Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lisa Edelstein studied theatre at New York University, appearing in numerous off-Broadway productions and was awarded a Humanitarian Award for her AIDS-related musical Positive Me. Her debut role in film was as a Makeup artist in the 1991 movie The Doors, followed by minor roles in series such as Mad About You and L.A. Law.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Long Story Short (2025)
Starring as Naomi Schwartz
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Uncle Barry (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: Honoring Naomi Schwartz (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: The Intervention (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Wolves (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: There's a Mattress in There (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Hannah's Dance Recital (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Yoshi's Bar Mitzvah (Aug 22, 2025)
Going Dutch (2025)
Guest starring as Nina Quinn
- Episode 1x09: The Exes of Evil (Mar 6, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
Little Bird (2023)
Starring as Golda Rosemblum
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Bineshe Kwe (Jun 30, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: I Want My Mom (Jun 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Burning Down the House (Jun 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: So Put Together (Jun 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Love Is All Around (May 26, 2023)
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Lisa Edelstein
- Episode 2x27: Lisa Edelstein, Jessie James Decker (Oct 11, 2023)
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
Guest starring as Gwyneth "Gwyn" Morgan
(12 episodes)
- Episode 4x18: In Sickness and in Health (May 16, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x18: A Bright and Cloudless Morning (May 16, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x08: In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency (Feb 28, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x04: Push (Jan 31, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x03: Shock & Thaw (Jan 24, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x08: Bad Call (Mar 8, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x07: Displaced (Mar 1, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x06: Everyone and Their Brother (Feb 22, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x05: Difficult Conversations (Feb 15, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x04: Friends with Benefits (Feb 8, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: 2100° (Jan 25, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: Back in the Saddle (Jan 18, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
The Kominsky Method (2018)
Guest starring as Phoebe Newlander
(15 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Chapter 22. The fundamental things apply (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Chapter 21. Near, far, wherever you are (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Chapter 19. And it's getting more and more absurd (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Chapter 18. You only give me your funny paper (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter 17. In all the old familiar places (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Chapter 16. A Thetan Arrives (Oct 25, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Chapter 15. A Hand Job Is Forgiven (Oct 25, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Chapter 14. A Secret Leaks, a Teacher Speaks (Oct 25, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Chapter 12. A Libido Sits in the Fridge (Oct 25, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Chapter 11. An Odd Couple Occurs (Oct 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6: A Daughter Detoxes (Nov 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4: A Kegel Squeaks (Nov 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3: A Prostate Enlarges (Nov 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2: An Agent Grieves (Nov 16, 2018)
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014)
Starring as Abby McCarthy
(6 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: Rule #97: It Takes Two to Stab Yourself in the Butt (Jun 28, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: Rule #773: Step and Repeat (Jun 14, 2018)
