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Lisa Gay Hamilton

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3/25/1964, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Lisa Gay Hamilton is an acclaimed African-American actress best known for portraying a hard-hitting lawyer Rebecca Washington in the legal drama, The Practice. Hamilton was born on 26th March, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Both her parents were accomplished professionals, and went to historically black colleges. She…more

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Star (18)

Role
- Take Shelter
  Star
  2011
- Men of a Certain Age
  Melissa Thoreau
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Bad Guy
    12/27/10
  - S 2: Ep 3 Cold Calls
    12/20/10
  - S 2: Ep 1 If I Could, I Surely Would
    12/6/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Back in the S#!t
    2/22/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 How to Be an All-Star
    2/15/10
  - + 8 More Credits
- Beastly
  Star
  2010
- The Soloist
  Jennifer Ayers
  2009
- Honeydripper
  Star
  2007
- One Life to Live
  Dr. Laura Reed (1996)
  - S 37: Ep 227 Ep. #9435
    6/2/05
  - S 37: Ep 226 Ep. #9434
    6/1/05
  - S 37: Ep 225 Ep. #9433
    5/31/05
  - S 37: Ep 224 Ep. #9432
    5/30/05
  - S 37: Ep 223 Ep. #9431
    5/27/05
  - + 761 More Credits
- Nine Lives
  Star
  2005
- The Practice
  Rebecca Washington (seasons 1-7)
  - S 7: Ep 22 Goodbye (2)
    5/5/03
  - S 7: Ep 21 Baby Love (1)
    5/5/03
  - S 7: Ep 20 Heroes and Villians
    4/21/03
  - S 7: Ep 19 Les Is More
    4/7/03
  - S 7: Ep 18 Capitol Crimes
    3/31/03
  - + 140 More Credits
- The Truth About Charlie
  Lola Jansco
  2002
- Ten Tiny Love Stories
  Star
  2001
- True Crime (1999)
  Star
  1999
- Beloved
  Younger Sethe
  1998
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
  Shirley Jones (voice)
  1998
- Jackie Brown
  Sheronda
  1997
- The Practice
  Rebecca Washington
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/4/97
- Reversal of Fortune
  Star
  1990
- Krush Groove
  Star
  1985
- One Life to Live
  Laura Reed (1996)
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Clarissa Now
  Porter Russell
Guest Star (13)

Role
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Teresa Randall
  - S 14: Ep 10 Presumed Guilty
    1/2/13
  - S 8: Ep 22 Screwed
    5/22/07
  - S 7: Ep 18 Venom
    3/28/06
- Southland
  Melanie
  - S 4: Ep 4 Identity
    2/7/12
- Numb3rs
  Sari Kinshasa
  - S 3: Ep 23 Money for Nothing
    5/11/07
- Without a Trace
  Sherise Gibbs
  - S 5: Ep 6 The Calm Before
    10/29/06
- ER
  Nadine Hopkins
  - S 12: Ep 10 All About Christmas Eve
    12/8/05
- The Tavis Smiley Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 42 Charles Rangel, LisaGay Hamilton
    3/3/04
- The L Word
  Art Show Attendee
  - S 1: Ep 6 Losing It
    2/22/04
- Soul Train
  Herself
  - S 30: Ep 12 The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    11/20/00
- Soul Train
  presenter
  - S 29: Ep 1 The 5th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
    9/3/99
- Ally McBeal
  Rebecca Washington
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Inmates
    4/27/98
- Law & Order
  Denise Johnson
  - S 5: Ep 21 Purple Heart
    5/3/95
- New York Undercover
  Suki
  - S 1: Ep 4 To Protect and Serve
    9/29/94
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  LaToya Kennedy
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Dog and Pony Show
    3/10/93
Director (2)

Role
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
  Director
  2008
- The Practice
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 20 Heroes and Villians
    4/21/03

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- Lisa has been nominated for three SAG awards. From 1999-2001 she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her work on The Practice.
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- Lisa used an accent in her guest-starring role as Sari Kinshasa, a Zambian relief worker on Numb3rs.
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