Christine Lahti
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Christine Lahti is an American actress and film director. Lahti has had a successful career in television and film. Throughout her career she has garnered 2 Golden Globe Awards
from 8 Nominations, An Emmy Award
from 6 Nominations and 2 Academy Award nominations. Her first Academy Award nomination was for Best Supporting Actress
for her work in the 1984 film Swing Shift
. Her second nomination was for her work as a director when she won the Academy Award for Short Film, Live Action
for her 1995 film Lieberman in Love
.
, the daughter of Elizabeth Margaret (née
Tabar), a painter
, homemaker and nurse, and Paul Theodore Lahti, a surgeon
. Lahti has Finnish ancestry. Her surname means "a gulf", "a bay" or "a cove" in Finnish
and Lahti
is also a city in Finland. Lahti studied fine arts at Florida State University
and received her bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Michigan
, where she joined Delta Gamma
sorority. She then toured Europe as part of a pantomime acting troupe.
. After starring in a few hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, Lahti chose roles that allows her to spend time with her three children. She has also focused on television, beginning with her role in the 1979 made-for-TV adaptation of The Executioner's Song
. She appeared on Broadway in Wendy Wasserstein
's seriocomic play, The Heidi Chronicles
.
Lahti received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress
for Swing Shift
in 1984, and won an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action
for Lieberman in Love
(1995), in which she starred and directed. Adapted from a short story by W.P. Kinsella, "Lieberman in Love", the Oscar win came as a surprise to the author, who, watching the award telecast from home, had no idea the film had been made and released. He had not been listed in the film's credits, and was not acknowledged by director Christine Lahti in her acceptance speech.
She won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role in Chicago Hope
. When her Golden Globe win was announced at the ceremony there was a long pause as Lahti was not coming up and no one could find her. Robin Williams
rushed on stage and began pretending to be Lahti. When she eventually got on stage she explained that she had been in the bathroom. She later made it a point to be good-humored about the incident, usually poking fun at herself at other awards shows.
In 2001, her first directorial film, My First Mister
, was released. Starring Leelee Sobieski
and Albert Brooks
, the movie debuted with good reviews. In DVD commentary she applauds the work of her cast and crew, remarking "[I] was very lucky to have such a wonderful crew..." She did feel regret that the film was rated R, for language, despairing that the movie might not be viewed by teenagers who would like and relate with the characters. Also, Lahti mentioned several times that she would have liked to have more time to shoot different perspectives in order to facilitate story arc.
Lahti will appear in the USA Network
drama series Operating Instructions
, directed by Hitch
director Andy Tennant
.
Lahti starred in the Executive ADA role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sonya Paxton, while the character Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March
) was in appeals. She was in the first four episodes of the 11th season and returned for the show's eighth episode, where she clashed with Alexandra Cabot. Lahti later guest starred in the ninth and seventeenth episode of the 12th season
where she reprised her role as Executive ADA Sonya Paxton. Her character was murdered in the seventeenth episode.
She returned to Broadway upon joining the cast of the Tony Award
-winning play God of Carnage
on November 17, 2009, replacing actress Marcia Gay Harden
. Both actresses had a few special appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Lahti has been cast in the lead role in a CBS pilot,The Doctor, to premiere in 2011.
Thomas Schlamme, a native of Texas
, since September 4, 1983. They have three children: Wilson and twins Joe Tabor and Emma Kate (born 1993). She is active in political causes.
Since May 2005, Lahti has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post
.
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
from 8 Nominations, An Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
from 6 Nominations and 2 Academy Award nominations. Her first Academy Award nomination was for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
for her work in the 1984 film Swing Shift
Swing Shift (film)
Swing Shift is a 1984 feature film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. It also starred Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris...
. Her second nomination was for her work as a director when she won the Academy Award for Short Film, Live Action
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
for her 1995 film Lieberman in Love
Lieberman in Love
Lieberman in Love is a 1995 short film directed by Christine Lahti. It won an Academy Award in 1996 for Best Short Subject.A short story by W.P. Kinsella, "Lieberman in Love", was the basis for the film. The Oscar win came as a surprise to the author, who, watching the award telecast from home, had...
.
Early life
Lahti was born in Birmingham, MichiganBirmingham, Michigan
Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103...
