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  February 2004 | blackfilm.com | features | interviews | a black woman speaks: an interview with lisa gay hamilton
Lisa Gay Hamilton, whom we mostly know from ABC's The Practice, interviewed and has over 70 hours of footage to what is considered a national treasure, and with this being Black History Month, it's very appropriate to showcase her directorial debut with the life of Beah Richards on HBO this week.
LGH: I went to visit Beah when I heard she had been ill. In addition to checking on her health, I wanted her wisdom on some personal and career issues I was facing.
LGH: What resonated with me are Beah's words, "It's not about living your life as an actor, it's about living as a human being." Also, her encouraging words to know, "I am perfect.
www.blackfilm.com /20040220/features/lisagayhamilton.shtml   (845 words)

  
 NETWORKWOMEN.COM: COVER STORY, FEBRUARY, 2000
Hamilton's mother, Tina Hamilton, is a member of 100 Black Women whose purpose is to provide a network for African American women on Long Island through scholarships, youth forums and other means.
Hamilton leads what she considers to be a "very quiet life" that includes activities like running and working around the house.
While her greatest love is the theater, Hamilton realizes that she has to support herself and theater is not the most lucrative in the acting field.
www.networkwomen.com /archives/coverstory02_00.html   (1242 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton Acts To End Violence Against Women - DrDonnica.com - The First Name in Women's Health
As a woman, Hamilton is fighting to defend fellow women from becoming victims of physical and sexual violence.
Hamilton became active in helping stop violence against women after watching playwright Eve Ensler perform her one-woman show of the Monologues.
Hamilton believes that the documentary and the Vagina Monologues are important because they allow women the freedom to come together and talk.
www.drdonnica.com /celebrities/00008231.htm   (1338 words)

  
 "THE PRACTICE" STAR LISA GAY HAMILTON APPEARS ON THE BIG SCREEN
Lisa Gay Hamilton joins an all-star cast in the Universal Pictures' film The Truth About Charlie, directed by Jonathan Demme and scheduled for release October 25th.
Lisa Gay Hamilton plays Lola Jansco who is part of a trio pursuing Charlie's widow Reggie (Thandie Newton), who they hope can answer their questions about a missing bundle of money.
Hamilton earned the Ovation nomination for best actress for her work in Athol Fugard's play, Valley Song, playing Veronica, at the Mark Taper Theatre in Los Angeles.
www.exodusnews.com /entertainment/Entertain101.htm   (642 words)

  
 African American Registry: Lisa Gay Hamilton, actress with depth. . .
*Lisa Gay Hamilton was born on this date in 1964.
Hamilton’s first paid acting role was as a spear-carrier in the Joseph Papp Public Theatre production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night but she soon moved on to appear opposite Kevin Kline and Andre Braugher in "Measure for Measure" in the New York Shakespeare Festival.
Lisa's television film credits include "A House Divided" and "Hamlet." Lisa recently produced and directed the award winning HBO documentary Beah: A Black Woman Speaks.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2809/Lisa_Gay_Hamilton_actress_with_depth__   (240 words)

  
 LisaGay Hamilton: Life after <em>Beloved</em>
LGH: Your disappointment is valid; however, perhaps the director and the screen writer felt differently.
LGH: I believe it was made a point to integrate the crew on this film.
LGH: There is always some aspect to a given character that is somewhat related to me. There are other times I feel very connected to a character.
www.kintespace.com /rasx07.html   (1208 words)

  
 In Focus: Taking Action: V-Day Harlem — teenwire.com
These sobering statistics are what led Lisa Gay Hamilton of The Practice and fellow actor Rosie Perez to bring Eve Ensler's acclaimed play The Vagina Monologues to Harlem's Apollo Theater on March 30.
Hamilton added, "I think the play represents a door opening for a lot of women and girls and sparks dialogue and awareness.
Hamilton said the ultimate goal of V-Day Harlem is to have as many people as possible reap the benefits of the show.
www.teenwire.com /infocus/2002/if-20020412p056.php   (741 words)

  
 MOSAEC Television-Lisa Gay Hamilton
Every week viewers can see Hamilton portray the strong-willed and fair-minded Rebecca on the Emmy Award-winning ABC network series, "The Practice." Hamilton along with the ensemble cast passionately defend their clients to the bitter end.
A native of Long Island, Hamilton studied at Juilliard and had a passion for the theater.
Before landing her current role on the ABC series, Hamilton worked on the stage and the big screen in movies like Krush Groove.
www.mosaec.com /mosaec/television/tv_lghamilton.htm   (249 words)

