Lisa Gay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her role as attorney Rebecca Washington on the ABC legal drama The Practice. She graduated with a degree in theatre from New York University and earned her master's degree from The Juilliard School.

She directed the documentary film Beah: A Black Woman Speaks in 2003. This film, about pioneering black actress Beah Richards, dealt with Hamilton seeking out Richards, an African-American actress who had broken ground making inroads for black actresses, and who had performed in major films like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Richards also made a memorable late-career appearance on the TV series Designing Women.

Partial filmography

Actress:

• Nine Lives (2005)
• The Practice (TV, 1997-2003)
• The Sum of All Fears (2002)
• The Truth About Charlie (2002, by Jonathan Demme)
• True Crime (1999, by Clint Eastwood)
• Beloved (1998, by Jonathan Demme)
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
• Jackie Brown (1997, by Quentin Tarantino)
• Twelve Monkeys (1995, by Terry Gilliam)
• Naked in New York (1993)
• Reversal of Fortune (1990, by Barbet Schroeder)
• Krush Groove (1985)

Director:

• Beah: A Black Woman Speaks' (2003)'

External links

• Lisa Gay Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database

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