LisaGay Hamilton
Acting • Born 1964-03-25
Biography
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.
Filmography
71 credits
Jackie Brown
Movie • 1997
Sheronda
True Crime
Movie • 1999
Bonnie Beechum
Naked in New York
Movie • 1993
Marty
Deception
Movie • 2008
Detective Russo
The Truth About Charlie
Movie • 2002
Lola Jansco
Honeydripper
Movie • 2007
Delilah
Mother and Child
Movie • 2009
Leticia
Palookaville
Movie • 1995
Betty, Jerry's Wife
Beastly
Movie • 2011
Zola Davies
Beloved
Movie • 1998
Younger Sethe
The Soloist
Movie • 2009
Jennifer Ayers
Ten Tiny Love Stories
Movie • 2002
Hamlet
Movie • 2000
Ophelia
Drunks
Movie • 1997
Brenda
Blue Eyed Girl
Movie • 2025
Catherine
Lovelace
Movie • 2013
Marsha
The Boogeyman
Movie • 2023
Dr. Weller
Krush Groove
Movie • 1985
Aisha
Vice
Movie • 2018
Condoleezza Rice
Beautiful Boy
Movie • 2018
Rose
The Wilding
Movie • 2016
Emily Bergom
Go for Sisters
Movie • 2013
Bernice
Redemption Trail
Movie • 2013
Tess
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Movie • 2004
Self
Life of a King
Movie • 2013
Sheila King
Take Shelter
Movie • 2011
Kendra
Nine Lives
Movie • 2005
Holly
A House Divided
Movie • 2000
Julia
The Sum of All Fears
Movie • 2002
Capt. Lorna Shiro
Swing Vote
Movie • 1999
Virginia Mapes
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Movie • 1998
Jeanne Baptiste
Nick and Jane
Movie • 1997
Vicky
Twelve Monkeys
Movie • 1995
Teddy
Clarissa
Movie • 1995
Porter Russell
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
Movie • 2019
Deb
Reversal of Fortune
Movie • 1990
Mary
Ad Astra
Movie • 2019
Adjutant General Vogel
Indiscretion
Movie • 2016
Karen Wyatt
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Movie • 1998
Shirl (voice)
Lifebreath
Movie • 1997
Dr. Quinlan
By Any Means
Movie
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Sari Kinshasa
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Rebecca Washington
This Is Us
TV • 2016
Aunt Mae
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Sherise Gibbs
The L Word
TV • 2004
Art Show Attendee
The Practice
TV • 1997
Rebecca Washington
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Latoya Kennedy
ER
TV • 1994
Nadine Hopkins
The Rookie
TV • 2018
Henry's Doctor
Men of a Certain Age
TV • 2009
Melissa Thoreau
Class of '09
TV • 2023
Tayo's Mom
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Teresa Randall
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
TV • 2022
Christine Johnson
The Lincoln Lawyer
TV • 2022
Judge Mary Holder
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Denise Johnson
Elementary
TV • 2012
Lt. Colonel Robin Deakins
The Dropout
TV • 2022
Judith Baker
House of Cards
TV • 2013
Celia Jones
Scandal
TV • 2012
Ambassador
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Connie Ryan
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Dr. Calvert Gray
The First
TV • 2018
Kayla Price
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Kendall
Chance
TV • 2016
Suzanne Simms
Genius
TV • 2017
Alberta Williams King
Will Trent
TV • 2023
Evelyn Mitchell
Accused
TV • 2023
Lenore Skilling
Way Cool
TV • 1991
ensemble
The Gilded Age
TV • 2022
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper