Melinda Page Hamilton

Melinda Page Hamilton is an American actress best known for her roles in Devious Maids and Sleeping Dogs Lie.

Biography
Hamilton was born on August 22, 1974, in New York City. New York. She attended the Princeton University, followed by the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University. She starred in a number of theatre productions. Sometime after graduating, she started a full-fledged acting career. Hamilton made her TV debut in a 1997 episode of the NBC-produced legal drama series Law & Order. Starting in 2003, she began starring regularly in guest-star roles, appearing in TV shows such as Star Trek: Enterprise, Nip/Tuck, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, The Closer, Castle, NCIS, Modern Family, and True Blood. She also played a supporting role in the 2004 film Promised Land and the leading role in the 2006 film Sleeping Dogs Lie.

On Criminal Minds
Hamilton portrayed delusional abductor and budding serial killer Claire Bates in the Season Four episode The Instincts.

Filmography

 * Rectify (2015) as Rebecca (3 episodes)
 * True Detective (2015) as Gena's Attorney
 * The Whispers (2015) as Ms. Bellings
 * iZombie (2015) as Dr. Maddy Larson
 * Dig (2015) as Sandra (3 episodes)
 * Jane the Virgin (2015) as Alexis Falco
 * NCIS: New Orleans (2014) as Alexandra Schwartz
 * Masters of Sex (2014) as Anne Palmateer
 * Devious Maids (2013-2014) as Odessa Burakov (10 episodes)
 * Killer Women (2014) as DEA Agent
 * Hart of Dixie (2014) as Marian Matthews
 * Vegas (2012) as Ginny
 * True Blood (2012) as Jill Steeler
 * Modern Family (2012) as Sandy
 * God Bless America (2011) as Alison
 * Law & Order: LA (2011) as Attorney
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011) as Jody Cambry
 * Grey's Anatomy (2010) as Dr. Jennifer Stanley
 * Mad Men (2008-2010) as Anna Draper (4 episodes)
 * The Glades (2010) as Sara Weston
 * Big Love (2009-2010) as Malinda (6 episodes)
 * NCIS (2010) as Vanessa Tillman
 * Bones (2009) as Georgia Hartmeyer
 * Private Practice (2009) as Donna Keating
 * Castle (2009) as Diana Harris
 * The Mentalist (2009) as Katie
 * The Horseman (2009) as Abigail Cooper (short)
 * The Closer (2009) as Beth Gibson
 * Not Forgotten (2009) as Deputy Mindy
 * Without a Trace (2008) as Dr. Sally Moss
 * Criminal Minds - The Instincts (2008) TV episode - Claire Bates
 * Corporate Affairs (2008) as Chris
 * Nurses (2007) as Margo MacDonald
 * Ghost Whisperer (2007) as Jane Taylor
 * Driftwood (2007) as Blaire Farrow (short)
 * Raines (2007) as Connie Webb
 * Cold Case (2005-2007) as Janie Stillman (2 episodes)
 * Desperate Housewives (2005-2006) as Sister Mary Bernard (3 episodes)
 * Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006) as Amy
 * CSI: NY (2005) as Tara/Kayla
 * Nip/Tuck (2005) as Colleen Eubanks
 * Numb3rs (2005) as Jennifer Nash
 * Medical Investigation (2004) as Sarah Doyle
 * Everwood (2004) as Mary Kelly
 * Promised Land (2004) as Marisa
 * CSI: Miami (2004) as Julie Bryant
 * Star Trek: Enterprise (2003) as Feezal
 * Law & Order (1997) as Jane Spoonser

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