Who portrayed Dr. Lisa Cuddy, Princeton-Plainsboro’s dean of medicine, in House M.D.?

Lisa Edelstein portrayed Dr. Lisa Cuddy in House M.D.

Cuddy is the dean of medicine and, for much of the series, the administrator responsible for managing Princeton-Plainsboro. She repeatedly has to balance the hospital’s rules, budgets, legal risks, and patient needs against House’s unconventional methods.

Edelstein’s performance made Cuddy a central character rather than a conventional hospital authority figure. Cuddy and House have a complicated professional relationship that develops into a romantic one, while their conflicts often focus on accountability and the boundaries of medical experimentation.

Lisa Edelstein is an American actress who also worked as a writer and producer. House M.D. was among her most prominent television roles. Cuddy is sometimes confused with House’s diagnostic colleagues, but her primary responsibility is hospital leadership, not membership in the diagnostic team.