Acting • AGE 76
Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift. Her other film roles i...


Sheriff Country
Ruby Quinn
2025

Bird in Hand
Carlotta
2025

Fire Country
Ruby Quinn
2022

My Name Is Andrea
Pariah
2022

Gloria: A Life
Gloria Steinem
2020

Evil
Sheryl Luria
2019

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Ellen
2019

Becks
Ann
2018

The Good Fight
Andrea Stevens
2017

Operator
Beth Larsen
2016

The Steps
Sherry
2016

Touched with Fire
Sara
2016

Safelight
Peg
2015

Grace and Frankie
Lydia Foster
2015

Hateship Loveship
Eileen
2014

The Blacklist
Laurel Hitchin
2013

Petunia
Felicia Petunia
2013

8
Kris Perry
2012

Touchback
Thelma
2011

Hawaii Five-0
Doris McGarrett
2010

Flying Lessons
Caroline Conway
2010

The Good Wife
Andrea Stevens
2009

Obsessed
Detective Monica Reese
2009

Operating Instructions
Commander Helen Keller
2009

Smart People
Nancy
2008

Yonkers Joe
Janice
2008

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Martha O'Dell
2006

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Rose
2004

Jack & Bobby
Grace McCallister
2004

The Book of Ruth
Maylene
2004

Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Self
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003

Out of the Ashes
Gisella Perl
2003

Open House
Samantha Morrow
2003

Women vs. Men
Dana
2002

The Pilot's Wife
Kathryn Lyons
2002

My First Mister
Director
2001

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Christine Lahti
2000

An American Daughter
Lyssa Dent Hughes
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sonya Paxton
1999

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
Ellie Nesler
1999

The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
Self
1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999

Hope
Emma Percy
1997

Ally McBeal
Sydney Gale
1997

The View
Self
1997

Subway Stories
Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")
1997

A Weekend in the Country
Ruth Oakley
1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996

Pie in the Sky
Ruby
1996

MADtv
Self
1995

The Four Diamonds
Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan
1995

Hideaway
Lindsey
1995

Lieberman in Love
Shaleen
1995

Chicago Hope
Kathryn Austin
1994

Ellen
Ellen Screen Test #4
1994

Intimate Portrait
Self
1993

Frasier
Laura (voice)
1993

The Good Fight
Grace Cragin
1992

The Fear Inside
Meredith Cole
1992

Leaving Normal
Darly
1992

Crazy From the Heart
Charlotte Bain
1991

The Doctor
Anne
1991

Funny About Love
Meg
1990

No Place Like Home
Zan Cooper
1989

Gross Anatomy
Dr. Rachel Woodruff
1989

Miss Firecracker
Clara Archer
1989

Running on Empty
Annie Pope
1988

Housekeeping
Sylvie Fisher
1987

Amerika
Alethea Milford
1987

Stacking
Kathleen Morgan
1987

Just Between Friends
Sandy Dunlap
1986

Desert Bloom
Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)
1986

Love Lives On
Marilyn
1985

Single Bars, Single Women
Elsie
1984

Swing Shift
Hazel Zanussi
1984

The Executioner's Song
Brenda Nicol
1982

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Aunt Linda
1982

The Executioner's Song
Brenda Nicol
1982

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Clare Scott
1981

Wolcott
Melinda Marin
1981

The Henderson Monster
Dr. Louise Casimir
1980

...And Justice for All
Gail Packer
1979

The Last Tenant
Carol
1978

Dr. Scorpion
Tania Reston
1978

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Oscars
Self
1953

Beverly Hills Cop
Helen