Lisa Edelstein is an American actress, musician, artist, producer, director, and screenwriter. World fame was brought to her by the role of Lisa Cuddy in the TV series "House", but this is not her only achievement. The actress has more than eighty movie roles. Fans know her from films: Ambulance, Sybill, It Couldn't Be Better, What Women Want, Divorce Guide for Women, Castle, Elementary.
Edelstein's creative biography began in the 90s of the last century. Today she continues to actively appear in films and TV series. Lisa is a fan of a healthy lifestyle, yoga and vegetarianism. This helps her to maintain excellent shape and look much younger than her years. In addition, the actress is fond of music, writes her own songs and tries herself as a playwright.
Edelstein wrote and directed the series "Divorce Guidelines for Women" and starred in it. The TV show ran from 2014 to 2018 and was highly praised by viewers.
early years
The girl was born in the USA in the spring of 1966. Her father worked as a pediatrician, and her mother ran a household and raised children, of whom there were three in the family. The parents hoped that the girl would receive an excellent education and devote her life to legal practice, but Lisa dreamed of a completely different life.
From school, the girl was attracted by creativity. Already by the end of school, she firmly decided to become an actress. When Lisa was eighteen years old, she went to get her education in New York, where she began to study acting at an art school.
Film career
The debut on the television screen took place in Lisa's show "Club Children". The young and talented actress immediately attracted the attention of not only viewers, but also film critics. In the same period, Edelstein for the first time acted as the creator of her own musical performance called "Positive Me".
After a successful debut, the girl was invited to MTV, where she worked for some time as the host of a music entertainment channel. But the dreams of a career as an actress did not leave Lisa, she was looking for any opportunity to start acting in films, passing various auditions.
She received her first small roles in the series: LA Law, The Doors, Seinfield. This was followed by work in new projects, among which were: "Ambulance", "Crazy about you", "Fraser", "West Wing", "Relativity", "Family Law", "What women want", but they are they didn’t bring it to her.
Fame and fame came to the actress in 2004, when she was invited to play the lead role of Lisa Cuddy in the cult project "House Doctor". Her partner on the set was Hugh Laurie, who perfectly played the role of the doctor Gregory House.
The series became popular all over the world, brought the creators and actors not only the love of the audience, but also numerous awards, including: Golden Globe, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Saturn.
Edelstein has worked on the set of House Doctor since 2004, but despite her immense popularity, she left the project in 2011.
A year later, Lisa starred in several new series at once: "Elementary", "Castle", "American Dad", "Abode of Lies", but she failed to repeat the success of "House Doctor". Only in 2014, she got the main role in the new project "Divorce Guidelines for Women", which brought her another portion of fame.
Personal life
The actress does not like to talk about her personal life, hides it from the press and fans.
The artist Robert Russell became Lisa's husband in 2014. Their romantic relationship began long before they announced their engagement and lasted four years. Today Lisa and Robert live a happy family life, often appear together at various events and parties.
