Lisa Edelstein (born May 21, 1966) is an American actress and playwright. She currently stars as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television drama House.
Edelstein currently resides in Los Angeles with her cat and three rescue dogs. She is a vegetarian and an avid practitioner of Mysore style Ashtanga Yoga. She dated her Finnish yoga instructor Petri Räisänen from 2007 to 2008. She frequently volunteers for the Best Friends Animal Society, Save the Children, Planned Parenthood, and amfAR. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, painting and composing music.