- Episode 4x05: Rule #930: Plan for New Plans (Sep 14, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: Rule #706: Let Them Eat Cupcakes (Aug 31, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: Rule #776: The Cat is Always on the Roof (Aug 17, 2017)
- Episode 3x04: Rule #225: What Happens in Bakersfield Stays in Bakersfield (Feb 1, 2017)
The Legend of Korra (2012)
Starring as Kya
(14 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: The Ultimatum (Aug 15, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Original Airbenders (Jul 18, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: The Metal Clan (Jul 11, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Rebirth (Jun 27, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: A Breath of Fresh Air (Jun 27, 2014)
- Episode 2x14: Light in the Dark (Nov 15, 2013)
- Episode 2x13: Darkness Falls (Nov 15, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: Harmonic Convergence (Nov 15, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: A New Spiritual Age (Nov 8, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: The Guide (Nov 1, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: Civil Wars (2) (Sep 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Civil Wars (1) (Sep 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: The Southern Lights (Sep 13, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: Rebel Spirit (Sep 13, 2013)
House of Lies (2012)
Guest starring as Brynn Reed
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: The Runner Stumbles (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business (Feb 17, 2013)
Talking Dead (2011)
Guest starring as Lisa Edelstein
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x27: Weak (Sep 2, 2018)
- Episode 7x05: The Big Scary U (Nov 19, 2017)
- Episode 6x27: El Matadero (Oct 8, 2017)
Childrens Hospital (2010)
Guest starring as Lisa Edelstein
- Episode 3x01: Run, Dr. Lola Spratt, Run (Jun 2, 2011)
The Good Wife (2009)
Guest starring as Celeste Serrano
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: Marthas and Caitlins (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 3x04: Feeding the Rat (Oct 16, 2011)
- Episode 3x03: Get a Room (Oct 9, 2011)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Lisa Edelstein
(3 episodes)
- Episode 14x06: Kim Richards, Lisa Edelstein (Jan 10, 2017)
- Episode 12x194: Kyle Richards and Lisa Edelstein (Dec 1, 2015)
- Episode 11x194: Lisa Edelstein & Jax Taylor (Dec 1, 2014)
Castle (2009)
Guest starring as Rachel McCord
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x03: Need to Know (Oct 7, 2013)
- Episode 6x02: Dreamworld (Sep 30, 2013)
- Episode 6x01: Valkyrie (Sep 23, 2013)
American Dad! (2005)
Guest starring as Shari
- Episode 6x03: Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls (Nov 7, 2010)
House (2004)
Starring as Dr. Lisa Cuddy
(153 episodes)
- Episode 7x23: Moving On (May 23, 2011)
- Episode 7x22: After Hours (May 16, 2011)
- Episode 7x21: The Fix (May 9, 2011)
- Episode 7x20: Changes (May 2, 2011)
- Episode 7x19: Last Temptation (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 7x17: Fall from Grace (Mar 21, 2011)
- Episode 7x16: Out of the Chute (Mar 14, 2011)
- Episode 7x15: Bombshells (Mar 7, 2011)
- Episode 7x14: Recession Proof (Feb 28, 2011)
- Episode 7x13: Two Stories (Feb 21, 2011)
- Episode 7x12: You Must Remember This (Feb 14, 2011)
- Episode 7x11: Family Practice (Feb 7, 2011)
- Episode 7x10: Carrot or Stick (Jan 24, 2011)
- Episode 7x09: Larger Than Life (Jan 17, 2011)
- Episode 7x08: Small Sacrifices (Nov 22, 2010)
- Episode 7x07: A Pox on Our House (Nov 15, 2010)
- Episode 7x06: Office Politics (Nov 8, 2010)
- Episode 7x05: Unplanned Parenthood (Oct 18, 2010)
- Episode 7x04: Massage Therapy (Oct 11, 2010)
- Episode 7x03: Unwritten (Oct 4, 2010)
- Episode 7x02: Selfish (Sep 27, 2010)
- Episode 7x01: Now What? (Sep 20, 2010)
- Episode 6x21: Help Me (May 17, 2010)
- Episode 6x20: Baggage (May 10, 2010)
- Episode 6x19: The Choice (May 3, 2010)
- Episode 6x18: Open and Shut (Apr 26, 2010)
- Episode 6x17: Knight Fall (Apr 19, 2010)
- Episode 6x16: Lockdown (Apr 12, 2010)
- Episode 6x15: Black Hole (Mar 15, 2010)
- Episode 6x14: Private Lives (Mar 8, 2010)
- Episode 6x13: 5 to 9 (Feb 8, 2010)
- Episode 6x12: Moving the Chains (Feb 1, 2010)
- Episode 6x11: Remorse (Jan 25, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: The Down Low (Jan 11, 2010)
