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Claudia Karvan Born 19 May 1972
Sydney, AustraliaOccupation Actress Years active 1980s–present Known for The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress popular for her roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way. She is also a producer and writer on Love My Way. She currently stars in the drama series Spirited. Karvan was inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame in 2007 in acknowledgment of her contributions to the Australian film and television industry.[1]
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Career
Film
Karvan began screen acting in 1983 when she appeared in the film Molly. In 1987, she went on to appear in Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise and appeared alongside Judy Davis in Gillian Armstrong's High Tide that same year.[2]
In 1993, Karvan won an Australian Film Critic's Circle award for Best Actress for her role in The Heartbreak Kid. Karvan has starred alongside many of Australia's leading men, including Guy Pearce in Flynn (1992) and Dating the Enemy (1996), Ben Mendelsohn in The Big Steal (1990) and Hugh Jackman in Paperback Hero (1999). In 2006, she had a role in Footy Legends, a film about rugby league. She also played the role of Hailey's (Joanna Levesque) mother in the American film Aquamarine.
Karvan appeared in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Sola Naberrie, the older sister of Padmé Amidala. She also filmed scenes for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but her scenes were cut and appear only on the DVD release.[2]
She also co-starred with Jim Caviezel in Nature's Grave, directed by Jamie Blanks in 2008. In 2009, she voiced in the film $9.99. She appeared in the 2010 film Daybreakers, a vampire thriller co-starring Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill and filmed on the Gold Goast. She will star in 33 Postcards.
Television
1996 saw Karvan awarded her first Australian Film Institute award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama for the GP episode titled "Sing Me a Lullaby". She also won the award again in 2001 for her role as Dr Alex Christensen in The Secret Life of Us. Karvan was awarded the same honour again in 2005: this time for her role as Frankie Paige in the television series Love My Way.[3] As a producer of Love My Way, Karvan received two further AFI awards in 2005 and 2006 for Best Television Drama Series.[3]
Karvan has won Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress three times. First in 2003 for The Secret Life Of Us, then in 2006 for Love My Way, and again in 2010 for Saved.[4]
In August 2010, a new Australian series starring Karvan was launched, Spirited. Karvan is a co-creator and producer of the series.[5] She plays the dentist, Suzy Darling, who has left her husband and moved into a flat in a building which she discovers is haunted by the ghost of a 1980s British rock musician, Henry (Matt King).
Stage
Karvan has also appeared on stage in a production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.[6]
Personal life
She was born in Sydney, Australia and attended SCEGGS Darlinghurst. When she was 8 she lived in Bali for a year with her mother and brothers. After returning from Bali, Karvan's family moved to King's Cross where her father owned the nightspot Arthur's.[7] Karvan's partner is Jeremy Sparks. Together they have two children, a daughter Audrey (born in 2001), and a son Albie (born on 18 May 2006). She is also stepmother to Holiday Sidewinder (lead singer from the indie band Bridezilla), Sparks' nineteen-year-old daughter from a previous relationship with Australian actress Loene Carmen.
References
- ^ "Australian Film Festival Walk of Fame". Chic Traveller. http://chictraveller.com/press/2010/03/08/australian-film-festival-walk-of-fame/. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Claudia Karvan Filmography". ClaudiaKarvan.net. http://www.claudiakarvan.net/filmography/index.php?content=films. Retrieved 2010-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ a b http://www.afi.org.au/awards/pastwinners/Television%20Award%20Winners%201986-2006.pdf[dead link]
- ^ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1047504/karvan-has-wardrobe-malfunction-at-logies
- ^ http://unrealityshout.com/blogs/catch-tv-review-%E2%80%93-spirited-the-man-who-fell-earth-s01e01
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/theatre/staging-a-comeback-20110922-1klsb.html
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s812003.htm
External links
- Claudia Karvan at the Internet Movie Database
- Claudia Karvan at AllRovi
- http://www.claudiakarvan.net/
Categories:- 1972 births
- Australian film actors
- Australian television actors
- Living people
- People from Sydney
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