Christine Lahti
Birth Place: Birmingham, MI, USA
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BIO
Christine Lahti starred on Broadway in God of Carnage, The Heidi Chronicles, Present Laughter with George C. Scott, Division Street, and Loose Ends. Recent credits include Suzan-Lori Parks’ Fucking A (Signature). Off-Broadway: Landscape of the Body; The Country Girl; The Woods (Theatre World Award, Public Theatre); Hooters (Playwrights Horizons); Three Hotels (Drama Desk nomination); and Little Murders (Obie Award). In Los Angeles: Three Hotels with Richard Dreyfus (Mark Taper Forum); Third and Love, Loss and What I Wore (Geffen Playhouse). She earned her first Oscar nomination for Swing Shift, then took the statue home 10 years later as a first-time director for her short film Lieberman in Love. Other film credits include Running on Empty; Leaving Normal; The Doctor; Housekeeping; Whose Life is it Anyway?; …and Justice for All. Television: Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for “Chicago Hopeâ€; Golden Globe for “No Place Like Homeâ€; “Jack & Bobby†(SAG, Golden Globe nominations); “Amerika†(Emmy and Golden Globe nominations); “Out of the Ashesâ€; “The Pilot’s Wifeâ€; “Open Houseâ€; “The Book of Ruthâ€; “Grace and Frankieâ€; “Hawaii Five-O†and “Law & Order SVU,†among others. She is married to director Thomas Schlamme, and the couple have three children.
STAGE CREDITS
Awards and Nominations
Christine Lahti, Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling
Christine Lahti , Three Hotels
winner
Christine Lahti, The Woods
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Christine Lahti has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Christine Lahti has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling , Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Three Hotels and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Woods.
Christine Lahti won the Theatre World Award for her performance in The Woods.
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