Claudia Karvan
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
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 High Tide (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 The Big Steal (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, Dating the Enemy (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
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
The Secret Life of Us (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).
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 High Tide (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 The Big Steal (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, Dating the Enemy (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
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
The Secret Life of Us (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).