, the daughter of Elizabeth Margaret (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Tabar), a painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, homemaker and nurse, and Paul Theodore Lahti, a surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
. Lahti has Finnish ancestry. Her surname means "a gulf", "a bay" or "a cove" in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
and Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
is also a city in Finland. Lahti studied fine arts at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
and received her bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where she joined Delta Gamma
Delta Gamma
Delta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio.-History:...
sorority. She then toured Europe as part of a pantomime acting troupe.
Career
After college, Lahti headed to New York City, where she worked as a waitress and did commercials. Her breakthrough movie was …And Justice for All (1979) with Al PacinoAl Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
. After starring in a few hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, Lahti chose roles that allows her to spend time with her three children. She has also focused on television, beginning with her role in the 1979 made-for-TV adaptation of The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song is a 1980 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events surrounding the execution of Gary Gilmore by the state of Utah for murder. The title of the book may be a play on "The Lord High Executioner's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado...
. She appeared on Broadway in Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University...
's seriocomic play, The Heidi Chronicles
The Heidi Chronicles
The Heidi Chronicles is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.-Production history:A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan....
.
Lahti received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
for Swing Shift
Swing Shift (film)
Swing Shift is a 1984 feature film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. It also starred Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris...
in 1984, and won an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
for Lieberman in Love
Lieberman in Love
Lieberman in Love is a 1995 short film directed by Christine Lahti. It won an Academy Award in 1996 for Best Short Subject.A short story by W.P. Kinsella, "Lieberman in Love", was the basis for the film. The Oscar win came as a surprise to the author, who, watching the award telecast from home, had...
(1995), in which she starred and directed. Adapted from a short story by W.P. Kinsella, "Lieberman in Love", the Oscar win came as a surprise to the author, who, watching the award telecast from home, had no idea the film had been made and released. He had not been listed in the film's credits, and was not acknowledged by director Christine Lahti in her acceptance speech.
She won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role in Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...
. When her Golden Globe win was announced at the ceremony there was a long pause as Lahti was not coming up and no one could find her. Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
rushed on stage and began pretending to be Lahti. When she eventually got on stage she explained that she had been in the bathroom. She later made it a point to be good-humored about the incident, usually poking fun at herself at other awards shows.
My First Mister
My First Mister is a 2001 film written by Jill Franklyn, and directed by actress Christine Lahti. The film is the story of an alienated goth teen who forms an unlikely friendship with a lonely men's clothing store owner...
, was released. Starring Leelee Sobieski
Leelee Sobieski
Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski , known professionally as Leelee Sobieski, is an American actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact...
and Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Albert Lawrence Brooks is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian and director. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1987 for his role in Broadcast News...
, the movie debuted with good reviews. In DVD commentary she applauds the work of her cast and crew, remarking "[I] was very lucky to have such a wonderful crew..." She did feel regret that the film was rated R, for language, despairing that the movie might not be viewed by teenagers who would like and relate with the characters. Also, Lahti mentioned several times that she would have liked to have more time to shoot different perspectives in order to facilitate story arc.
Lahti will appear in the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
drama series Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions is an unsold drama television pilot starring Christine Lahti and Emily Rose, produced for the USA Network in 2009.-Overview:...
, directed by Hitch
Hitch
Hitch may refer to:* Hitch knot, a knot used to attach a rope to a fixed object* Tow hitch, a construction on a truck or car to attach a trailer* Hitches, fish in the genus Lavinia including Lavinia exilicauda...
director Andy Tennant
Andy Tennant
Andy Tennant is an American screenwriter, film and television director, and dancer.-Life and career:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Tennant was raised in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father was Don Tennant, a legendary creative advertising talent with Leo Burnett Agency in Chicago...
.
Lahti starred in the Executive ADA role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
as Sonya Paxton, while the character Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March
Stephanie March
Stephanie Caroline March is an American actress, best known for her current portrayal of Alexandra Cabot on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.-Early life:...
) was in appeals. She was in the first four episodes of the 11th season and returned for the show's eighth episode, where she clashed with Alexandra Cabot. Lahti later guest starred in the ninth and seventeenth episode of the 12th season
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 12)
The 12th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 2010 on NBC and concluded on May 18, 2011. The timeslot was moved from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the NBC broadcast in 2010...
where she reprised her role as Executive ADA Sonya Paxton. Her character was murdered in the seventeenth episode.
