Which House M.D. character is played by Lisa Edelstein?

Lisa Cuddy is the House M.D. character played by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy is the hospital administrator who supervises House and frequently challenges his methods.

Cuddy’s position gives her authority over hospital policy, staffing, budgets, and disciplinary decisions. Her relationship with House combines professional conflict, mutual respect, and personal history. She often permits his unconventional diagnostic work while imposing limits when his behavior threatens patients or the institution.

Cuddy is sometimes confused with Allison Cameron, played by Jennifer Morrison, or with Remy Hadley, played by Olivia Wilde. Those characters are physicians on House’s teams, whereas Cuddy is primarily an administrator and endocrinologist.

Edelstein joined the regular cast in the first season and remained a major presence for much of the show. Cuddy’s role is important because she represents the institutional side of medicine: even an extraordinary doctor must operate within a hospital’s legal, financial, and ethical framework.