---
name: "Christine Lahti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christine-lahti"
fi1m_id: "christine-lahti"
imdb_id: "nm0001441"
tmdb_id: 77133
wikidata_id: "Q232941"
roles: []
born: "4 April 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T19:34:35.610224+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Christine Lahti

## Identity

Christine Lahti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christine-lahti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christine-lahti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001441
- **TMDB ID:** 77133
- **Wikidata ID:** Q232941
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lahti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232941, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001441/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77133

Actor. Born 4 April 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, U.S..

## Details

- **Born:** 4 April 1950, Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
- **Also known as:** کریستین لاتی
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lahti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232941, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001441/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77133

## Coming up

- *Bird in Hand* (2026-10-02), as Carlotta

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood*](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Christine Lahti is an American actress and filmmaker. She was born on 4 April 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, and studied fine arts at Florida State University before earning a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Michigan.

Lahti made her feature film debut in ...And Justice for All (1979). She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Swing Shift (1984) and won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing and starring in Lieberman in Love (1995). Her other film roles include Housekeeping (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Leaving Normal (1992) and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), in which she played Ellen.

On television she is known for her role as Kate Austin in Chicago Hope (1995–99), for which she won a Golden Globe and an Emmy, as well as recurring parts in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hawaii Five-0 and The Blacklist. She has also appeared on Broadway in productions including The Heidi Chronicles (1989) and God of Carnage (2009).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Ellen — [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bird in Hand* (2026), as Carlotta
- *Sheriff Country* (2025), series, as Ruby Quinn
- *Fire Country* (2022), series, as Ruby Quinn
- *My Name Is Andrea* (2022), as Pariah
- *Gloria: A Life* (2020), as Gloria Steinem
- *Evil* (2019), series, as Sheryl Luria
- *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), as Ellen — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md)
- *Becks* (2018), as Ann
- *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Andrea Stevens
- *Operator* (2016), as Beth Larsen
- *The Steps* (2016), as Sherry
- *Touched with Fire* (2016), as Sara
- *Safelight* (2015), as Peg
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, as Lydia Foster
- *Hateship Loveship* (2014), as Eileen
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Laurel Hitchin — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Petunia* (2013), as Felicia Petunia
- *8* (2012), as Kris Perry
- *Touchback* (2011), as Thelma
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Doris McGarrett — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Flying Lessons* (2010), as Caroline Conway
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Andrea Stevens — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Obsessed* (2009), as Detective Monica Reese
- *Operating Instructions* (2009), as Commander Helen Keller
- *Smart People* (2008), as Nancy
- *Yonkers Joe* (2008), as Janice
- *Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip* (2006), series, as Martha O'Dell
- *Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman* (2004), as Rose
- *Jack & Bobby* (2004), series, as Grace McCallister
- *The Book of Ruth* (2004), as Maylene
- *Out of the Ashes* (2003), as Gisella Perl
- *Open House* (2003), as Samantha Morrow
- *Women vs. Men* (2002), as Dana
- *The Pilot's Wife* (2002), as Kathryn Lyons
- *My First Mister* (2001), Director
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Christine Lahti — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *An American Daughter* (2000), as Lyssa Dent Hughes
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Sonya Paxton
- *Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story* (1999), as Ellie Nesler
- *Hope* (1997), as Emma Percy
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Sydney Gale
- *Subway Stories* (1997), as Red Shoe Woman  (segment "The Red Shoes")
- *A Weekend in the Country* (1996), as Ruth Oakley
- *Pie in the Sky* (1996), as Ruby
- *The Four Diamonds* (1995), as Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan
- *Hideaway* (1995), as Lindsey
- *Lieberman in Love* (1995), as Shaleen · Director
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Kathryn Austin · Director
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Ellen Screen Test #4
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Laura (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *The Good Fight* (1992), as Grace Cragin
- *The Fear Inside* (1992), as Meredith Cole
- *Leaving Normal* (1992), as Darly
- *Crazy From the Heart* (1991), as Charlotte Bain
- *The Doctor* (1991), as Anne
- *Funny About Love* (1990), as Meg
- *No Place Like Home* (1989), as Zan Cooper
- *Gross Anatomy* (1989), as Dr. Rachel Woodruff
- *Miss Firecracker* (1989), as Clara Archer
- *Running on Empty* (1988), as Annie Pope
- *Housekeeping* (1987), as Sylvie Fisher
- *Amerika* (1987), series, as Alethea Milford
- *Stacking* (1987), as Kathleen Morgan
- *Just Between Friends* (1986), as Sandy Dunlap
- *Desert Bloom* (1986), as Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)
- *Love Lives On* (1985), as Marilyn
- *Single Bars, Single Women* (1984), as Elsie
- *Swing Shift* (1984), as Hazel Zanussi
- *The Executioner's Song* (1982), series, as Brenda Nicol
- *Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains* (1982), as Aunt Linda
- *The Executioner's Song* (1982), as Brenda Nicol
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Kathleen Morgan
- *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* (1981), as Dr. Clare Scott
- *Wolcott* (1981), series, as Melinda Marin
- *The Henderson Monster* (1980), as Dr. Louise Casimir
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), as Gail Packer
- *The Last Tenant* (1978), as Carol
- *The Harvey Korman Show* (1978), series, Actor
- *Dr. Scorpion* (1978), as Tania Reston
- *Beverly Hills Cop*, series, as Helen

## Gallery

- ![Christine Lahti at the premiere of Baby Mama at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/3786478/gallery-ab37f5a40243.jpg) Christine Lahti at the premiere of Baby Mama at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Christine_Lahti_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Christine_Lahti_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Christine Lahti at the Miami Film Festival Awards Night Photo: Alberto Tamargo (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/3786478/gallery-834899f77504.jpg) Actress Christine Lahti at the Miami Film Festival Awards Night Photo: Alberto Tamargo (2016) — MiamiFilmFestival, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Christine_Lahti_at_MFF.jpg/1280px-Christine_Lahti_at_MFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Christine Lahti at the Opening Night of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" on Broadway, 2025](https://film.one/media/person/3786478/gallery-8a8f4c54184f.jpg) Christine Lahti at the Opening Night of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" on Broadway, 2025 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/ChristineLahti-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-ChristineLahti-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Christine Lahti (left) at the Governor's Ball held after the 49th Annual Emmy Awards, 9/14/97 (1997)](https://film.one/media/person/3786478/gallery-0930d285cee1.jpg) Christine Lahti (left) at the Governor's Ball held after the 49th Annual Emmy Awards, 9/14/97 (1997) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Christine_Lahti.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christine Lahti](https://film.one/media/person/3786478/gallery-cea037a14c17.jpg) Christine Lahti — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1996: Best Live Action Short Film (won), for *Lieberman in Love*
- 1985: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Swing Shift*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1998: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Chicago Hope*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1979: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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