Biography
She was cast in the role after several critically-acclaimed stage performances, notably in Athol Fugard's "Valley Song", in which she played a South African teen on the verge of adulthood yearning to become a singer. Hamilton first played the role in 1995 at the prestigious MacArthur Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, then reprised it Off-Broadway and at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 1997. A graduate of Juilliard, Hamilton has numerous …
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Career Milestones
1985 | Made film debut in "Krush Groove" |
1990 | Broadway debut, "The Piano Lesson" |
1995 | Featured in Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys" |
1995 | First performed in Athol Fugard's "Valley Song" in Princeton, NJ; show later moved to off-Broadway in NYC and later to LA |
1996 | Gained notice for her role in "Drunks" (first aired on Showtime; later shown in limited theatrical release) |
1997 | Played the receptionist Rebecca Washington on "The Practice" (ABC) |
1998 | Portrayed the younger version of Oprah Winfrey's character in Johnathan Demme's film adaptation of Toni Morrison's "Beloved" |
2000 | Cast as Ophelia in Campbell Scott's version of "Hamlet" for the Odyssey TV network (released theatrically in 2001) |
2002 | Cast as Captain Lorna Shiro in "The Sum of All Fears" |
2002 | Re-teamed with director Johnathan Demme to portray Lola in "The Truth About Charlie" |
2003 | Directed the documentary film "Beah: A Black Woman Speaks," about actress Beah Richards |
2005 | Cast in the ensemble feature "Nine Lives," a series of vignettes directed by Rodrigo García, offering glimpses into the lives of nine women |
2006 | Published the children's book "Keep Climbing Girls," based on a poem by actress Beah Richards |
2007 | Co-starred in John Sayles' musical drama film "Honeydripper" |
2010 | Cast as Melissa on TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" |
2011 | Cast in the drama "Take Shelter," opposite Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain |
2011 | Featured in the film "Beastly," a retelling of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast |
Awards
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice |
2003 | AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize International documentary in Beah: A Black Woman Speaks |