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).

Filmography

• Margo's Got Money Troubles — Tessa
• Sugar — Peg Rosenthal
• As We See It — Deb
• The Santa Clauses — La Befana
• 2021Violet — Janice
• 2019Honey Boy — Dr. Moreno
• Barry — Annie Eisner
• Recovery Road
• 2016The Meddler — TV Mom
• 2012Least Among Saints — Jolene
• 2012TalhotBlond — Carol Montgomery
• 2011Few Options — Bus Ticket Agent
• Hot in Cleveland — Caroline
• The Defenders — Judge Anna Desanti
• In Plain Sight — Mia Cusato
• The Mentalist — Miriam Gottlieb
• Saving Grace — Rhetta Rodriguez
• 2006Checking Out — Flo Appelbaum
• Grey's Anatomy — Marjorie Kersey
• 2005Havoc — Joanna Lang
• Medium — Susannah Collings
• Unscripted — Laura San Giacomo
• Snapped — Narrator (voice)
• Veronica Mars — Harmony Chase
• 2003A House on a Hill — Gaby
• NCIS — Grace Confalone
• 2003The Electric Piper — Mrs. Robinson (voice)
• The Handler
• 2001Jenifer — Jenifer Estess
• 2001Sister Mary Explains It All — Angela DiMarco
• Batman Beyond — Freon (voice)
• 1998With Friends Like These — Joanne Hersh
• 1997Eat Your Heart Out — Jacqueline Fosburg
• Just Shoot Me! — Maya Gallo
• 1997Suicide Kings — Lydia
• 1997The Apocalypse — Goad
• 1996The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful — Narrator / Spirit of the Movies
• 1996The Right to Remain Silent — Nicole Savita
• 1995Nina Takes a Lover — Nina
• 1995Stuart Saves His Family — Julia
• Gargoyles — Fox, Fox (voice), Fox/Janine Renard (voice), Laura San Giacomo Fox (voice)
• The Stand — Nadine Cross, Nadine Cross (credit only)
• Fallen Angels — Peggy Carroll
• 1993For Their Own Good — Jo Mandell
• 1992Where the Day Takes You — The Interviewer
• 1991Once Around — Jan Bella
• 1991Under Suspicion — Angeline
• 1990Pretty Woman — Kit De Luca
• 1990Quigley Down Under — Crazy Cora
• 1990Vital Signs — Lauren Rose
• 1989sex, lies, and videotape — Cynthia Bishop
• The Equalizer — Trudy Collins
• Miami Vice — Tania Louis

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 2025SEGAL — Self
• The Movies That Made Us — Self
• 2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape" — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• 1997Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika — Self (uncredited)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest