Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti was born as Christine Ann Lahti on April 4, 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, USA, to Elizabeth Margaret and Paul Theodore Lahti. She has two brothers, James Lahti and Paul Jr., as well as three sisters, Carol, Linda, and Catherine. She attended Florida State University and later obtained her bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Michigan. Lahti has been married to TV director Thomas Schlamme since 1983. The couple has three kids.

Christine Lahti first appeared on television in 1978, in ‘The Harvey Korman Show’. She then did the television movie ‘The Executioner's Song’. She appeared on the big screen in the 1984 film ‘Swing Shift’. After this, she acted in the TV flick ‘Love Lives On’. In 1987, the actress appeared in two episodes of ‘Amerika’. The following year, she was cast in the flick ‘Running on Empty’. Then in 1989, she had a role in the movie ‘Gross Anatomy’ as well as in the TV film ‘No Place like Home’.

Lahti was featured in the movies ‘Funny About Love’ and ‘The Doctor’ in 1990 and 1991 respectively. She then played Meredith Cole in the television movie ‘The Fear Inside’ in 1992. Three years later, she joined the cast of ‘Chicago Hope’ as Dr. Kathryn Austin. In 1995, she directed the short film ‘Lieberman in Love’. The American artiste then had a role in the TV flick ‘An American Daughter’. She then directed as well as acted in the movie ‘My First Mister’.

During 2004 and 2005, Lahti played Grace McCallister in the series ‘Jack & Bobby’. She then got featured in the films ‘Smart People’ and ‘Yonkers’. From 2009 to 2011, she played Sonya Paxton in the series ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’. After this, Lahti joined the cast of the drama ‘Hawaii Five-0’.

She then was cast in the movies ‘Hateship, Loveship’ and ‘Mania Days’ in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as Laurel Hitchin on ‘The Blacklist’. During this time, the actress also got featured in the films ‘The Steps’, ‘Touched with Fire’ and ‘Operator’ as well as in the TV shows 'The Good Wife' and 'The Good Fight'.

Christine Lahti first appeared in the 1980 Broadway production of ‘Loose Ends’. She then appeared as Joanna Lyppiatt in the play ‘Present Laughter’ that was staged at the Circle in the Square Theatre. After this, she joined the cast of the play ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ in 1989. From 2009 to 2010, the actress played the role of Veronica in ‘God of Carnage’. She then acted in the play ‘Fucking A’ in 2017.