Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Christine Lahti
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.1
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 1All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 77133
IMDb ID: nm0001441
Known for: Acting
Born: April 4, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q232941
Also known as
کریستین لاتی
Frequent jobs
Director (3)
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 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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Christine Lahti.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Christine Lahti.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Christine Lahti.
7.4
Running on Empty
as Annie Pope
1988 Movie
7.1
...And Justice for All
as Gail Packer
1979 Movie
7.0
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Ellen
2019 Movie
6.5
Touchback
as Thelma
2011 Movie
6.5
The Doctor
as Anne
1991 Movie
5.8
Smart People
as Nancy
2008 Movie
5.8
Hateship Loveship
as Eileen
2014 Movie
5.7
Obsessed
as Detective Monica Reese
2009 Movie
5.5
Swing Shift
as Hazel Zanussi
1984 Movie
5.2
Hideaway
as Lindsey
1995 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Christine Lahti.
8.2
Fire Country
as Ruby • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Christine Lahti • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sonya Paxton • 7 eps
1999 Series
7.8
Evil
as Sheryl Luria • 50 eps
2019 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Doris McGarrett • 10 eps
2010 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Laura (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.7
Grace and Frankie
as Lydia Foster • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Laurel Hitchin • 7 eps
2013 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Andrea Stevens • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Andrea Stevens • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.4
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Martha O'Dell • 3 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Christine Lahti.
7.0
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Ellen
2019 Movie
5.8
Safelight
as Peg
2015 Movie
6.5
Housekeeping
as Sylvie Fisher
1987 Movie
5.8
Hateship Loveship
as Eileen
2014 Movie
5.8
Smart People
as Nancy
2008 Movie
Operating Instructions
as Commander Helen Keller
2009 Movie
5.7
Obsessed
as Detective Monica Reese
2009 Movie
7.1
...And Justice for All
as Gail Packer
1979 Movie
6.5
Touchback
as Thelma
2011 Movie
7.4
Running on Empty
as Annie Pope
1988 Movie
5.7
The Executioner's Song
as Brenda Nicol
1982 Movie
4.7
Funny About Love
as Meg
1990 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Christine Lahti.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sonya Paxton • 7 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Laurel Hitchin • 7 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Doris McGarrett • 10 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Andrea Stevens • 2 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Christine Lahti • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Laura (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.8
Evil
as Sheryl Luria • 50 eps
2019 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Andrea Stevens • 2 eps
2017 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 3 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Grace and Frankie
as Lydia Foster • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Christine Lahti.
Bird in Hand
as Carlotta
2025 Movie
3.8
My Name Is Andrea
as Pariah
2022 Movie
Gloria: A Life
as Gloria Steinem
2020 Movie
7.0
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Ellen
2019 Movie
5.3
Becks
as Ann
2018 Movie
5.8
Operator
as Beth Larsen
2016 Movie
6.4
The Steps
as Sherry
2016 Movie
6.0
Touched with Fire
as Sara
2016 Movie
5.8
Safelight
as Peg
2015 Movie
5.8
Hateship Loveship
as Eileen
2014 Movie
4.7
Petunia
as Felicia Petunia
2013 Movie
4.0
8
as Kris Perry
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Christine Lahti.
8.2
Fire Country
as Ruby • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.8
Evil
as Sheryl Luria • 50 eps
2019 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Andrea Stevens • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.7
Grace and Frankie
as Lydia Foster • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Laurel Hitchin • 7 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Doris McGarrett • 10 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Andrea Stevens • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Martha O'Dell • 3 eps
2006 Series
7.0
Jack & Bobby
as Grace McCallister • 22 eps
2004 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Christine Lahti • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sonya Paxton • 7 eps
1999 Series