In House M.D., which actress plays hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy?

Lisa Edelstein plays hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy in House M.D.

Cuddy is the dean of medicine and administrator of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where she oversees House’s Diagnostic Medicine department. Her position frequently puts her in conflict with House’s unconventional methods, while also making her one of the hospital’s most important recurring characters.

Edelstein joined the principal cast at the beginning of the series and remained a regular through season 7. Cuddy’s storylines include hospital management, her relationship with House, and her decision to leave Princeton-Plainsboro after the events of the season 7 finale.

Edelstein is sometimes confused with Jennifer Morrison or Olivia Wilde, who played fellow House cast members Allison Cameron and Remy “Thirteen” Hadley. Those characters were doctors on House’s teams, whereas Edelstein’s character was the hospital’s senior administrator.