LisaGay Hamilton

Known for

Acting

Born

March 25, 1964 (age 62)

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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 (...

Best known work

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Twelve Monkeys

1995

Ad Astra

2019

Jackie Brown

1997

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Blacklist

2013

Vice

2018

The Rookie

2018

House of Cards

2013

Beautiful Boy

2018

Filmography

2026
By Any Means
as Ms. Rebecca Brewer
2025
Blue Eyed Girl
as Catherine
2024
SugarTV
as Assemblywoman Betty Spiro (1 episode)
2023
The Boogeyman
as Dr. Weller
2023
Class of '09TV
as Tayo's Mom (2 episodes)
2023
AccusedTV
as Lenore Skilling (1 episode)
2023
Will TrentTV
as Evelyn Mitchell (4 episodes)
2022
The Lincoln LawyerTV
as Mary Holder (5 episodes)
2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastyTV
as Christine Johnson (2 episodes)
2022
The DropoutTV
as Judith Baker (3 episodes)
2022
The Gilded AgeTV
as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (3 episodes)
2019
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
as Deb
2019
Ad Astra
as Adjutant General Vogel
2018
Vice
as Condoleezza Rice
2018
The RookieTV
as Henry's Doctor (1 episode)
2018
Beautiful Boy
as Rose
2018
The FirstTV
as Kayla Price (8 episodes)
2017
GeniusTV
as Alberta Williams King (4 episodes)
2016
ChanceTV
as Suzanne Simms (10 episodes)
2016
This Is UsTV
as Aunt Mae (1 episode)
2016
Indiscretion
as Karen Wyatt
2016
The Wilding
as Emily Bergom
2013
Go for Sisters
as Bernice
2013
Redemption Trail
as Tess
2013
The BlacklistTV
as Dr. Calvert Gray (1 episode)