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Claudia Karvan

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Claudia Karvan
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Claudia Karvan is one of Australia's most recognized actresses, having achieved popular success and critical acclaim through her work in film and television.

Having begun work at 14, Karvan has an extensive filmography. She first appeared in Gillian Armstrong's Nousuveden aika (1987) with Judy Davis, then in Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise (1987). Since this time Karvan has captivated audiences with her remarkable talent and beauty.

Although celebrated for her dramatic prowess, Karvan first exhibited her gift for comedy in Kuumat kaarat (1990). Then - amongst other projects - she appeared in the romantic-drama The Heartbreak Kid (1993), for which she won an Australian Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress. In 1996 Karvan starred in the film that she is probably best known for, Vihollinen housuissani (1996), opposite Guy Pearce. Karvan delighted audiences in this romantic-comedy with her charming portrayal of a man trapped in a woman's body. She later went on to star in another romantic comedy, with another Australian favorite
  • Hugh Jackman - in Paperisankari (1999).


Karvan's other features include Broken Highway (1993) (official selection for the 1994 Cannes International Film Festival), Exile (1994), Lust and Revenge (1996), Strange Planet (1999) with Naomi Watts and Hugo Weaving, and _Risk_ with Bryan Brown. But it was her part as Dr Alex Christensen on the popular Australian television series Elämä tilauksessa (2001) that was the most significant turning point in her career. Karvan has credited this role, as well as her occasional turn in the director's chair, with allowing her to gain more control of her work - something for which she has always strived.

In 2004, Claudia began work on the highly popular Foxtel/Southern Star series, Love My Way (2004), as creator, producer and star and in 2007, she has just completed filming the show's third series. Love My Way (2004) has won the Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series and the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Drama Series for the past two years. Claudia has won the 2005 AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in Television and the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series two years running for her role in the show.

Between 1987 and 2004 Karvan was nominated for twelve more Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, winning her category - Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama - in 1996 for her role in G.P. (1989). In 1998 she received The Palm Springs Short Film Festival Audience Favourite Award for Two Girls and a Baby (1998).
BornMay 19, 1972
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  • Awards
    • 13 wins & 34 nominations

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Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Brendan Cowell and Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Claudia Karvan and Ben Mendelsohn in Love My Way (2004)
Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Kim Gyngell and Claudia Karvan in Love My Way (2004)
Claudia Karvan in Spirited (2010)
Samuel Johnson, Claudia Karvan, and Deborah Mailman in Elämä tilauksessa (2001)
Claudia Karvan in Elämä tilauksessa (2001)
Sibylla Budd and Claudia Karvan in Elämä tilauksessa (2001)

Known for:

Love My Way (2004)
Love My Way
8.2
TV Series
  • Frankie Paige
  • Frankie Page
Daybreakers (2009)
Daybreakers
6.4
  • Audrey Bennett
  • 2009
Elämä tilauksessa (2001)
Elämä tilauksessa
7.6
TV Series
  • Dr. Alex Christensen
  • Dr. Alex Christensen Mariani
Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, and Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Episodi III - Sithin kosto (2005)
Star Wars: Episodi III - Sithin kosto
7.6
  • Sola Naberrie
  • 2005

Credits

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Actress

  • The Clearing (2023)
    The Clearing
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Mariam Herzog
    • 2023
  • Bump (2021)
    Bump
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Angie Davis
    • 2021–2022
  • Moja Vesna (2022)
    Moja Vesna
    6.6
    • Miranda
    • 2022
  • June Again (2020)
    June Again
    7.2
    • Ginny
    • 2020
  • Anthony LaPaglia and Rebecca Gibney in Melbournen sarjamurhaaja (2020)
    Melbournen sarjamurhaaja
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Mandy
    • 2020
  • Aaron Fa'aoso, Jon Bell, Elizabeth Wymarra, Bjorn Stewart, Nakkiah Lui, and Steven Oliver in Black Comedy (2014)
    Black Comedy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Guest Cast
    • 2020
  • The Other Guy (2017)
    The Other Guy
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Miranda
    • 2019
  • Jim Caviezel in Infidel (2019)
    Infidel
    5.6
    • Liz Rawlins
    • 2019
  • Russell Crowe, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, George MacKay, and Orlando Schwerdt in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
    True History of the Kelly Gang
    6.0
    • Mrs. Shelton
    • 2019
  • Nazeem Hussain in Orange Is the New Brown (2018)
    Orange Is the New Brown
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Mum Cop
    • Rsestaurant Manager
    • Bin-Diver's Girlfriend ...
    • 2018
  • Claudia Karvan, Georgina Naidu, Brett Tucker, Toby Schmitz, and Miranda Tapsell in Newton's Law (2017)
    Newton's Law
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Josephine Newton
    • 2017
  • Jack Irish (2016)
    Jack Irish
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sarah Longmore
    • 2016
  • The Time of Our Lives (2013)
    The Time of Our Lives
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Caroline
    • 2013–2014
  • Ashleigh Cummings and Brenna Harding in Puberty Blues (2012)
    Puberty Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Judy Vickers
    • 2012–2014
  • Shaun Micallef in Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012)
    Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Rupert Murdoch
    • 2014

Writer

  • Bump (2021)
    Bump
    7.6
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 2021–2022
  • Rodger Corser in Sydänlääkärin syöksykierre (2016)
    Sydänlääkärin syöksykierre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 2016–2018
  • Claudia Karvan, Matt King, and Rodger Corser in Spirited (2010)
    Spirited
    8.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 2010–2011
  • Love My Way (2004)
    Love My Way
    8.2
    TV Series
    • creator
    • co-creator
    • created by
    • 2004–2007

Producer

  • Bump (2021)
    Bump
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Rodger Corser in Sydänlääkärin syöksykierre (2016)
    Sydänlääkärin syöksykierre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2016–2018
  • Sam Neill, Mandy McElhinney, and Peta Sergeant in House of Hancock (2015)
    House of Hancock
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Claudia Karvan, Matt King, and Rodger Corser in Spirited (2010)
    Spirited
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2010–2011
  • Love My Way (2004)
    Love My Way
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2004–2007

Videos16

Daybreakers
Interview 0:49
Daybreakers
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:41
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:55
Trailer
Bump Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 2:07
Bump Trailer - Season 1
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:58
Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Theatrical Trailer
$9.99: Trailer
Trailer 2:13
$9.99: Trailer
June Again
Trailer 2:03
June Again
Infidel
Trailer 2:25
Infidel
Newton's Law: Series 1
Trailer 1:37
Newton's Law: Series 1
33 Postcards
Trailer 2:01
33 Postcards

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.66 m
  • Born
    • May 19, 1972
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Children
      Holiday Sidewinder
  • Parents
      Gabrielle Goddard
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    She champions many human rights issues in Australia, and has been a patron of A Just Australia - a campaign for refugee programs - since September 2002. She has spoken publicly to challenge the Australian government's line on asylum seekers.
  • Quotes
    "Most of my decisions are based on relationships. It's one of the reasons I never went to America and tried to carve out a career over there. I've been in love with my partner since I was 22, I've been a stepmother since I was 22, I've had a daughter for the past three years, I've got close ties with my family and the other families I've inherited. That defines who I am".
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