LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton: Biography in Details

Who is LisaGay Hamilton?

LisaGay Hamilton is an American actress. LisaGay Hamilton is popular for her role as Rebecca Washington on ABC’s legal drama ‘The Practice’ from 1997 to 2003.

Also, she is widely known for her character Melissa Thoreau on the TNT comedy-drama ‘Men of a Certain Age’ from 2009 to 2011.

How many parents does LisaGay Hamilton have?

LisaGay Hamilton was born on March 25, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. She is currently 58 years old. Her father’s name is Ira Winslow Hamilton, Jr. and her mother’s name is Albertine “Tina” Blackwell. Her father hailed from Bessemer, Alabama and her mother was from Meridian, Mississippi.

LisaGay’s parents graduated from historically black colleges, as her mother attended Talladega and Ira attended Morehouse.

Her father worked for a while as an engineer and then went into business as a general contractor and her mother eventually earned a master’s degree in social work and worked for the Girl Scouts for many years. LisaGay has an older sister named Heidi Hamilton.

She was interested in theatre from an early age. She saw several off-Broadway productions such as ‘A Soldier’s Story’, and ‘The First Breeze of Summer’.

LisaGay Hamilton holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is African-American.

Education, School/College University

LisaGay Hamilton attended Carnegie Mellon University and studied theatre but later changed to New York University’s Tisch Drama School.

LisaGay Hamilton graduated from there in 1975 and earned a second BFA from The Juilliard School in 1989.

LisaGay Hamilton: Professional Life and Career

LisaGay Hamilton began her career in the theatre. She made her notable performance in ‘Measure for Measure’ at the New York Shakespeare Festival. She also appeared in ‘Much Ado About Nothing, ‘Reckless’, ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’, and many more.

LisaGay Hamilton made her breakthrough in the role of a young, aspiring South African singer in ‘Valley Song’ which helped her to win several awards and nominations. Then, she appeared as Suzanne Alexader in ‘The Ohio State Murders’.

Hamilton’s other notable film roles include Lola Jansco in ‘The Truth About Charlie in 2002, Jennifer Ayers in ‘The Soloist’ in 2009, Marsha in ‘Lovelace’ in 2013, Rose in ‘Beautiful Boy’ in 2018, Celia in ‘The Last Full Measure’ in 2019, etc.

Also, her other remarkable performances in television include Celia Jones in ‘House of Cards in 2016, Kayla Price in ‘The First’ in 2018, and as Bobby Greer in ‘Sorry for Your Loss’ in 2018.

Awards, Nominations

LisaGay Hamilton won Documentary Award for ‘Beah: A Black Woman Speaks’ in 2003, won Locarno Internationa Film Festival Award in the category Best Actress for ‘Nine Lives’ in 2005, won Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Award in the category Best Actress for ‘Redemption Trail’ in 2014, and nominated several times in her career.

How much is the net worth of LisaGay Hamilton?

LisaGay Hamilton must have earned a huge sum of money from her professional career however, she has not revealed her salary and other income. As per some sources, she has a net worth of $1.3 million as of 2022.

LisaGay Hamilton: Rumors and Controversy

The talented actress has been successful in maintaining her celebrity status and has not been involved in any type of rumours or controversies in her career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

LisaGay Hamilton has black eyes, black hair, and a height of 5 ft 2 inches. However, other information regarding her weight, body measurement, etc. is not available.

Social Media

LisaGay Hamilton does not seem to be active on social media like Facebook, Twitter, etc. However, she is active on Instagram but she has hidden information regarding her fan followers.

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