She returned to Broadway upon joining the cast of the Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
-winning play God of Carnage
God of Carnage
God of Carnage is a play by Yasmina Reza. It is about two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving...
on November 17, 2009, replacing actress Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden is an American film and theatre actress. Harden's breakthrough role was in Miller's Crossing and then The First Wives Club which was followed by several roles which gained her wider fame including the hit comedy Flubber and Meet Joe Black...
. Both actresses had a few special appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Lahti has been cast in the lead role in a CBS pilot,The Doctor, to premiere in 2011.
Personal life
Lahti has been married to TV directorTelevision director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
Thomas Schlamme, a native of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, since September 4, 1983. They have three children: Wilson and twins Joe Tabor and Emma Kate (born 1993). She is active in political causes.
Since May 2005, Lahti has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | …And Justice for All ...And Justice for All (film) ...And Justice For All is a 1979 courtroom drama film, directed by Norman Jewison. The movie stars Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Craig T. Nelson and Thomas G. Waites. It was also 75-year-old character actor Sam Levene's final film... |
Gail Packer | |
| 1981 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? Whose Life is it Anyway? Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a play by Brian Clark adapted from his 1972 television play of the same title. The play premiered at the Mermaid Theatre in London's West End in 1978 starring Tom Conti as Ken.-Plot:... |
Dr. Clare Scott | |
| 1981 | Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is a 1981 film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. Shot in British Columbia, Canada, the film also featured Ray Winstone, Christine Lahti, ex-Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook, along with... |
Aunt Linda | |
| 1982 | The Executioner's Song (film) The Executioner's Song (film) The Executioner's Song was a 1982 made-for-television film adaptation of the book published in 1980, entitled The Executioner's Song. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller.-Plot:... |
Brenda | |
| 1984 | Swing Shift Swing Shift (film) Swing Shift is a 1984 feature film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. It also starred Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris... |
Hazel | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.... Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 1986 | Desert Bloom Desert Bloom Desert Bloom is a 1986 American drama film directed by Eugene Corr and starring an ensemble cast led by Jon Voight and JoBeth Williams. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and funded through the Sundance Film Festival Institute.-Plot:World War II has... |
Rose Chismore (adult) | (voice) (uncredited) |
| Just Between Friends Just Between Friends Just Between Friends is a 1986 drama film about two women whose friendship is tested by tragedy. The film was written, produced and directed by Allan Burns, and it stars Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Danson, and Christine Lahti.-Plot summary:... |
Sandy Dunlap | ||
| 1987 | Stacking | Kathleen Morgan | aka Season of Dreams |
| Housekeeping Housekeeping (film) Housekeeping is a 1987 drama film directed by Bill Forsyth. It stars Christine Lahti and Sara Walker. It won two awards at the 1987 Tokyo International Film Festival... |
Sylvie | ||
| Amerika Amerika (TV miniseries) Amerika – suggesting a Russified name for the United States – is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on ABC. It starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. Amerika was about life in the... |
Alethea Milford | Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
|
| 1988 | Running on Empty | Annie Pope/Cynthia Manfield | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:... Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker Miss Firecracker Miss Firecracker is a 1989 comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. It stars Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, and Scott Glenn... |
Clara Archer | |
| Gross Anatomy Gross Anatomy (1989 film) Gross Anatomy is a 1989 American drama film directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Matthew Modine and Daphne Zuniga. It was released by Touchstone Pictures.-Synopsis:... |
Dr. Rachel Woodruff | ||
| No Place Like Home No Place Like Home No Place Like Home is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1991. . Its title derives from a quote in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which is referenced by the first track, "We're Not in Kansas"... |
Zan Cooper | (TV Movie) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
|
| 1990 | Funny About Love Funny About Love Funny About Love is a 1990 American romantic comedy film starring Gene Wilder, directed by Leonard Nimoy. It was written by Norman Steinberg and David Frankel, based on the article "Convention of the Love Goddesses" in Esquire Magazine by Bob Greene.... |
Meg Lloyd Bergman | |
