LisaGay Hamilton

thumb LisaGay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964) is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. Quotes I went to visit Beah when I heard she had been ill. In addition to checking on her health, I wanted her wisdom on some personal and career issues I was facing. When I left Beah's house I was vibrating. I knew something was happening. After sharing with director Jonathan Demme my experiences with Beah, he said, "Beah's not going to be with us much longer. You should do a documentary on her life" I agreed. Beah agreed. A day or so later, Jonathan sent me 2 cameras and simply said, "Do it." That's how it all started. Beah illness was the greatest challenge. Some days she was up to it and some days she was not. We originally thought we would have several sessions and that would be it. However, the more I learned, the more I wanted to learn. I ended up with over 70 hours of interviews with Beah. I will be directing "The Practice" in March. Other than that, I don't know. I just want to be a good human being, a good mother and be ready for whatever life brings my way. I just want to make the best of my life - be i What resonated with me are Beah's words, "It's not about living your life as an actor, it's about living as a human being." Also, her encouraging words to know, "I am perfect. Maybe not yet realized, but perfect." I say that to myself everyday. Beah is still with me. I carry her with me everyday. February 2004, Beah: A Black Woman Speaks : An Interview with Lisa Gay There was no script initially and so it was Beau who verbally pitched the show to me and pitched the script—don’t get me wrong, I had to audition but there was no script to tell me who this character really, really was. It wasn’t until Beau talked about her and, what you see on the screen is what Beau pitched to me, which is so exciting. He said, ‘Look, here’s this woman; she’s Black, she’s queer and she’s a commander and in many ways she’s overqualified. As a Black woman, the character wasn’t far fetched. It’s not like I had to dig somewhere to find her. I live it and as sad as it is that I live that, it’s also triumphant in that I’m still here, right? I’m still here trying to do my thing. It’s always been fascinating to me that whomever is on the outside have a perception of whomever is in front of them and not knowing what the journey is like. I can’t tell you how many therapists I’ve played and commanders I’ve played that are head of the squad. So what was so beautiful about this particular role was that it was a person who had a sex life. It was a person who had a relationship. It was a full-fledged person so that was also what really attracted me to the role. I am grateful for everything on my resume but I haven’t worked since we ended. I did one little thing for Facebook but it’s not like I am choosing my scripts and can be like, ‘Oh yeah, I can do this.’ You know, they only let a few of us in that can do that and Viola (Davis) doesn’t get to play everything that she wants to play. BGN Interview: ‘The First’ LisaGay Hamilton And Hannah Ware;By DIEDRE JOHNSON on September 17, 2018 External links Category:Actresses from Los Angeles Category:Living people Category:1964 births Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Carnegie Mellon University alumni Category:New York University alumni Category:Juilliard School alumni Category:African Americans