Lisa Edelstein
Lisa Edelstein (born May 21, 1966) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the medical drama series House (2004 - 2011). Edelstein also had recurring or starring roles in the series Relativity (1996 - 1997), The West Wing (1999 - 2000), Ally McBeal (2000 - 2001), Felicity (2001 - 2002), American Dad! (2007 - 2011), The Legend of Korra (2013 - 2014), Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014 - 2018), The Good Doctor (2018 - 2019), The Kominsky Method (2018 - 2021), and 9-1-1: Lone Star (2021 - 2023). Throughout most of her career, Edelstein has rarely ventured outside of television, making small appearances in films including The Doors (1991), As Good as It Gets (1997), Keeping the Faith (2000), What Women Want (2000), and Daddy Day Care (2003). More recently she starred in Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021) and The Everything Pot (2024).
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- Born:
- May 21, 1966 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 89
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Sisters Rosensweig
- Latest Project:
- Series Long Story Short 2025-08-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Sisters Rosensweig | Sara | 2026 |
| Series | Long Story Short | Naomi (voice) | 2025-08-22 |
| Series | Going Dutch | Nina Quinn | 2025-01-02 |
| Movie | How to Live | 2025-06-09 | |
| Movie | Shadow Brother Sunday | Sandra | 2024-03-02 |
| Movie | The Everything Pot | Rachel | 2024-06-09 |
| Series | Little Bird | Golda Rosenblum | 2023-05-26 |
| Movie | Swipe NYC | Syd | 2023-04-24 |
| Series | Sherri | Self - Guest | 2022-09-12 |
| Movie | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Elly | 2021-01-12 |
| Series | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Gwyneth Morgan | 2020-01-19 |
| Movie | Phoenix, Oregon | Tanya | 2019-04-11 |
| Movie | Unzipping | Ella | 2018-07-28 |
| Series | The Kominsky Method | Phoebe Newlander | 2018-11-16 |
| Series | The Good Doctor | Marina Blaize | 2017-09-25 |
| Movie | Joshy | Claudia | 2016-08-12 |
| Movie | Three Hours Between Planes | Nancy | 2014-03-26 |
| Series | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Abby McCarthy | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | She Loves Me Not | Amy | 2013-06-09 |
| Movie | Evermore | Annie | 2013-11-07 |
| Movie | Blue-Eyed Butcher | Kelly Siegler | 2012-03-03 |
| Series | House of Lies | Brynn | 2012-01-08 |
| Series | Scandal | Sarah Stanner | 2012-04-05 |
| Series | Elementary | Heather Vanowen | 2012-09-27 |
| Series | The Legend of Korra | Kya (voice) | 2012-04-14 |
| Series | Nurse Jeffrey | Dr. Lisa Cuddy | 2010-05-24 |
| Series | Castle | Rachel McCord | 2009-03-09 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Celeste Serrano | 2009-09-22 |
| Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
| Series | Childrens Hospital | Lisa Edelstein | 2008-12-08 |
| Movie | Special Delivery | Maxine Carter | 2008-12-21 |
| Movie | Say Uncle | Sarah Faber | 2006-06-23 |
| Movie | Mrs. Harris | Forensic Psychologist | 2006-02-25 |
| Movie | Grilled | Carolyn | 2006-07-11 |
| Series | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | 2006-09-18 |
| Series | American Dad! | Sharri Rothberg (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
| Movie | Fathers and Sons | Irene | 2005-06-02 |
| Series | The Reichen Show | Self | 2005-11-11 |
| Series | Justice League Unlimited | Mercy (voice) | 2004-07-31 |
| Series | House | Lisa Cuddy | 2004-11-16 |
| Series | Miss Match | Karen | 2003-09-26 |
| Movie | Daddy Day Care | Crispin's Mom | 2003-05-09 |
| Movie | A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster | Maeve Fox | 2003-08-03 |
| Series | Leap of Faith | Patty | 2002-02-28 |
| Movie | Obsessed | Charlotte | 2002-09-22 |
| Series | Without a Trace | Lianna Sardo | 2002-09-26 |
| Series | Presidio Med | Janine Rothman | 2002-09-24 |
| Series | The Zeta Project | Gwen (voice) | 2001-01-27 |
| Movie | Black River | Laura Crosby | 2001-07-06 |
| Series | Justice League | Mercy Graves (voice) | 2001-11-17 |
| Series | Grapevine | Leila | 2000-02-28 |
| Movie | What Women Want | Dina | 2000-12-15 |
| Movie | Keeping the Faith | Ali Decker | 2000-04-14 |
| Series | Grosse Pointe | Shawn Shapiro | 2000-09-22 |
| Movie | 30 Days | Danielle | 1999-09-15 |
| Movie | L.A. Without a Map | Sandra | 1999-02-26 |
| Series | Family Law | Dr. Rachel Thompkins | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | The West Wing | Laurie | 1999-09-22 |
| Movie | Indiscreet | Beth Sussman | 1998-08-28 |
| Movie | I'm Losing You | Diantha's Patient | 1998-09-16 |
| Series | L.A. Doctors | Donna Basher | 1998-09-21 |
| Movie | Susan's Plan | Penny Myers | 1998-10-29 |
| Series | Sports Night | Unknown | 1998-09-22 |
| Series | Felicity | Lauren | 1998-09-29 |
| Series | Conrad Bloom | Nikki Fanaro | 1998-09-21 |
| Series | Just Shoot Me! | Erin Simon | 1997-03-04 |
| Series | King of the Hill | Alexis (voice) | 1997-01-12 |
| Series | The Practice | Diane Ward | 1997-03-04 |
| Series | Ally McBeal | Cindy McCauliff | 1997-09-08 |
| Movie | As Good as It Gets | Woman at Table | 1997-12-19 |
| Movie | The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | Mercy Graves (voice) | 1997-10-04 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Series | Relativity | Rhonda Roth | 1996-09-24 |
| Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Mercy Graves (voice) | 1996-09-06 |
| Series | Cybill | Kristen Clark | 1995-01-02 |
| Series | Almost Perfect | Unknown | 1995-09-17 |
| Series | Partners | Unknown | 1995-09-11 |
| Series | Ned & Stacey | Janine | 1995-09-11 |
| Series | ER | Aggie Orton | 1994-09-19 |
| Movie | Love Affair | Assistant at Studio | 1994-10-21 |
| Series | Frasier | Caitlin | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | Good Advice | Robin | 1993-04-02 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
| Series | Mad About You | Lynne Stoddard | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | The Doors | Makeup Artist | 1991-03-01 |
| Series | Wings | Marsha Peebles | 1990-04-19 |
| Series | Seinfeld | Karen | 1989-07-05 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Francine Flicker | 1986-09-15 |