LisaGay Hamilton

Acting

LisaGay Hamilton

Born March 25, 1964Los Angeles, California, USA71 credits

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

Filmography

Blue Eyed Girl
2025Blue Eyed Girl
as CatherineMovie
The Boogeyman
2023The Boogeyman
as Dr. WellerMovie
Class of '09
2023Class of '09
as Tayo's MomTV
Accused
2023Accused
as Lenore SkillingTV
Will Trent
2023Will Trent
as Evelyn MitchellTV
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022The Lincoln Lawyer
as Judge Mary HolderTV
The Dropout
2022The Dropout
as Judith BakerTV
The Gilded Age
2022The Gilded Age
as Frances Ellen Watkins HarperTV
Ad Astra
2019Ad Astra
as Adjutant General VogelMovie
Vice
2018Vice
as Condoleezza RiceMovie
The Rookie
2018The Rookie
as Henry's DoctorTV
Beautiful Boy
2018Beautiful Boy
as RoseMovie
The First
2018The First
as Kayla PriceTV
Genius
2017Genius
as Alberta Williams KingTV
Chance
2016Chance
as Suzanne SimmsTV
This Is Us
2016This Is Us
as Aunt MaeTV
Indiscretion
2016Indiscretion
as Karen WyattMovie
The Wilding
2016The Wilding
as Emily BergomMovie
Go for Sisters
2013Go for Sisters
as BerniceMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklist
as Dr. Calvert GrayTV
Lovelace
2013Lovelace
as MarshaMovie
Life of a King
2013Life of a King
as Sheila KingMovie
House of Cards
2013House of Cards
as Celia JonesTV
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Lt. Colonel Robin DeakinsTV
Scandal
2012Scandal
as AmbassadorTV
Take Shelter
2011Take Shelter
as KendraMovie
Beastly
2011Beastly
as Zola DaviesMovie
Men of a Certain Age
2009Men of a Certain Age
as Melissa ThoreauTV
Mother and Child
2009Mother and Child
as LeticiaMovie
The Soloist
2009The Soloist
as Jennifer AyersMovie
Deception
2008Deception
as Detective RussoMovie
Honeydripper
2007Honeydripper
as DelilahMovie
Nine Lives
2005Nine Lives
as HollyMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Connie RyanTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Sari KinshasaTV
The L Word
2004The L Word
as Art Show AttendeeTV
The Truth About Charlie
2002The Truth About Charlie
as Lola JanscoMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Sherise GibbsTV
The Sum of All Fears
2002The Sum of All Fears
as Capt. Lorna ShiroMovie
Hamlet
2000Hamlet
as OpheliaMovie
A House Divided
2000A House Divided
as JuliaMovie
Swing Vote
1999Swing Vote
as Virginia MapesMovie
True Crime
1999True Crime
as Bonnie BeechumMovie
Beloved
1998Beloved
as Younger SetheMovie
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as Jeanne BaptisteMovie
Jackie Brown
1997Jackie Brown
as SherondaMovie
Nick and Jane
1997Nick and Jane
as VickyMovie
Lifebreath
1997Lifebreath
as Dr. QuinlanMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBeal
as Rebecca WashingtonTV
Drunks
1997Drunks
as BrendaMovie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Rebecca WashingtonTV
Twelve Monkeys
1995Twelve Monkeys
as TeddyMovie
Clarissa
1995Clarissa
as Porter RussellMovie
Palookaville
1995Palookaville
as Betty, Jerry's WifeMovie
ER
1994ER
as Nadine HopkinsTV
Way Cool
1991Way Cool
as ensembleTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Denise JohnsonTV
Krush Groove
1985Krush Groove
as AishaMovie