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American actress (born )

Lisa Edelstein (EDD-əl-steen; born May 21, )^[1] is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr.

Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House (–). Between and , Edelstein starred as Abby McCarthy in the Bravo series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.

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Early life

Edelstein was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Bonnie and Alvin Edelstein, the youngest of three children in a Jewish family. Her father worked as a pediatrician at Chilton Memorial Hospital.^[2] She was raised in Wayne, New Jersey,^[3] and attended Wayne Valley High School, graduating in ^[4]

At 16, Edelstein was a cheerleader for the New Jersey Generals.

Edelstein participated in a protest against poor working conditions. She said she felt they were treated "like hookers" and helped organize a cheerleader walkout.^[5]

While living in New York, she became involved in the club scene (known there only as "Li