- Episode 6x09: Wilson (Nov 30, 2009)
- Episode 6x08: Ignorance is Bliss (Nov 23, 2009)
- Episode 6x07: Teamwork (Nov 16, 2009)
- Episode 6x06: Known Unknowns (Nov 9, 2009)
- Episode 6x05: Brave Heart (Oct 19, 2009)
- Episode 6x04: Instant Karma (Oct 12, 2009)
- Episode 6x03: The Tyrant (Oct 5, 2009)
- Episode 6x02: Epic Fail (Sep 28, 2009)
- Episode 5x24: Both Sides Now (May 11, 2009)
- Episode 5x23: Under My Skin (May 4, 2009)
- Episode 5x22: House Divided (Apr 27, 2009)
- Episode 5x21: Saviors (Apr 13, 2009)
- Episode 5x20: Simple Explanation (Apr 6, 2009)
- Episode 5x19: Locked In (Mar 30, 2009)
- Episode 5x18: Here Kitty (Mar 16, 2009)
- Episode 5x17: The Social Contract (Mar 9, 2009)
- Episode 5x16: The Softer Side (Feb 23, 2009)
- Episode 5x15: Unfaithful (Feb 16, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: The Greater Good (Feb 2, 2009)
- Episode 5x13: Big Baby (Jan 26, 2009)
- Episode 5x12: Painless (Jan 19, 2009)
- Episode 5x11: Joy to the World (Dec 9, 2008)
- Episode 5x10: Let Them Eat Cake (Dec 2, 2008)
- Episode 5x09: Last Resort (Nov 25, 2008)
- Episode 5x08: Emancipation (Nov 18, 2008)
- Episode 5x07: The Itch (Nov 11, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: Joy (Oct 28, 2008)
- Episode 5x05: Lucky Thirteen (Oct 21, 2008)
- Episode 5x04: Birthmarks (Oct 14, 2008)
- Episode 5x03: Adverse Events (Sep 30, 2008)
- Episode 5x02: Not Cancer (Sep 23, 2008)
- Episode 5x01: Dying Changes Everything (Sep 16, 2008)
- Episode 4x16: Wilson's Heart (May 19, 2008)
- Episode 4x15: House's Head (May 12, 2008)
- Episode 4x14: Living the Dream (May 5, 2008)
- Episode 4x13: No More Mr. Nice Guy (Apr 28, 2008)
- Episode 4x12: Don't Ever Change (Feb 5, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Frozen (Feb 3, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: It's a Wonderful Lie (Jan 29, 2008)
- Episode 4x09: Games (Nov 27, 2007)
- Episode 4x08: You Don't Want to Know (Nov 20, 2007)
- Episode 4x07: Ugly (Nov 13, 2007)
- Episode 4x06: Whatever It Takes (Nov 6, 2007)
- Episode 4x05: Mirror Mirror (Oct 30, 2007)
- Episode 4x04: Guardian Angels (Oct 23, 2007)
- Episode 4x03: 97 Seconds (Oct 9, 2007)
- Episode 4x02: The Right Stuff (Oct 2, 2007)
- Episode 4x01: Alone (Sep 25, 2007)
- Episode 3x24: Human Error (May 29, 2007)
- Episode 3x23: The Jerk (May 15, 2007)
- Episode 3x22: Resignation (May 8, 2007)
- Episode 3x21: Family (May 1, 2007)
- Episode 3x20: House Training (Apr 24, 2007)
- Episode 3x19: Act Your Age (Apr 17, 2007)
- Episode 3x18: Airborne (Apr 10, 2007)
- Episode 3x17: Fetal Position (Apr 3, 2007)
- Episode 3x16: Top Secret (Mar 27, 2007)
- Episode 3x15: Half-Wit (Mar 6, 2007)
- Episode 3x14: Insensitive (Feb 13, 2007)
- Episode 3x13: Needle in a Haystack (Feb 6, 2007)
- Episode 3x12: One Day, One Room (Jan 30, 2007)
- Episode 3x11: Words and Deeds (Jan 9, 2007)
- Episode 3x10: Merry Little Christmas (Dec 12, 2006)
- Episode 3x09: Finding Judas (Nov 28, 2006)
- Episode 3x08: Whac-A-Mole (Nov 21, 2006)
- Episode 3x07: Son of Coma Guy (Nov 14, 2006)
- Episode 3x06: Que Sera Sera (Nov 7, 2006)
- Episode 3x05: Fools for Love (Oct 31, 2006)
- Episode 3x04: Lines in the Sand (Sep 26, 2006)
- Episode 3x03: Informed Consent (Sep 19, 2006)
- Episode 3x02: Cane & Able (Sep 12, 2006)
- Episode 3x01: Meaning (Sep 5, 2006)
- Episode 2x24: No Reason (May 23, 2006)
- Episode 2x23: Who's Your Daddy? (May 16, 2006)
- Episode 2x22: Forever (May 9, 2006)
- Episode 2x21: Euphoria (2) (May 3, 2006)
- Episode 2x20: Euphoria (1) (May 2, 2006)
- Episode 2x19: House vs. God (Apr 25, 2006)
- Episode 2x18: Sleeping Dogs Lie (Apr 18, 2006)
- Episode 2x17: All In (Apr 11, 2006)
- Episode 2x16: Safe (Apr 4, 2006)
- Episode 2x15: Clueless (Mar 28, 2006)
- Episode 2x14: Sex Kills (Mar 7, 2006)
- Episode 2x13: Skin Deep (Feb 20, 2006)
- Episode 2x12: Distractions (Feb 14, 2006)
- Episode 2x11: Need to Know (Feb 7, 2006)
- Episode 2x10: Failure to Communicate (Jan 10, 2006)
- Episode 2x09: Deception (Dec 13, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: The Mistake (Nov 29, 2005)
- Episode 2x07: Hunting (Nov 22, 2005)
- Episode 2x06: Spin (Nov 15, 2005)
- Episode 2x05: Daddy's Boy (Nov 8, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: TB or Not TB (Nov 1, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: Humpty Dumpty (Sep 27, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: Autopsy (Sep 20, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: Acceptance (Sep 13, 2005)
