Lisa Edelstein
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Upon her election by The New York Times as a "top celebutante" in 1986 (due to her popularity in N.Y.C.'s club scene), then-19-year-old Lisa Edelstein reportedly grew wary of "fame for fame's sake" and spent years grounding her celebrity in a series of well-respected, if minor, acting assignments. She made a small-scale debut in a prestigious film -- the role of the makeup artist in Oliver Stone's controversial Jim Morrison biopic The Doors (1991) -- and thereafter was often pigeonholed in sitcom appearances, typically as a comically eccentric girlfriend or wife. This typecasting characterized Edelstein's appearances on Seinfeld, Mad About You, Sports Night, Frasier, and a myriad of other programs. There were exceptions, though, as the actress also starred on the short-lived but critically acclaimed drama Relativity in the mid-'90s as Rhonda Roth, a lesbian whose complex, non-sensationalized portrayal marked a step forward for homosexual characters on network TV. Edelstein also garnered recurring roles on such series as The West Wing (playing a law student whom Rob Lowe's character romances until he finds out she moonlights as a call girl), Felicity, and Ally McBeal (appearing as a transsexual who dates a lawyer played by James LeGros). Edelstein would score her biggest break to date with a lead role on the hit medical drama House in 2004. She would stick with the hugely successful show until 2011, in addition to roles on other shows throughout the 2000's, like American Dad!, The Good Wife, House of Lies and Castle.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets |
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— | 2021 |
82% | Phoenix, Oregon |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | She Loves Me Not |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Blue-Eyed Butcher |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Special Delivery |
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— | 2008 |
17% | Say Uncle |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Fathers and Sons |
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— | 2005 |
43% | Mrs. Harris |
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— | 2005 |
No Score Yet | A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster |
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— | 2003 |
27% | Daddy Day Care |
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$103.7M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Obsessed |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Dean Koontz's 'Black River' |
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— | 2001 |
54% | What Women Want |
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$181.5M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 30 Days |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Susan's Plan |
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— | 2000 |
69% | Keeping the Faith |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Indiscreet |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | L.A. Without a Map |
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— | 1998 |
85% | As Good as It Gets |
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— | 1997 |
30% | Love Affair |
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— | 1994 |
57% | The Doors |
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— | 1991 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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90% |
The Kominsky Method
2018-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Good Doctor
2017
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No Score Yet |
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
2014-2018
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No Score Yet |
Harry
2016-2018
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No Score Yet |
The Chew
2011-2018
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No Score Yet |
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
2009-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Wendy Williams Show
2008-2020
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No Score Yet |
FABLife
2015-2016
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82% |
Castle
2009-2016
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77% |
House of Lies
2012-2016
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93% |
Scandal
2012-2018
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95% |
Elementary
2012-2019
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No Score Yet |
American Dad (target for inaccurate feed data)
2005
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90% |
House
2004-2012
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93% |
The Good Wife
2009-2016
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No Score Yet |
Lopez Tonight
2009-2011
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No Score Yet |
Chelsea Lately
2007-2014
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No Score Yet |
King of the Hill
1997-2010
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95% |
Justice League
2004
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29% |
Presidio Med
2002-2003
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No Score Yet |
The Practice
1997-2004
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32% |
Watching Ellie
2002-2003
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No Score Yet |
Without a Trace
2002-2009
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40% |
Leap of Faith
2002
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No Score Yet |
Felicity
1998-2002
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No Score Yet |
Family Law
1999-2002
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61% |
Ally McBeal
1997-2002
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47% |
Grosse Pointe
2000-2001
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75% |
The West Wing
1999-2006
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90% |
Sports Night
1998-2000
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93% |
Frasier
1993-2004
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No Score Yet |
Just Shoot Me
1997-2003
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No Score Yet |
ER
1994-2009
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80% |
Relativity
1996-1997
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86% |
Almost Perfect
1995-1996
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100% |
The Larry Sanders Show
1992-1998
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88% |
Seinfeld
1989-1998
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No Score Yet |
Wings
1990-1997
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No Score Yet |
Mad About You
1992-1999
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No Score Yet |
Elementary
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