Christine Lahti was born on April 4, 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, USA. She is an American actress and Academy Award-winning film director.

After university, Lahti headed to New York City, where she worked as a waitress and did commercials. Her breakthrough movie was …And Justice for All (1979) with Al Pacino.

She has also chosen to focus on television, beginning with her role in the 1979 made-for-TV adaptation of The Executioner's Song. She appeared on Broadway in Wendy Wasserstein's seriocomic play, The Heidi Chronicles.

Her last credits include TV series "Jack & Bobby" (2004-2005) and movies Smart People (2008), Yonkers Joe (2008).

Lahti received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Swing Shift in 1984, and won an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for Lieberman in Love (1995)

On September 4, 1983, Lahti married director Thomas Schlamme.

Filmography

• Yonkers Joe (2008)
• Smart People (2008)
• "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (3 episodes, 2006)
• "Jack & Bobby" (15 episodes, 2004-2005)
• Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004) (TV)
• The Book of Ruth (2004) (TV)
• Out of the Ashes (2003) (TV)
• Open House (2003) (TV)
• Women vs. Men (2002) (TV)
• The Pilot's Wife (2002) (TV)
• "Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 2001)
• My First Mister (2001)
• An American Daughter (2000) (TV)
• Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story (1999)
• "Chicago Hope" (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
• Hope (1997) (TV)
• SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV)
• A Weekend in the Country (1996) (TV)
• Pie in the Sky (1996)
• The Four Diamonds (1995) (TV)
• Hideaway (1995)
• Lieberman in Love (1995)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1994)
• The Good Fight (1992) (TV)
• The Fear Inside (1992) (TV)
• Leaving Normal (1992)
• Crazy from the Heart (1991) (TV)
• The Doctor (1991)
• Funny About Love (1990)
• Three Hotels (1990) (TV)
• No Place Like Home (1989) (TV)
• Gross Anatomy (1989)
• Miss Firecracker (1989)
• Running on Empty (1988)
• Housekeeping (1987)
• "Amerika" (1987) (mini) TV mini-series
• Stacking (1987)
• Just Between Friends (1986)
• Desert Bloom (1986) (voice)
• Love Lives On (1985) (TV)
• Single Bars, Single Women (1984) (TV)
• Swing Shift (1984)
• The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV)
• Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
• "Wolcott" (1981) (mini) TV mini-series
• Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981)
• The Henderson Monster (1980) (TV)
• ...And Justice for All. (1979)
• "The Harvey Korman Show" (3 episodes, 1978)
• The Last Tenant (1978) (TV)
• Dr. Scorpion (1978) (TV)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series "Chicago Hope" 1997 - 1998
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) "Chicago Hope" 1997
• Golden Satellite Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) "Chicago Hope" 1996
• Oscar Best Live Action Short Film "Lieberman in Love" 1995
• CableACE Award Actress (Movie/Mini-Series) "Crazy from the Heart" 1990
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Movie "No Place Like Home" 1989
• Motion Picture Bookers Club Award Female Star of the Year 1989
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "Running on Empty" 1988
• Motion Picture Bookers Club Award Female Star of Tomorrow 1985
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress "Swing Shift" 1984
• Theatre World Award "The Woods" 1979