Biography
Beginning in the late 1970s, acclaimed film, television and stage actress Christine Lahti carved out a niche for herself in an emerging field for Hollywood actresses - roles as professional, independent career women. Uninterested in wasting her dedication to acting on thinly-written supporting roles as girlfriends and wives, Lahti was in the right place at the right time and gave strong showings in character-driven films like "Whose Life is it …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Will play a recurring role on "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) as assistant district attorney | |
2006 | Cast as a minister and bible scholar in the Playwrights Horizons production of Keith Bunin's "The Busy World is Hushed" | |
2004 | Cast as Grace McCallister in the WB drama "Jack and Bobby"; received Golden Globe (2004) and SAG (2005) nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series | |
2003 | Cast in lead role of a female Jewish doctor who survived the Holocaust in the Showtime biopic "Out of the Ashes" | |
2001 | Feature directorial debut, "My First Mister", screened at Sundance | |
2000 | Had leading role of a US Senator's daughter nominated to be Surgeon General in the Lifetime adaptation of "An American Daughter" based on Wendy Wasserstein's play | |
1999 | Signed to make feature directorial debut with "My First Mister" | |
1997 | Starred in TNT movie "Hope", directed by "Swing Shift" co-star Goldie Hawn | |
1995 | Directorial debut, "Lieberman in Love", earned her an Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film; also starred opposite Danny Aiello; film aired on Showtime cable network | |
1995 | Replaced Mandy Patinkin as a star of CBS drama "Chicago Hope", playing ambitious cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr Kathryn Austin; left series in spring of 1999 | |
1992 | Starred with Ron Rifkin in the Off-Broadway production of Jon Robin Baitz's "Three Hotels" | |
1992 | Was atypically insufferable in the female buddy flick "Leaving Normal" | |
1991 | Acted opposite William Hurt in "The Doctor" | |
1991 | Won a CableACE Award for Best Actress for her performance in the TNT movie "Crazy from the Heart", directed by husband Thomas Schlamme | |
1989 | Appeared on Broadway (replacing Joan Allen) in Wendy Wasserstein's "The Heidi Chronicles" | |
1988 | Starred with River Phoenix and Judd Hirsch in Sidney Lumet's "Running on Empty" | |
1987 | Delivered a wonderful performance as the free-spirited aunt in the underrated Housekeeping" | |
1987 | Her Emmy nomination (Best Supporting Actress) was perhaps the lone high point of the ABC miniseries "Amerika", a ponderous 14-hour epic which incurred the wrath of the UN and USSR before airing | |
1984 | Breakthrough film role in "Swing Shift" earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination | |
1982 | Played Brenda Nicol in NBC miniseries "The Executioner's Song", based on the Norman Mailer book | |
1981 | Turned in excellent portrayal of a doctor in John Badham's feature "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" | |
1980 | Made Broadway debut in Steve Tesich's "Division Street" | |
1979 | Succeeded Roxane Hart opposite Kevin Kline in Michael Weller's Off-Broadway play, "Loose Ends" | |
1979 | Feature film acting debut in "... And Justice For All" | |
1978 | Had regular role as Harvey Korman's daughter in short-lived ABC sitcom "The Harvey Korman Show" | |
1978 | TV debut as Tania Reston in live-action, comic book adventure (movie-series pilot) "Dr Scorpion" | |
1977 | First Off-Broadway appearance as the female lead opposite Chris Sarandon in David Mamet's "The Woods" at the New York Shakespeare Festival's Public Theater | |
| Appeared in commercials first for rug shampoo Spray 'n Vac, then for eight other products including Sominex and Joy dishwashing liquid | ||
1973 | Moved to New York City; supported herself as a waitress by day and performed off-off Broadway by night; even worked as a mime for a while in Central Park, battling an imaginary wind as her roommate honked inexpertly on a clarinet | |
| Worked as a singing waitress one summer during college; travelled to Scotland as a member of the Ann Arbor Mime Troupe, then went to London, appearing in a mime production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" | ||
Awards
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Jack & Bobby |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Jack & Bobby |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in An American Daughter |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress For a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Academy Award for Short Film (Live Action) in Lieberman in Love |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Miniseries or Special in No Place Like Home |
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in No Place Like Home |
1988 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in Running on Empty |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Running on Empty |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Amerika |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Special in Amerika |
1984 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Swing Shift |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Swing Shift |
1984 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Swing Shift |