Biography and filmography

Christine Lahti

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).

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Movies (60)

Bird in Hand

Bird in Hand

2026 · Carlotta

My Name Is Andrea

My Name Is Andrea

2022 · Pariah

Gloria: A Life

Gloria: A Life

2020 · Gloria Steinem

Un buen día en el vecindario

Un buen día en el vecindario

2019 · Ellen

Becks

Becks

2018 · Ann

Operator

Operator

2016 · Beth Larsen

The Steps

The Steps

2016 · Sherry

Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire

2016 · Sara

Safelight

Safelight

2015 · Peg

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

2014 · Eileen

Petunia

Petunia

2013 · Felicia Petunia

8

8

2012 · Kris Perry

Una visita al pasado

Una visita al pasado

2011 · Thelma

Flying Lessons

Flying Lessons

2010 · Caroline Conway

Obsesiva

Obsesiva

2009 · Detective Monica Reese

Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

2009 · Commander Helen Keller

Smart People

Smart People

2008 · Nancy

Yonkers Joe

Yonkers Joe

2008 · Janice

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

2004 · Rose

The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

2004 · Maylene

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

2004 · Self

Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

2003 · Gisella Perl

Open House

Open House

2003 · Samantha Morrow

Women vs. Men

Women vs. Men

2002 · Dana

The Pilot's Wife

The Pilot's Wife

2002 · Kathryn Lyons

Educando a J.

Educando a J.

2001 · Director

An American Daughter

An American Daughter

2000 · Lyssa Dent Hughes

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story

1999 · Ellie Nesler

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains

1999 · Self

Hope

Hope

1997 · Emma Percy

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

1997 · Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country

1996 · Ruth Oakley

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1996 · Ruby

The Four Diamonds

The Four Diamonds

1995 · Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan

El reino de las tinieblas

El reino de las tinieblas

1995 · Lindsey

Lieberman in Love

Lieberman in Love

1995 · Shaleen, Director

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

1992 · Grace Cragin

The Fear Inside

The Fear Inside

1992 · Meredith Cole

Leaving Normal

Leaving Normal

1992 · Darly

Crazy From the Heart

Crazy From the Heart

1991 · Charlotte Bain

The Doctor

The Doctor

1991 · Anne

Funny About Love

Funny About Love

1990 · Meg

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

1989 · Zan Cooper

Gross Anatomy

Gross Anatomy

1989 · Dr. Rachel Woodruff

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

1989 · Clara Archer

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988 · Annie Pope

Housekeeping

Housekeeping

1987 · Sylvie Fisher

Stacking

Stacking

1987 · Kathleen Morgan

Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

1986 · Sandy Dunlap

Desert Bloom

Desert Bloom

1986 · Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)

Love Lives On

Love Lives On

1985 · Marilyn

Single Bars, Single Women

Single Bars, Single Women

1984 · Elsie

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

1984 · Hazel Zanussi

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

1982 · Aunt Linda

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

1982 · Brenda Nicol

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981 · Dr. Clare Scott

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

1980 · Dr. Louise Casimir

...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All

1979 · Gail Packer

The Last Tenant

The Last Tenant

1978 · Carol

Dr. Scorpion

Dr. Scorpion

1978 · Tania Reston

TV shows (31)