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...

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Law & OrderSeries • 1990Ally McBealSeries • 1997Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005The RookieSeries • 2018The BlacklistSeries • 2013ElementarySeries • 2012ERSeries • 1994This Is UsSeries • 2016Without a TraceSeries • 2002ScandalSeries • 2012Numb3rsSeries • 2005Sex and the CitySeries • 1998Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993House of CardsSeries • 2013The PracticeSeries • 1997The Lincoln LawyerSeries • 2022By Any MeansMovie • 2026Will TrentSeries • 2023The Gilded AgeSeries • 2022GeniusSeries • 2017The L WordSeries • 2004SugarSeries • 2024Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastySeries • 2022