jane (1997)
as Vicky
Go for Sisters (2013)
as Bernice
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
as Self
Krush Groove (1985)
as Aisha
Hamlet (2000)
as Ophelia
Redemption Trail (2013)
as Tess
Clarissa (1995)
as Porter Russell