  
 LISA GAY HAMILTON HAS A LIFE: Actress not worried about being ousted from '
LisaGay Hamilton of Beloved fame where she played young Sethe in the Oprah produced film, isn't giving a second thought to being let go from her job.
In fact, Hamilton says she's grateful for the opportunity that the network and producer David E. Kelley gave her.
Hamilton also said the show allowed her to co-finance and co-produce the must-see documentary on veteran actress Beah Richards titled Beah: A Black Woman Speaks.
www.blackwebportal.com /wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=1697   (266 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV news - '24,' 'Practice' Stars Find New Homes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Aylesworth is joining the cast of the medical drama "3 Lbs.," while Hamilton is taking on another lawyer character in the courtroom drama "Conviction," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hamilton will play an assistant district attorney who reports to the lead character.
Hamilton recently worked on the independent film "Nine Lives," which had its premiere at last month's Sundance Film Festival.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|93507|1|,00.html   (271 words)

  
 UMass Boston welcomes Lisa Gay Hamilton
She is performing in Boston in August Wilson's play, GEM OF THE OCEAN, which is moving to Broadway on November 4th.
Earlier this year, Ms Hamilton made her prime-time directorial debut on &#8220;The Practice,”; and “BEAH: A Black Woman Speaks” marks her documentary directorial debut about veteran Black actress Beah Richards which will debut on HBO.
Hamilton’s film credits include; “The Truth About Charlie” and “Beloved” for director Jonathan Demme, Clint Eastwood’s “True Crime”, the independent films; “Palookaville”, “Drunks”, Showtime’s “A House Divided”, opposite Sam Waterston and as Ophelia in director, Campbell Scott’s independent film version of “Hamlet”.
www.umb.edu /news/2004/general/hamilton10.html   (243 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Lisa Gay Hamilton acts to end violence against women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. On The Practice, Lisa Gay Hamilton played an attorney dedicated to defending people's rights.
Lisa Gay Hamilton is crusading against violence directed at women.
2/17/2004 2:17 PM By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Lisa Gay Hamilton is crusading against violence directed at women.
www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-02-17-spotlight-violence_x.htm   (1366 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton DVDs at the best price
In this adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel we meet Sethe who is constantly haunted by her past on her journey to find freedom....
Actor(s) : Lisa Gay Hamilton, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary
A nightmare journey between a holocaustic future of 2035 and the past is the mission faced by volunteer Cole.
films.kelkoo.co.uk /b/a/cpc_149201_vtl_actor_c15492801.html   (293 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton — Infoplease.com
Raised on Long Island, Hamilton contracted the acting bug at an early age.
A graduate of fine arts from New York University, she studied drama at the Julliard School.
From here to maternity: a review of the research on lesbian and gay families.
www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0883284.html   (274 words)

  
 AboutFilm.com - Nine Lives (2005)
How director of photography Xavier Pérez Grobet manages to choreograph their awkward dance through the store, with all its twists and turns, and capturing every significant glance from three aisles away, is an amazing artistic achievement.
In the disturbing third segment, Holly (Lisa Gay Hamilton) returns to her childhood home to confront her stepfather (Miguel Sandoval) about the pain he caused her, and finds her much younger sister (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) there instead.
It's taken a long time for Holly to work up the courage for this, and her resolve may be shaky.
www.aboutfilm.com /movies/n/ninelives.htm   (733 words)

  
 The Practice - Zap2it - TV Show
Dylan McDermott ("In the Line of Fire") stars in this one-hour ensemble drama as Bobby Donnell, a passionate lawyer in a Boston law firm whose instincts tell him important cases are not always about money.
Lisa Gay Hamilton also stars as Rebecca Washington, the understanding receptionist who endlessly keeps the members of the firm in check.
From the creative talent behind "Chicago Hope" and "Ally McBeal", "The Practice" gives a thoughtful social commentary about law and justice in the unpredictable '90s.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|2670|1|,00.html   (81 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Born in Los Angeles, actress Lisa Gay Hamilton moved across the country to attend N.Y.U. and then Juilliard.
She made her film debut in the cult favorite rap movie Krush Groove (1985) and made her television debut on Homicide: Life on the Street.
After writing with the Sundance screenwriter's lab, Hamilton made her directorial debut with the HBO documentary Beah: A Black Woman Speaks, a biography of the late actress, poet, and playwright Beah Richards.
www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P139921   (253 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton Current Month TV Schedule
A drive-by murder engrosses Ellenor; the plight of a wrongfully jailed outcast absorbs Lindsay.
Gabrielle Anwar, Eve Brenner, Marla Sokoloff, Lisa Chess.
Starring Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, Lisa Gay Hamilton, James Woods, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Diane Venora, Michael Jeter, Mary McCormack.
www.tv-now.com /stars/lisagay.html   (720 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 directed the documentary film Beah: A Black Woman Speaks in 2003.
This film, about pioneering fl actress Beah Richards, dealt with Hamilton seeking out Richards, an African-American actress who had broken ground making inroads for fl actresses, and who had performed in major films like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lisa_Gay_Hamilton   (177 words)

