Lisa Edelstein (I)
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- 14 wins & 8 nominations total
- Dr. Lisa Cuddy
- 2004–2011 • 153 eps
- Abby McCarthy
- 2014–2018 • 45 eps
- In Development
- Golda Rosenblum
- Gwyneth Morgan
- 12 episodes
- Sylvia Jarrico
- 15 episodes
- Dr. Marina Blaize
- Hannah's Mom
- 45 episodes
- executive producer
- co-producer
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- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- May 21 , 1966
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Robert Russell May 25, 2014 - present
- No Children
- Parents Bonnie Edelstein
- Other works TV Commercial for Cigna
- 4 Interviews
- 2 Pictorials
- 10 Magazine Cover Photos
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- Trivia Donates time to the animal sanctuary Best Friends.
- Quotes The hardest part about being vegan is shoes. I mean, really, that's the only difficult part, finding shoes that don't have leather on them.
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Biography of Lisa Edelstein
Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and playwright, best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television series "House." She was born on May 21, 1966, in a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Alvin, is a pediatrician at Chilton Memorial Hospital in New Jersey.
At the age of 18, Lisa moved to New York to study theater arts at the School of Visual Arts of New York University. One of her early roles was in the musical "Positive Me," which focused on the fight against AIDS. She also appeared on television screens in the cable show "Awake on the Wild Side."
Lisa's notable roles include playing a call girl on "The West Wing," David Conrad's sister on "Relativity," James LeGros' transgender friend on "Ally McBeal," and an Orthodox Jewish woman on "Family Law." She has also been seen in popular films such as "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, "As Good as It Gets" with Jack Nicholson, "Daddy Day Care" with Eddie Murphy, and "Keeping the Faith" with Ben Stiller and Edward Norton.
In 2004, Lisa was cast as Dr. Lisa Cuddy, the Chief of Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, in the television series "House." She currently resides in a century-old house in Los Angeles, where she lives with her cat and three adopted dogs. Lisa is a vegetarian and practices yoga. In her free time, she enjoys writing, composing music, and painting.
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Lisa Edelstein Biography
- 2009 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2005 Satellite Award - Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
- 2014 Festival Award - Best Lead Actress in a Short Film: nominated
- 2014 BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: winner
- 2014 BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: nominated
- 2015 WIN Award - Outstanding Actress Comedy Series: winner
- 2016 WIN Award - Actress Comedy Series: winner
- 2020 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2022 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
- 2022 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2024 Canadian Screen Award - Best Ensemble Performance, Drama: winner
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Lisa Edelstein (/ ˈ l iː s ə ˈ ɛ d əl s t iː n / EDD-əl-steen; born May 21, 1966) [1] is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2011). Between 2014 and 2018, Edelstein starred as Abby McCarthy in the Bravo series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.
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Lisa Edelstein (/ ˈ l iː s ə ˈ ɛ d əl s t iː n / EDD-əl-steen; born May 21, 1966) [1] is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2011).
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Lisa Edelstein (/ ˈ l iː s ə ˈ ɛ d əl s t iː n /; born May 21, 1966) [1] is an American actress and playwright. Edelstein is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House. Between 2014 and 2018, she starred as Abby McCarthy in the Bravo series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.
Biography of Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and playwright, best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television series "House." She was born on May 21, 1966, in a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Alvin, is a pediatrician at Chilton Memorial Hospital in New Jersey.
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