Person
Laura San Giacomo
Acting · Born 1962-11-14 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Laura San Giacomo (born November 14, 1962) is an American actress. She played Cynthia in the film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Kit De Luca in the film Pretty Woman (1990), Crazy Cora in the film Quigley Down Under (1990), Nadine Cross in The Stand (1994), and Maya Gallo on the sitcom Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003). A BAFTA and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she played the regular role of Rhetta Rodriguez on the drama Saving Grace (2007–2010), and the recurring role of Dr. Grace Confalone on the drama NCIS (2016–2022).
Known for
The Mentalist
Miriam Gottlieb
Grey's Anatomy
Marjorie Kersey
NCIS
Grace Confalone
Medium
Susannah Collings
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Sugar
Peg Rosenthal
Miami Vice
Tania Louis
Batman Beyond
Freon (voice)
Veronica Mars
Harmony Chase
Snapped
Narrator (voice)
Filmography
- 2026Margo's Got Money TroublesTessa
- 2025SEGALSelf
- 2024SugarPeg Rosenthal
- 2022The Santa ClausesLa Befana
- 2022As We See ItDeb
- 2021VioletJanice
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSelf
- 2019Honey BoyDr. Moreno
- 2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"Self
- 2018BarryAnnie Eisner
- 2016The MeddlerTV Mom
- 2016Recovery Road
- 2012Least Among SaintsJolene
- 2012TalhotBlondCarol Montgomery
- 2011Few OptionsBus Ticket Agent
- 2010The DefendersJudge Anna Desanti
- 2010Hot in ClevelandCaroline
- 2008The MentalistMiriam Gottlieb
- 2008In Plain SightMia Cusato
- 2007Saving GraceRhetta Rodriguez
- 2006Checking OutFlo Appelbaum
- 2005HavocJoanna Lang
- 2005Grey's AnatomyMarjorie Kersey
- 2005UnscriptedLaura San Giacomo
- 2005MediumSusannah Collings
- 2004Veronica MarsHarmony Chase
- 2004SnappedNarrator (voice)
- 2003A House on a HillGaby
- 2003The Handler
- 2003NCISGrace Confalone
- 2003The Electric PiperMrs. Robinson (voice)
- 2001JeniferJenifer Estess
- 2001Sister Mary Explains It AllAngela DiMarco
- 1999Batman BeyondFreon (voice)
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
- 1998With Friends Like TheseJoanne Hersh
- 1997Suicide KingsLydia
- 1997The ApocalypseGoad
- 1997Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen AmerikaSelf (uncredited)
- 1997Just Shoot Me!Maya Gallo
- 1997Eat Your Heart OutJacqueline Fosburg
- 1996The Good, The Bad, and the BeautifulNarrator / Spirit of the Movies
- 1996The Right to Remain SilentNicole Savita
- 1995Stuart Saves His FamilyJulia
- 1995Nina Takes a LoverNina
- 1994GargoylesFox
- 1994The StandNadine Cross
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Fallen AngelsPeggy Carroll
- 1993For Their Own GoodJo Mandell
- 1992Where the Day Takes YouThe Interviewer
- 1991Under SuspicionAngeline
- 1991Once AroundJan Bella
- 1990Quigley Down UnderCrazy Cora
- 1990Vital SignsLauren Rose
- 1990Pretty WomanKit De Luca
- 1989sex, lies, and videotapeCynthia Bishop
- 1985The EqualizerTrudy Collins
- 1984Miami ViceTania Louis
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