  
 Variety.com - Lisa Gay Hamilton, Sean Patrick Thomas
Lisa Gay Hamilton ("The Practice") and Sean Patrick Thomas ("The Fountain") have joined the cast of John Sayles' "Honeydripper," currently shooting in Alabama.
Hamilton just completed thriller "The Tourist," starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor.
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www.variety.com /article/VR1117955686.html?categoryid=28&cs=1   (119 words)

  
 LisaGay Hamilton: The Practice on WCHS-TV8, On Your Side
Rebecca Washington on "The Practice" A graduate of the Juilliard School's drama division, LisaGay Hamilton's extensive theater credits include "Measure for Measure" at the New York Shakespeare Theater Festival, opposite Kevin Kline and Andre Braugher.
Last year Hamilton earned the Ovation nomination for best actress for her work in Athol Fugard's play, "Valley Song," at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
In addition to her starring role on "The Practice," Hamilton has been seen on "Law & Order" and "Homicide." Film credits include Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," and the independent releases, "Palookaville" and "Drunks." Hamilton will next be seen on the big screen in the Jonathan Demme film, "Beloved," opposite Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover.
www.wchstv.com /abc/thepractice/lisagayhamilton.shtml   (214 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton
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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.
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 Lisa Gay Hamilton - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Lisa Gay Hamilton es una actriz estadounidense, nacida el 25 de marzo de 1964 en Los Angeles, California.
Su papel de Rebeca Washington en la serie de ABC The Practice, le ha dado reconocimiento y fama.
Lisa Gay Hamilton en Internet Movie Database (en inglés)
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lisa_Gay_Hamilton   (115 words)

  
 Ron Eldard as Servy in "Servy-n-Bernice 4Ever"
Ron Eldard is especially persuasive as the thick-tongued Servy, a white B-boy and recent parolee who wonders if he’s “white enough” for Bernice (Lisa Gay Hamilton) now that she’s left the ‘hood behind.
In a recent interview, Lisa Hamilton said that she likes the play because it “breaks the boundaries of what we think is normal.”
The narrative centers on an interracial romance between two people from the urban underclass, Bernice (Lisa Gay Hamilton), a fl model, and Servy (Mr.
www.ron-eldard.com /servy.htm   (1194 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News,
Home > Actresses > H > Hamilton, Lisa Gay
Born March 25, 1964 - Born in Los Angeles, actress Lisa Gay Hamilton moved across the country to attend N.Y.U. and then Juilliard.
Discuss Lisa Gay Hamilton with Starpulse members in the forums...
www.starpulse.com /Actresses/Hamilton,_Lisa_Gay   (122 words)

  
 Campbell Scott Companion - Hamlet
At the same time, the true star of the production -- the language itself -- is never compromised.
Scott's supporting players include Tony-winner Blair Brown as Hamlets mother Gertrude, Jamey Sheridan (CHICAGO HOPE) as Claudius, Roscoe Lee Browne (THE COSBY SHOW) as Polonius, Lisa Gay Hamilton (THE PRACTICE) as Ophelia, Michael Imperioli (THE SOPRANOS) and Marcus Giametti (JUDGING AMY) as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Scott makes the interesting choice to set this version of Hamlet in turn-of-the-century America, infusing the play with compelling scenic and costumes design.
www.geocities.com /cscompanion/movies/m28_hamlet.html   (939 words)

  
 Lisa Gay Hamilton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Sum of All Fears (2002) (as Lisagay Hamilton)....
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 February 2 2004 | blackfilm.com
Lisa Gay Hamilton, whom we know from ABC's The Practice, interviewed and has over 70 hours of footage to what is considered a national treasure, and with this being Black History Month, it's very appropiate to showcase the life of Beah Richards on HBO this week.
A Black Woman Speaks : An Interview with Lisa Gay Hamilton
Hamilton spoke about her reasons for capturing a legend on film.
www.blackfilm.com /20040220/index.shtml   (441 words)

  
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A graduate of the Juilliard School's drama division, Hamilton's extensive theater credits include Measure for Measure at the New York Shakespeare Theater Festival, where she appeared opposite Kevin Kline and Andre Braugher.
Hamilton's other television work includes appearances on Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street.
Her film credits include Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, Beloved, and True Crime.
www.brooksinternational.com /Lisa__Gay_Hamilton_35.htm   (156 words)

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