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LisaGay Hamilton

Birth name
Lisa Gay Hamilton
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of birth
March 25, 1964
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-American
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LisaGay Hamilton – “Vice” World Premiere – Arrivals – Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard – Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 2018 – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Lisa Gay Hamilton

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 25, 1964

Ethnicity: African-American

LisaGay Hamilton is an American actress.

She is the daughter of Eleanor Albertine “Tina” (Blackwell) and Ira Winslow Hamilton, Jr. Her father was from Bessemer, Alabama and her mother was from Meridian, Mississippi. She was raised on in Stony Brook and on Long Island, both in New York.

LisaGay is married to historian and writer Robin Kelley.

LisaGay’s paternal grandfather was Ira Winslow Hamilton, Sr. (the son of Matthew Hamilton and Ophelia Jackson). Ira was born in Alabama.

LisaGay’s paternal grandmother was named Florida Thomas (the daughter of Jim C. Thomas and Anna). Florida was born in Florida.

LisaGay’s maternal grandfather was named Arthur B. Blackwell. Arthur was born in Pennsylvania.

LisaGay’s maternal grandmother was Emma Alice Mason (the daughter of George Mason and Alice Thompson). Emma was born in Mississippi.