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Lisa Edelstein

Age: 43
Height: 5' 4"

Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born: May. 21st, 1966

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Lisa Edelstein's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
House M.D.	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Superman (TAS)	Mercy Graves
Relativity	Rhonda Roth
Almost Perfect	Patty Karp
Conrad Bloom	Nikki Fanaro
Leap of Faith	Patty

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Lisa Edelstein began her professional acting career while studying theater at N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts. After performing in a wide range of productions off and on Broadway, authored and performed the AIDS-related musical "Positive Me" at Ellen Stuart's La Mama, in Manhattan. It was one one of the earliest AIDS-related theater productions.

Lisa gained her first television experience as a host of the cable series "Awake on the Wild Side" (1990). 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" (1999), David Conrad (I)'s sister on "Relativity" (1996), the transsexual boyfriend of James LeGros on "Ally McBeal" (1997) and an Orthodox Jewish woman losing custody of her on "Family Law" (1999). She also played James Spader's love interest on "The Practice" (1997), and has had numerous other TV roles and guest appearances.

Her latest and current role is that of hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy, in the hit medical drama "House M.D." (2004).

TRIVIA:

Has three dogs. Their names are Sandwich, Wolf-E. and Bumpa. She also has one cat.
Is a vegan; will not eat meat or wear animal products.
Speaks Spanish.
Practices Ashtanga yoga six days a week.
She began her professional acting career while studying theater at N.Y.U.
Lisa was raised in Wayne, NJ. She graduated from Wayne Valley High School, class of 1984.
Donates time to the animal sanctuary Best Friends.
She currently resides in Los Angeles.