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Lisa Edelstein Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House
Lisa Edelstein began her professional acting career while studying theater at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing in a wide range of productions off and off-off Broadway, Edelstein authored, composed and performed the musical and AIDS-related theater production "Positive Me" in Manhattan.In feature films Edelstein is probably best remembered as Ben Stiller's aerobics-obsessed date in "Keeping the Faith," directed by Edward Norton. Additional feature film credits include Mel Gibson's "What Women Want," "Daddy Day Care," "As Good As It Gets," "Mrs. Harris," "Fathers and Sons," "Susan's Plan" and "I'm Losing You." She is also in the upcoming films "Donut Holes" opposite Peter Paige and Kathy Najimy and "Grilled" with Ray Romano and Kevin James. Edelstein gained her first television experience as a host of the cable series "Awake on the Wild Side." In the last several years she has fearlessly taken on a wide variety of roles for television. She played a call-girl girlfriend on "The West Wing," David Conrad's lesbian sister on "Relativity," the transsexual boyfriend of James LeGros on "Ally McBeal" and an Orthodox Jewish woman losing custody of her child on "Family Law." Most recently she played James Spader's love interest on "The Practice." Additional television credits include a series regular role on "Leap of Faith" and roles on "Felicity," "Seinfeld" and "Sports Night." She guest-starred on such shows as "Without A Trace," "Frasier," "Presidio Med," "ER" and "Mad About You." She performs the voice of "Mercy Grave" in the animated series "Superman." Edelstein has appeared in several telefilms including "A Date with Darkness: The Trail and Capture of Andrew Luster," "Obsessed" and Dean Koontz's "Black River." PRIME PICKS TWO AND A HALF MEN Tonight at 7:00 PM Prostitutes and Gelato Charlie and Alan must confront their ``daddy issues'' when Evelyn's new boyfriend (guest star Robert Wagner) invites them to Las Vegas on his private jet |
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