- Episode 1x22: Honeymoon (May 24, 2005)
- Episode 1x21: Three Stories (May 17, 2005)
- Episode 1x20: Love Hurts (May 10, 2005)
- Episode 1x19: Kids (May 3, 2005)
- Episode 1x18: Babies & Bathwater (Apr 19, 2005)
- Episode 1x17: Role Model (Apr 12, 2005)
- Episode 1x16: Heavy (Mar 29, 2005)
- Episode 1x15: Mob Rules (Mar 22, 2005)
- Episode 1x14: Control (Mar 15, 2005)
- Episode 1x13: Cursed (Mar 1, 2005)
- Episode 1x12: Sports Medicine (Feb 22, 2005)
- Episode 1x11: Detox (Feb 15, 2005)
- Episode 1x10: Histories (Feb 8, 2005)
- Episode 1x09: DNR (Feb 1, 2005)
- Episode 1x08: Poison (Jan 25, 2005)
- Episode 1x07: Fidelity (Dec 28, 2004)
- Episode 1x06: The Socratic Method (Dec 21, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: Damned If You Do (Dec 14, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Maternity (Dec 7, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Occam's Razor (Nov 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Paternity (Nov 23, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Nov 16, 2004)
- Episode S08 Special: Swan Song (May 21, 2012)
Justice League (2001)
Guest starring as Marcy Graves
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Tabula Rasa (2) (Oct 4, 2003)
- Episode 2x03: Tabula Rasa (1) (Oct 4, 2003)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Brittany "Laurie" Rollins
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (May 10, 2000)
- Episode 1x10: In Excelsis Deo (Dec 15, 1999)
- Episode 1x07: The State Dinner (Nov 10, 1999)
- Episode 1x02: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (Sep 29, 1999)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 22, 1999)
Judging Amy (1999)
Guest starring as Sylvia Danforth
- Episode 5x19: The Quick and the Dead (Apr 6, 2004)
Sports Night (1998)
Guest starring as Bobbi Bernstein
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: Eli's Coming (Mar 30, 1999)
- Episode 1x13: Small Town (Jan 12, 1999)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Guest starring as Cindy McCauliff
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x12: Hats Off to Larry (Feb 5, 2001)
- Episode 4x07: Love on Holiday (Dec 4, 2000)
- Episode 4x04: Without a Net (Nov 13, 2000)
- Episode 4x03: Two's a Crowd (Nov 6, 2000)
- Episode 4x02: Girls' Night Out (Oct 30, 2000)
The Practice (1997)
Guest starring as Diane Ward
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x07: Rape Shield (Nov 9, 2003)
- Episode 8x06: The Lonely People (2) (Nov 2, 2003)
Relativity (1996)
Starring as Rhonda Roth
(17 episodes)
- Episode 1x17: Hearts and Bones (Apr 14, 1997)
- Episode 1x16: Valentine's Day (Apr 7, 1997)
- Episode 1x15: Karen and Her Sisters (Mar 31, 1997)
- Episode 1x14: Billable Hours (Jan 18, 1997)
- Episode 1x13: The Day the Earth Moved (Jan 11, 1997)
- Episode 1x12: New Year's Eve (Jan 4, 1997)
- Episode 1x11: Unsilent Night (Dec 21, 1996)
- Episode 1x10: Role Model (Dec 14, 1996)
- Episode 1x09: Jealousy (Nov 23, 1996)
- Episode 1x08: Jake Gets a Job (Nov 9, 1996)
- Episode 1x07: No Job Too Small (Nov 2, 1996)
- Episode 1x06: Fathers (Oct 26, 1996)
- Episode 1x05: Moving In (Oct 19, 1996)
- Episode 1x04: The Unveiling (Oct 12, 1996)
- Episode 1x03: First Impressions (Oct 5, 1996)
- Episode 1x02: Just One More Thing (Sep 28, 1996)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 24, 1996)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Guest starring as Mercy Graves
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x12: Legacy (Feb 5, 2000) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x18: World's Finest Part III (Oct 4, 1997) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x17: World's Finest Part II (Oct 4, 1997) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x16: World's Finest (Oct 4, 1997) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x14: Ghost in the Machine (Sep 29, 1997) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x12: Brave New Metropolis (Sep 27, 1997) [Credit Only]
- Episode 2x06: Identity Crisis (Sep 15, 1997) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x11: My Girl (Nov 23, 1996) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x05: A Little Piece of Home (Sep 14, 1996) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Mercy Graves (Alternate)
- Episode 2x12: Brave New Metropolis (Sep 27, 1997) [Uncredited]
Seinfeld (1989)
Guest starring as Karen
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: The Masseuse (Nov 18, 1993)
- Episode 5x01: The Mango (Sep 16, 1993)