Lisa Edelstein

Lisa Edelstein
Born	May 21, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Notable Roles	Lisa Cuddy in House, M.D.
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Relativity	Rhonda Roth	1996–1997	1
Leap of Faith	Patty	2002	1
House, M.D.	Lisa Cuddy	2004–2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	Abby	2014–2018	1	2	3	4	5

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Mad About You	Lynne Stoddard	1x04 - Out of the Past	October 14, 1992
L.A. Law	Francine Flicker	7x05 - My Friend Flicker	November 19, 1992
Wings	Marsha Peebles	4x13 - Labor Pains	January 28, 1993
Seinfeld	Karen	5x01 - The Mango	September 16, 1993
Seinfeld	Karen	5x09 - The Masseuse	November 18, 1993
The Larry Sanders Show	Diane French	3x08 - The Mr. Sharon Stone Show	August 10, 1994
Partners	Cindy Wolfe	1x07 - Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?	October 23, 1995
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x07 - The Ex-Files	November 5, 1995
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x08 - The Lost Weekend (1)	November 19, 1995
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x09 - The Lost Weekend (2)	November 26, 1995
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x13 - Mind Games	January 14, 1996
Ned and Stacey	Janine	1x18 - Friends and Lovers	February 12, 1996
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x17 - A Midseason Night's Sex Comedy	March 3, 1996
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x21 - The Hunted House	April 1, 1996
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	1x24 - It's a Wrap!	April 22, 1996
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	2x01 - The Break-Up	October 9, 1996
ER	Documentarian Aggie Orton	4x01 - Ambush	September 25, 1997
Cybill	Kristen Clark	4x06 - Earthquake	October 20, 1997
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp	2x07 - Gimme Shelter	December 24, 1997
Just Shoot Me!	Erin Simon	2x11 - Sewer!	January 13, 1998
Frasier	Caitlin	5x19 - Frasier Gotta Have It	April 21, 1998
Conrad Bloom	Nikki Fanaro	1x07 - The Spazz Singer	November 16, 1998
Sports Night	Bobbi Bernstein	1x13 - Small Town	January 12, 1999
L.A. Doctors	Donna Basher	1x16 - Baby It's Cold Outside	February 8, 1999
Sports Night	Bobbi Bernstein	1x19 - Eli's Coming	March 30, 1999
The West Wing	Brittany "Laurie" Rollins	1x01 - Pilot	September 22, 1999
The West Wing	Brittany "Laurie" Rollins	1x02 - Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc	September 29, 1999
The West Wing	Brittany "Laurie" Rollins	1x07 - The State Dinner	November 10, 1999
The West Wing	Brittany "Laurie" Rollins	1x10 - In Excelsis Deo	December 15, 1999
Grapevine	Leila	1x05 - Jack	March 27, 2000
The West Wing	Laurie	1x21 - Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics	May 10, 2000
Ally McBeal	Cindy McCauliff	4x02 - Girls' Night Out	October 30, 2000
Ally McBeal	Cindy McCauliff	4x03 - Two's a Crowd	November 6, 2000
Grosse Pointe	Shawn Shapiro	1x08 - Satisfaction	November 12, 2000
Ally McBeal	Cindy McCauliff	4x04 - Without a Net	November 13, 2000
Ally McBeal	Cindy McCauliff	4x07 - Love on Holiday	December 4, 2000
Ally McBeal	Cindy McCauliff	4x12 - Hats Off to Larry	February 5, 2001
Family Law	Dr. Rachel Thompkins	2x17 - Soul Custody	March 12, 2001
Going to California	Dana	1x08 - Fodder Figures	September 27, 2001
Felicity	Lauren	4x06 - Oops...Noel Did It Again	November 14, 2001
Felicity	Lauren	4x08 - The Last Thanksgiving	November 28, 2001
Felicity	Lauren	4x09 - Moving On	December 5, 2001
Felicity	Lauren	4x12 - Future Shock	March 20, 2002
Felicity	Lauren	4x14 - Raising Arizona	April 3, 2002
Felicity	Lauren	4x16 - Ben Don't Leave	April 17, 2002
Presidio Med	Janine Rothman	1x10 - With Grace	January 22, 2003
Watching Ellie	Zoe	2x04 - Buskers	May 6, 2003
The Practice	Diane Ward	8x06 - The Lonely People (2)	November 2, 2003
The Practice	Diane Ward	8x07 - Rape Shield	November 9, 2003
Without a Trace	Dr. Lianna Sardo	2x09 - Moving On	December 11, 2003
Judging Amy	Sylvia Danforth	5x19 - The Quick and the Dead	April 6, 2004
Miss Match	Karen	1x16 - Forgive and Forget	December 4, 2004
American Dad	Sharri Rothberg	2x14 - An Apocalypse to Remember	March 25, 2007
The Good Wife	Celeste Serrano	3x03 - Get a Room	October 9, 2011
The Good Wife	Celeste Serrano	3x04 - Feeding the Rat	October 16, 2011
The Good Wife	Celeste Serrano	3x05 - Marthas and Caitlins	October 23, 2011

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Batman/Superman Movie	Mercy Graves	August 18, 1998
Indiscreet	Beth Sussman	August 28, 1998
Legal Aid		December 1999
Black River	Laura Crosby	July 6, 2001
Obsessed	Charlotte	September 22, 2002
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster	Maeve Fox	August 11, 2003
Fathers and Sons	Irene	June 19, 2005
Mrs. Harris	Forensic Psychologist	February 25, 2006
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Herself	August 27, 2006	Primetime Emmy Awards

Talk Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Late Night with Conan O'Brien		November 27, 2006
The Megan Mullally Show	Show 61	December 12, 2006

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2005-06)

House, M.D.

Satellite Awards

• Won: Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2004)

House, M.D.

Trivia

• Is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent
• Her father, Alvin was a pediatrician and her mother, Bonnie was a social worker
• Is the youngest of three children
• Was raised in Wayne, New Jersey
• Graduated from Wayne Valley High School in 1984
• Studied theatre at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
• Has been a vegetarian since she was 16 years old
• Married artist Robert Russell on May 25, 2014