Cast & creator
LisaGay Hamilton
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy
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.
Also known as: Lisa Gay Hamilton, لیساگی همیلتون, Лиза Гэй Хэмилтон
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film credits
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television credits
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1985–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (77)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Teresa Randall
1999
Law & Order
Denise Johnson
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Connie Ryan
2005
The Rookie
Henry's Doctor
2018
The Blacklist
Dr. Calvert Gray
2013
This Is Us
Aunt Mae
2016
Elementary
Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins
2012
Scandal
Ambassador
2012
Without a Trace
Sherise Gibbs
2002
ER
Nadine Hopkins
1994
The Practice
Rebecca Washington
1997The Practice
Director
1997
Numb3rs
Sari Kinshasa
2005
Sex and the City
Kendall
1998
The Lincoln Lawyer
Mary Holder
2022
House of Cards
Celia Jones
2013
Homicide: Life on the Street
Latoya Kennedy
1993
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Will Trent
Evelyn Mitchell
2023
The Gilded Age
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
2022
The L Word
Art Show Attendee
2004
Genius
Alberta Williams King
2017
By Any Means
Ms. Rebecca Brewer
2026
Ally McBeal
Rebecca Washington
1997
Sugar
Assemblywoman Betty Spiro
2024
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Christine Johnson
2022
Accused
Lenore Skilling
2023
Twelve Monkeys
Teddy
1995
The Dropout
Judith Baker
2022
The Sum of All Fears
Capt. Lorna Shiro
2002
The Boogeyman
Dr. Weller
2023
Class of '09
Tayo's Mom
2023
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Shirl (voice)
1998
Men of a Certain Age
Melissa Thoreau
2009
Beastly
Zola Davies
2011
Jackie Brown
Sheronda
1997
Chance
Suzanne Simms
2016
Beautiful Boy
Rose
2018
Ad Astra
Adjutant General Vogel
2019
The First
Kayla Price
2018
Vice
Condoleezza Rice
2018
True Crime
Bonnie Beechum
1999
Take Shelter
Kendra
2011
Lovelace
Marsha
2013
The Soloist
Jennifer Ayers
2009
Deception
Detective Russo
2008
Mother and Child
Leticia
2009
The Truth About Charlie
Lola Jansco
2002
Blue Eyed Girl
Catherine
2025
Life of a King
Sheila King
2013
Nine Lives
Holly
2005
Reversal of Fortune
Mary
1990
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
Deb
2019
Beloved
Younger Sethe
1998
Indiscretion
Karen Wyatt
2016
Naked in New York
Marty
1993
Way Cool
Ensemble
1991
Go for Sisters
Bernice
2013
Ten Tiny Love Stories
2002
Lifebreath
Dr. Quinlan
1997
A House Divided
Julia
2000
Krush Groove
Aisha
1985
Drunks
Brenda
1997
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Jeanne Baptiste
1998
Honeydripper
Delilah
2007
Swing Vote
Virginia Mapes
1999
Palookaville
Betty, Jerry's Wife
1996
The Wilding
Emily Bergom
2016
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Producer
2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Director
2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Writer
2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Additional Director of Photography
2004
Nick and Jane
Vicky
1997
Redemption Trail
Tess
2013
Clarissa
Porter Russell
1995
Hamlet
Ophelia
2000