Claudia Karvan
Claudia Karvan ( born May 19, 1972 in Sydney ) is an Australian actress.
Life and achievements
Karvan debuted in the Australian Drama Molly from the year 1983. Their role in the film drama High Tide (1987 ) brought her in 1987, their first nomination for the Australian Film Institute Award. Three years later, she was nominated for her starring role in the comedy The Big Steal (1990 ) for the same price, and again in 1992 for the leading role in the thriller Redheads (1992). In 1996, she received another nomination for the AFI Award for the lead role in the comedy Dating the Enemy (1996 ), in which she starred opposite Guy Pearce. For her performance in the television series G. P. she received the 1996 Australian Film Institute Award. For her role in the television drama Janine - competition with destiny (1998) Karvan was nominated in 1998 for the AFI Award in 1999 for the Logie Award. In the comedy Strange Planet ( 1999), she took over beside Naomi Watts one of the main roles. The role in the musical drama Passion ( 1999) earned her a nomination for the 1999 AFI Award and 2000 for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award.
In the years 2001-2003 Karvan starred in the television series The Secret Life of Us, in which she occasionally also directed. Her acting performance she was in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 nominations for the Australian Film Institute Award. In the years 2002, 2003 and 2004, she was nominated for a total of four times for the Logie Award, which she received in 2003. In the years 2004 to 2007, she starred in the television series Love My Way, where she also worked as a producer and screenwriter. This work brought her in the years 2005 to 2007 a total of five AFI Awards, and another nomination for this award; they also received the 2006 Logie Award, and in 2005, 2007 and 2008, nominated for the same price.
Karvan has one born in 2001, daughter, a son born in 2006 and a stepdaughter.