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Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Acting

Born: April 4, 1950Birmingham, 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.  

Known For
Filmography
Bird in Hand

Bird in Hand

Carlotta

2025
My Name Is Andrea

My Name Is Andrea

Pariah

2022
Gloria: A Life

Gloria: A Life

Gloria Steinem

2020
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Ellen

2019
Becks

Becks

Ann

2018
Operator

Operator

Beth Larsen

2016
The Steps

The Steps

Sherry

2016
Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire

Sara

2016
Safelight

Safelight

Peg

2015
Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

Eileen

2014
Petunia

Petunia

Felicia Petunia

2013
8

8

Kris Perry

2012
Touchback

Touchback

Thelma

2011
Flying Lessons

Flying Lessons

Caroline Conway

2010
Obsessed

Obsessed

Detective Monica Reese

2009
Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

Commander Helen Keller

2009
Smart People

Smart People

Nancy

2008
Yonkers Joe

Yonkers Joe

Janice

2008
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

Rose

2004
The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

Maylene

2004
Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Self

2004
Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

Gisella Perl

2003
Open House

Open House

Samantha Morrow

2003
Women vs. Men

Women vs. Men

Dana

2002
The Pilot's Wife

The Pilot's Wife

Kathryn Lyons

2002
An American Daughter

An American Daughter

Lyssa Dent Hughes

2000
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story

Ellie Nesler

1999
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

Self

1999
Hope

Hope

Emma Percy

1997
Subway Stories

Subway Stories

Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

1997
A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country

Ruth Oakley

1996
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

Ruby

1996
The Four Diamonds

The Four Diamonds

Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan

1995
Hideaway

Hideaway

Lindsey

1995
Lieberman in Love

Lieberman in Love

Shaleen

1995
The Good Fight

The Good Fight

Grace Cragin

1992
The Fear Inside

The Fear Inside

Meredith Cole

1992
Leaving Normal

Leaving Normal

Darly

1992
Crazy From the Heart

Crazy From the Heart

Charlotte Bain

1991
The Doctor

The Doctor

Anne

1991
Funny About Love

Funny About Love

Meg

1990
No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

Zan Cooper

1989
Gross Anatomy

Gross Anatomy

Dr. Rachel Woodruff

1989
Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

Clara Archer

1989
Running on Empty

Running on Empty

Annie Pope

1988
Housekeeping

Housekeeping

Sylvie Fisher

1987
Stacking

Stacking

Kathleen Morgan

1987
Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

Sandy Dunlap

1986
Desert Bloom

Desert Bloom

Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)

1986
Love Lives On

Love Lives On

Marilyn

1985
Single Bars, Single Women

Single Bars, Single Women

Elsie

1984
Swing Shift

Swing Shift

Hazel Zanussi

1984
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Aunt Linda

1982
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

Brenda Nicol

1982
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Dr. Clare Scott

1981
The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

Dr. Louise Casimir

1980
...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All

Gail Packer

1979
The Last Tenant

The Last Tenant

Carol

1978
Dr. Scorpion

Dr. Scorpion

Tania Reston

1978
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