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Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 04, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 Norm ... al (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.  

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My Name Is Andrea

My Name Is Andrea

2022

as Pariah

Gloria: A Life

Gloria: A Life

2020

as Gloria Steinem

Becks

Becks

2018

as Ann

The Steps

The Steps

2016

as Sherry

Operator

Operator

2016

as Beth Larsen

Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire

2016

as Sara

Safelight

Safelight

2015

as Peg

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

2014

as Eileen

Petunia

Petunia

2013

as Felicia Petunia

8

8

2012

as Kris Perry

Touchback

Touchback

2011

as Thelma

Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

2009

as Commander Helen Keller

Obsessed

Obsessed

2009

as Detective Monica Reese

Yonkers Joe

Yonkers Joe

2008

as Janice

Smart People

Smart People

2008

as Nancy

The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

2004

as Maylene

Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

2003

as Gisella Perl

Open House

Open House

2003

as Samantha Morrow

The Pilot's Wife

The Pilot's Wife

2002

as Kathryn Lyons

Women vs. Men

Women vs. Men

2002

as Dana

An American Daughter

An American Daughter

2000

as Lyssa Dent Hughes

Hope

Hope

1997

as Emma Percy

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

1997

as Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country

1996

as Ruth Oakley

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1996

as Ruby

Lieberman in Love

Lieberman in Love

1995

as Shaleen

Hideaway

Hideaway

1995

as Lindsey

The Four Diamonds

The Four Diamonds

1995

as Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan

Leaving Normal

Leaving Normal

1992

as Darly

The Fear Inside

The Fear Inside

1992

as Meredith Cole

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

1992

as Grace Cragin

The Doctor

The Doctor

1991

as Anne

Crazy From the Heart

Crazy From the Heart

1991

as Charlotte Bain

Funny About Love

Funny About Love

1990

as Meg

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

1989

as Zan Cooper

Gross Anatomy

Gross Anatomy

1989

as Dr. Rachel Woodruff

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

1989

as Clara Archer

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988

as Annie Pope

Housekeeping

Housekeeping

1987

as Sylvie Fisher

Stacking

Stacking

1987

as Kathleen Morgan

Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

1986

as Sandy Dunlap

Desert Bloom

Desert Bloom

1986

as Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)

Love Lives On

Love Lives On

1985

as Marilyn

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

1984

as Hazel Zanussi

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

1982

as Brenda Nicol

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

as Dr. Clare Scott

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

1980

as Dr. Louise Casimir

...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All

1979

as Gail Packer

Dr. Scorpion

Dr. Scorpion

1978

as Tania Reston

The Last Tenant

The Last Tenant

1978

as Carol

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My First Mister

My First Mister

2001

Director

Lieberman in Love

Lieberman in Love

1995

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Chicago Hope

as Kathryn Austin

Episodes: 97

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Evil

as Sheryl Luria

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Sep 26, 2019

Jack & Bobby

as Grace McCallister

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 12, 2004

Hawaii Five-0

as Doris McGarrett

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

The Blacklist

as Laurel Hitchin

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Amerika

as Alethea Milford

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 15, 1987

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sonya Paxton

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Wolcott

as Melinda Marin

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 13, 1981

The Good Fight

as Andrea Stevens

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

The Good Wife

as Andrea Stevens

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

The Executioner's Song

as Brenda Nicol

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 28, 1982

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Martha O'Dell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Frasier

as Laura (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Ellen

as Ellen Screen Test #4

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1994

Grace and Frankie

as Lydia Foster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 08, 2015

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Christine Lahti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

Beverly Hills Cop

as Helen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Harvey Korman Show

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 04, 1978

The View

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Ally McBeal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

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