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Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Known for: Acting

Born 04/04/1950
Place of birth Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.

Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift. Her other film roles include ...And Justice for All (1979), Housekeeping (1987), Running on Empty (1988), and Leaving Normal (1992), and The Fear Inside. For her directorial debut with the 1995 short film Lieberman in Love, she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Lahti made her Broadway debut in 1980 as a replacement in Loose Ends, and went on to star in the Broadway productions of Present Laughter (1982) and The Heidi Chronicles (1989). An eight-time Golden Globe nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee, she won a Golden Globe for the 1989 TV movie No Place Like Home, and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the CBS series Chicago Hope (1995–99). She returned to Broadway in 2009 to star in God of Carnage. She also had a recurring role as Sonya Paxton in the NBC series Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2009–11), as Doris McGarrett in the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 (2012–19), and Laurel Hitchin in NBC's The Blacklist (2015–17). Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Lahti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Filmography

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 7,9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sonya Paxton

1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The Blacklist Series ★ 7,6

The Blacklist

Laurel Hitchin

2013

Hawaii Five-0 Series ★ 7,7

Hawaii Five-0

Doris McGarrett

2010

The Good Wife Series ★ 7,6

The Good Wife

Andrea Stevens

2009

Frasier Series ★ 7,7

Frasier

Laura (voice)

1993

Curb Your Enthusiasm Series ★ 8,0

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Christine Lahti

2000

The View Series ★ 4,4

The View

Self

1997

Chicago Hope Series ★ 7,3

Chicago Hope

Kathryn Austin

1994

The Good Fight Series ★ 7,5

The Good Fight

Andrea Stevens

2017

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Series ★ 5,6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

2003

Evil Series ★ 7,8

Evil

Sheryl Luria

2019

Fire Country Series ★ 8,1

Fire Country

Ruby Quinn

2022

Ellen Series ★ 6,1

Ellen

Ellen Screen Test #4

1994

Grace and Frankie Series ★ 7,7

Grace and Frankie

Lydia Foster

2015

Intimate Portrait Series ★ 4,5

Intimate Portrait

Self

1993

Series ★ 6,4

The Tony Danza Show

Self - Guest

2004

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Ally McBeal Series ★ 6,5

Ally McBeal

Sydney Gale

1997

Sheriff Country Series ★ 7,3

Sheriff Country

Ruby Quinn

2025

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Series ★ 5,2

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self - Guest

1999

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Series ★ 7,4

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Martha O'Dell

2006

Jack & Bobby Series ★ 7,3

Jack & Bobby

Grace McCallister

2004

The Rosie O'Donnell Show Series ★ 4,1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self - Guest

1996

Obsessed Film ★ 5,7

Obsessed

Detective Monica Reese

2009

Amerika Series ★ 5,7

Amerika

Alethea Milford

1987

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Film ★ 7,0

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Ellen

2019

...And Justice for All Film ★ 7,1

...And Justice for All

Gail Packer

1979

MADtv Series ★ 7,1

MADtv

Self

1995

Hideaway Film ★ 5,2

Hideaway

Lindsey

1995

The Doctor Film ★ 6,5

The Doctor

Anne

1991

Subway Stories Film ★ 5,6

Subway Stories

Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

1997

Touchback Film ★ 6,5

Touchback

Thelma

2011

Smart People Film ★ 5,8

Smart People

Nancy

2008

Running on Empty Film ★ 7,4

Running on Empty

Annie Pope

1988

Wolcott Series ★ 6,0

Wolcott

Melinda Marin

1981

Funny About Love Film ★ 4,9

Funny About Love

Meg

1990

Flying Lessons Film ★ 5,6

Flying Lessons

Caroline Conway

2010

Dr. Scorpion Film ★ 7,0

Dr. Scorpion

Tania Reston

1978

Beverly Hills Cop Series ★ 6,2

Beverly Hills Cop

Helen

Swing Shift Film ★ 5,6

Swing Shift

Hazel Zanussi

1984

The Executioner's Song Film ★ 5,8

The Executioner's Song

Brenda Nicol

1982

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Film ★ 5,5

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

Rose

2004

Safelight Film ★ 5,8

Safelight

Peg

2015

Out of the Ashes Film ★ 6,2

Out of the Ashes

Gisella Perl

2003

Desert Bloom Film ★ 5,8

Desert Bloom

Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)

