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Lisa Gay Hamilton Biography (1964-)

Born March 25, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA (some sources cite New York, NY); daughter of Ira (a construction worker and realtor) and Tina (a social worker) Hamilton. Addresses: Agent: Writers and Artists Group International, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Stacy Boniello, The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

March 25, 1964

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Way Cool, beginning 1991
• Dr. Laura Reed, One Life to Live, ABC, 1996
• Rebecca Washington, The Practice, ABC, 1997-2003
• Miniseries
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Odyssey, 2000
• Movies
• Brenda, Drunks, Showtime, 1996
• Jeanne Baptiste, The Defenders: Choice of Evils (also known as The Defenders), Showtime, 1998
• Virginia Mapes, Swing Vote (also known as The Ninth Justice), ABC, 1999
• (As LisaGay Hamilton) Julia, A House Divided, Showtime, 2000
• Specials
• Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 2000
• Herself, World VDAY (also known as Until the Violence Stops), Lifetime, 2004
• Awards Presentations
• The Fifth Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 1999
• The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
• Presenter, Lifetime Presents: Disney's American Teacher Awards, Lifetime, 2001
• Episodic
• Latoya Kennedy, "Dog and Pony Show," Homicide: Life on the Street(also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1993
• Suki, "To Protect and Serve," New York Undercover, Fox, 1994
• Denise Johnson, "Purple Heart," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
• Rebecca Washington, "The Inmates," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997
• Kendall, "Critical Condition," Sex and the City, HBO, 2002
• (As LisaGay Hamilton) Herself, Intimate Portrait: LisaGay Hamilton, Lifetime, 2002
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler, Lifetime, 2003
• Art show attendee, "Losing It," The L Word, Showtime, 2004
• Pilots
• Vanessa, Cherry Street, South of Main, ABC, 1994
• Porter Russell, Clarissa, CBS, 1995
• Other
• Marty, Naked in New York, 1993
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "Heroes and Villains," The Practice, ABC, 2003
• Film Appearances
• Aisha, Krush Groove, Warner Bros., 1985
• Girl, Bloodmoon, LIVE Home Video, 1990
• Mary, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
• Teddy, Twelve Monkeys, Universal, 1995
• Betty, Palookaville, Orion, 1996
• Dr. Quinlan, Lifebreath (also known as Last Breath), A-PixEntertainment, 1997
• Sheronda, Jackie Brown, Miramax, 1997
• Vickie, Nick and Jane, CFP Distribution, 1997
• Bonnie Beachum, True Crime, Warner Bros., 1998
• Voice of Shirley "Shirl" Jones, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later(also known as Halloween: H20, Halloween: H20 (20 Years Later),and Halloween 7), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998
• Younger Sethe, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998
• Ten Tiny Love Stories (also known as Women Remember Men), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2001
• (As Lisagay Hamilton) Captain Lorna Shiro, The Sum of All Fears (also known as Der Anschlag), Paramount, 2002
• Lola Jansco, The Truth about Charlie, Universal, 2002
• Film Work
• Director, producer, and additional camera operator, Beah: A Black Woman Speaks, Women Make Movies, 2003
• Stage Appearances
• Member of ensemble, Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Grace, The Piano Lesson, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1990-1991
• Bernice, Servy-N-Bernice 4Ever, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1991
• Kate, Henry IV, Part I, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre,New York City, 1991
• Lady Percy, Henry IV, Part II, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, 1991
• Mariane, Tartuffe, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1992
• Pooty, Reckless, Hartford Stage Company, 1992
• Lieutenant Johnson and Duckling, Our Country's Good, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1992-1993
• Isabella, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1993
• Molly, "It's Our Town, Too," The Best American Short Play Series,Westbeth Theatre Center, New York City, 1993
• Clara, The Family of Mann, Second Stage Theatre Company, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1994
• Silvia, Two Gentlemen of Verona, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1994
• Veronica Jonkers, Valley Song, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1995, then Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1995-1996
• Also appeared in The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Beah: A Black Woman Speaks, Women Make Movies, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Who's Who among African Americans, 16th edition, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

• Back Stage, September 5, 1997, p. 5
• Interview, November, 1996
• Los Angeles Times, March 30, 1997
• People Weekly, November 2, 1998, p. 25
• TV Guide, July 29, 2000, pp. 36-39