Claudia Christian
Acting
Biography
Claudia Christian is an American actress born on August 10, 1965, in Glendale, California. Her family moved to Connecticut some afterwards. At age five, she was bitten by the acting bug when she played a Native American in a school play. After her family returned to California, she graduated high school at 16, and set out to start her acting career. She worked in a coffee house and then at a clothing store for two years before landing her first acting role on the soap "Dallas" (1978). In her next appearance, she played Kara in the television movie, Calendar Girl Murders (1984) (TV). Her big break came when she landed the part of "Susan Ivanova" on the science-fiction series "Babylon 5" (1994).
Born: August 10, 1965
Place of Birth: Glendale, California, USA
Known For
The Rookie
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Criminal Minds
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Grimm
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
9-1-1
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
Family Law
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
Freaks and Geeks
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
Quantum Leap
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Filmography
as Susan Ivanova (voice)
as Head Gamemaker
as Nikki Lipka
as Legatus Tihomir (voice)
as Legatus Tihomir / Old Woman (voice)
as Tihomir (voice)
as Hera (voice)
as Margaret
as Donna
as Capt. Elaine Maynard
as Abigail Blunt
as Officer Ritts
as Majestica
as Mom
as Officer Ritts
as Cheryl
as Mrs. Clark
as Kate Dematti
as Maggie
as Mrs. Logan
as Greta Fortensky
as Dr. Cairns
as Julia Regan - IBS
as Agent Gretchen Stern
as Anna
as Amy Martin
as Agent Louise Moreau
as Gwen
as Special Agent Ellen Williams
as Young Edna
as Tanya
as Helga Katrina Sinclair (voice)
as Woman in Gallery at End
as Lucy
as Max
as Gloria Haverchuck
as Carson Inez
as Carla Sims
as Patricia Van Lier
as Susan Ivanova
as Shelley Lowe
as Susan Ivanova (uncredited)
as Renate Muller
as Katherine Shelley
as Yvonne Voss
as Susan Ivanova
as Hexina
as Leeann Hardy
as Katherine
as Claire Lederer
as Judy Reinhardt
as Felice
as Kitty
as Samantha
as Meagan
as Susan Riley
as Virginia Monroe
as Dr. Irene Marsh
as Cassandra Harris
as Elizabeth 'Liz'
as Tuesday
as Quinn
as Allison Grimsley
as Officer Babs Altoon
as Iris
as Brenda Lee Van Buren
as Dawn
as Eliza Allen
as Sylvia
as Mickey Alder
as Laurie Blacke
as Bonnie Jenks Hastings
as Roxanne Hoffmeyer
as Kara Alexander
as Casey
as Cathy Rogers
as Betty Macrae
as Kate Mars
as Lisa Martin
as Asta Folkhart