Birth Place: Birmingham, MI, USA
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.
Christine Lahti, Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling
Christine Lahti , Three Hotels
Christine Lahti, The Woods
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 has won a Theatre World Award for her performance in The Woods.
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