Which actress played hospital administrator Lisa Cuddy in House M.D.?

Lisa Edelstein played hospital administrator Lisa Cuddy in House M.D.

Cuddy was the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Her job placed her in frequent conflict with Gregory House, whose unconventional methods and disregard for rules challenged the institution’s leadership.

Edelstein joined the main cast in the series premiere and remained a major character through the show’s seventh season. Her performance made Cuddy one of House’s most important professional and personal relationships, particularly as the series explored their changing relationship.

Lisa Edelstein is sometimes mixed up with Jennifer Morrison or Olivia Wilde, who also played major female characters in the series. Morrison portrayed Allison Cameron, while Wilde portrayed Remy “Thirteen” Hadley. Edelstein’s character, however, was the hospital’s administrator and House’s supervisor.