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LisaGay Hamilton

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LisaGay Hamilton
The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
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Lisa's mother, Tina, is a retired social worker. Her late father, Ira, worked as an engineer and then went into business as a general contractor. A sister, Heidi, is a lawyer. Lisa started acting as a child and played Flip Wilson in a 3rd grade performance. During junior high, she started traveling by train to Manhattan for private acting lessons and acted in summer drama camps. Her principal interest initially was to act in Shakepearean drama. She earned her degree from theatre from New York University and followed it up with a second BFA from Julliard. In 1993, she got her first break at the New York Shakespearean festival playing Isabella opposite Kevin Kline in "Measure for Measure". She was later turned down to play the role of Hester Prynne in a production of "The Scarlet Letter" because of race. Upset, she wrote a letter to 'The Village Voice' to protest legal racism. The play's playwright, Phyllis Nagy, responded with a criticism of her acting, which obviously made things worse. She went on to have a successful career in theater. In 1995-96, her portrayal of a South African singer in Athol Fugard's Valley Song garnered an Obie Award and the Clarence Derwent Award. More recently, Hamilton earned critical acclaim, her second Obie, and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her role as Suzanne Alexander in Adrienne Kennedy's, "The Ohio State Murders." Besides appearing in over two dozen films, Hamilton 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.
BornMarch 25, 1964
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LisaGay Hamilton in True Crime (1999)
LisaGay Hamilton in True Crime (1999)
LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)
LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)
Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, Oded Fehr, and LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)
Natascha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, John McConnell, and D.W. Moffett in The First (2018)
Sean Penn and LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)
LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)
LisaGay Hamilton and Hannah Ware in The First (2018)
LisaGay Hamilton, Keiko Agena, James Ransone, Rey Lucas, and Hannah Ware in The First (2018)
LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)
Sean Penn and LisaGay Hamilton in The First (2018)

Known for

The Practice (1997)
The Practice
7.7
TV Series
  • Rebecca Washington
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown
7.5
  • Sheronda
  • 1997
True Crime (1999)
True Crime
6.6
  • Bonnie Beechum
  • 1999
Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck in The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Sum of All Fears
6.4
  • Capt. Lorna Shiro(as Lisagay Hamilton)
  • 2002

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Actress

  • The Boogeyman
    • Completed
  • Days When the Rains Came
    • In Production
  • Genius: MLK/X
    • In Production
  • Class of '09
  • Taylour Paige in Another Country (2022)
    Another Country
  • Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
    The Lincoln Lawyer
  • John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
  • Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
    The Dropout
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
  • This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
  • Missi Pyle, Kendrick Sampson, Aisha Dee, and Kimiko Glenn in Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019)
    Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
  • Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry for Your Loss (2018)
    Sorry for Your Loss
  • Jeremy Irvine in The Last Full Measure (2019)
    The Last Full Measure
  • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
  • Christian Bale in Vice (2018)
    Vice
  • The First (2018)
    The First
  • Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, and Jack Dylan Grazer in Beautiful Boy (2018)
    Beautiful Boy

Director

  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
  • The Practice (1997)
    The Practice

Producer

  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

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"The First" Cast Connections: Meet the Mars Mission's Crew
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    • March 25, 1964
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Robin D.G. KelleyAugust 23, 2009 - present
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    Plays Black Mary in "Gem of the Ocean" play by August Wilson (Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
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    Graduated from The Juilliard School.

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