| 1991 | The Doctor The Doctor (film) The Doctor is a 1991 American drama film directed by Randa Haines and starring William Hurt as a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships. It is loosely based on the book A Taste Of My Own Medicine.... |
Anne MacKee | |
| Crazy From the Heart | Charlotte Bain | (TV) | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal Leaving Normal (film) Leaving Normal was a 1992 American road movie which featured two female leads. Directed by Edward Zwick and written by Ed Solomon, the film's plot resembled the more commercially-lucrative 1991 film Thelma & Louise... |
Darly Peters | |
| 1994–1999 | Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr... |
Dr. Kathryn Austin | (97 episodes) Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series (1998) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1998) Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series (1996, 1997, 1999) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1997) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1996, 1997, 1998) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
| 1995 | Lieberman in Love Lieberman in Love Lieberman in Love is a 1995 short film directed by Christine Lahti. It won an Academy Award in 1996 for Best Short Subject.A short story by W.P. Kinsella, "Lieberman in Love", was the basis for the film. The Oscar win came as a surprise to the author, who, watching the award telecast from home, had... |
Shaleen | Also director Academy Award for Live Action Short Film Academy Award for Live Action Short Film This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate... |
| Hideaway Hideaway (film) Hideaway is a 1995 horror film directed by Brett Leonard and based on the novel of the same name by Dean Koontz. It stars Jeff Goldblum, Alicia Silverstone, Christine Lahti, and Jeremy Sisto. In the movie Goldblum plays a man who dies in a car accident, only to be revived two hours later. After... |
Lindsey | ||
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky (1996 film) Pie in the Sky is a 1996 romantic comedy film about a young man obsessed with traffic gridlock who falls in love with an avant-garde dancer... |
Ruby | |
| 1997 | Hope | Emma Percy | (TV) |
| 1999 | Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Ellie Nesler | |
| 2000 | An American Daughter An American Daughter An American Daughter is a play written by Wendy Wasserstein. The play takes place in a living room in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.-Production history:... |
Lyssa Dent Hughes | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2001 | My First Mister My First Mister My First Mister is a 2001 film written by Jill Franklyn, and directed by actress Christine Lahti. The film is the story of an alienated goth teen who forms an unlikely friendship with a lonely men's clothing store owner... |
Mall Patron Walking Past 'J' with Daughter | |
| Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia... |
"Queen Bee" One Episode - as Sidney | ||
| 2002 | Women vs. Men | Dana | (TV) |
| The Pilot's Wife The Pilot's Wife The Pilot's Wife : A Novel is a 1998 novel by Anita Shreve. It is chronologically the third novel in Shreve's informal trilogy to be set in a large beach house on the New Hampshire coast that used to be a convent... |
Kathryn Lyons | (TV) | |
| 2003 | Out of the Ashes Out of the Ashes Out of the Ashes is a made-for-television movie that was released by Showtime. It is a dramatization of the life of Holocaust concentration camp survivor Gisella Perl and is based on her book I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz.- Cast :... |
Gisella Perl | (TV) |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby Jack & Bobby Jack & Bobby is an American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom would become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049... |
Grace McCallister | (15 episodes) Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series — Female Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
| Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman - Plot :Rose, a middle-aged woman who is married Nathan Lloyd loses her job and her husband to her assistant Mindy. Her life gets broken, then she runs into Australian businessman, Hal Thorne, an old love.... |
Rose | (TV) | |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's... |
Martha O'Dell | (3 episodes) |
| 2008 | Smart People Smart People Smart People is a 2008 American comedy-drama film starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page and Thomas Haden Church. The film was directed by Noam Murro, written by Mark Poirier and produced by Michael London, with Omar Amanat serving as executive producer.Smart People was filmed on... |
Nancy | |
| Yonkers Joe | Janice | ||
| 2009 | Obsessed Obsessed (2009 film) Obsessed is a 2009 American thriller film directed by Steve Shill. The Screen Gems production stars Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles and Ali Larter... |
Reese | |
| Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions is an unsold drama television pilot starring Christine Lahti and Emily Rose, produced for the USA Network in 2009.-Overview:... |
H. Keller | (TV) | |
| 2009-2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
EADA Sonya Paxton | (7 episodes) |
| 2010 | Flying Lessons | Carolyn Conway | |
| 2011 | Touchback | Thelma | (post-production) |
| Petunia | Felicia Petunia | (filming) | |
| The Doctor | Emily Campbell (lead role) | (pre-production) |