1986

Whose Life Is It Anyway? Film ★ 7,0

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Dr. Clare Scott

1981

Miss Firecracker Film ★ 5,8

Miss Firecracker

Clara Archer

1989

Touched with Fire Film ★ 6,0

Touched with Fire

Sara

2016

Hateship Loveship Film ★ 5,8

Hateship Loveship

Eileen

2014

8 Film ★ 5,3

8

Kris Perry

2012

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Film ★ 6,3

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Aunt Linda

1982

Housekeeping Film ★ 6,6

Housekeeping

Sylvie Fisher

1987

The Executioner's Song Series

The Executioner's Song

Brenda Nicol

1982

Gross Anatomy Film ★ 5,7

Gross Anatomy

Dr. Rachel Woodruff

1989

Leaving Normal Film ★ 6,0

Leaving Normal

Darly

1992

Becks Film ★ 5,2

Becks

Ann

2018

Open House Film ★ 6,0

Open House

Samantha Morrow

2003

Just Between Friends Film ★ 5,3

Just Between Friends

Sandy Dunlap

1986

The Pilot's Wife Film ★ 5,3

The Pilot's Wife

Kathryn Lyons

2002

Series

The Harvey Korman Show

1978

No Place Like Home Film ★ 6,7

No Place Like Home

Zan Cooper

1989

Single Bars, Single Women Film ★ 10,0

Single Bars, Single Women

Elsie

1984

A Weekend in the Country Film ★ 5,7

A Weekend in the Country

Ruth Oakley

1996

Crazy From the Heart Film ★ 4,0

Crazy From the Heart

Charlotte Bain

1991

Pie in the Sky Film ★ 6,6

Pie in the Sky

Ruby

1996

Petunia Film ★ 4,7

Petunia

Felicia Petunia

2013

My Name Is Andrea Film ★ 3,8

My Name Is Andrea

Pariah

2022

Operator Film ★ 5,8

Operator

Beth Larsen

2016

Lieberman in Love Film ★ 7,0

Lieberman in Love

Shaleen

1995

The Book of Ruth Film ★ 7,0

The Book of Ruth

Maylene

2004

Operating Instructions Film

Operating Instructions

Commander Helen Keller

2009

Women vs. Men Film ★ 5,3

Women vs. Men

Dana

2002

Yonkers Joe Film ★ 5,1

Yonkers Joe

Janice

2008

The Good Fight Film ★ 5,0

The Good Fight

Grace Cragin

1992

An American Daughter Film ★ 4,7

An American Daughter

Lyssa Dent Hughes

2000

Hope Film ★ 5,2

Hope

Emma Percy

1997

Gloria: A Life Film

Gloria: A Life

Gloria Steinem

2020

Stacking Film ★ 10,0

Stacking

Kathleen Morgan

1987

Love Lives On Film ★ 8,0

Love Lives On

Marilyn

1985

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains Film ★ 7,5

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

Self

1999

Uta Hagen's Acting Class Film ★ 10,0

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Self

2004

The Steps Film ★ 6,4

The Steps

Sherry

2016

The Henderson Monster Film ★ 6,0

The Henderson Monster

Dr. Louise Casimir

1980

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story Film ★ 5,6

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story

Ellie Nesler

1999

The Last Tenant Film

The Last Tenant

Carol

1978

Bird in Hand Film

Bird in Hand

Carlotta

2025

The Fear Inside Film ★ 4,5

The Fear Inside

Meredith Cole

1992

The Four Diamonds Film ★ 6,0

The Four Diamonds

Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan

1995