Dr. Lisa Cuddy is a fictional character on the television show 'HOUSE'. She is the Dean of Medicine and Hospital Administrator at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. She is portrayed by actress Lisa Edelstein and was a main character from 2004 to 2012. Dr. Cuddy is a strong, independent woman who is often at odds with the show's protagonist, Dr. Gregory HOUSE. She is a compassionate and caring doctor who is willing to go to great lengths to help her patients.