LisaGay Hamilton
Born 1964
Known for Twelve Monkeys, Jackie Brown, Beastly.
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 (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.
Movie Credits
Go for Sisters (2013)
Redemption Trail (2013)
Honeydripper (2007)
Ten Tiny Love Stories (2002)
A House Divided (2000)
True Crime (1999)
The Wilding (2016)
Beastly (2011)
Blue Eyed Girl (2025)
Indiscretion (2016)
Life of a King (2013)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Beloved (1998)
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019)
The Soloist (2009)
By Any Means (2026)
By Any Means (2026)
Vice (2018)
Nine Lives (2005)
Take Shelter (2011)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
The Boogeyman (2023)
Ad Astra (2019)
Swing Vote (1999)
Deception (2008)
Drunks (1995)
Naked in New York (1993)
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Krush Groove (1985)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Lovelace (2013)
Mother and Child (2009)
