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Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Actor and director · Born April 4, 1950 (76) · Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.

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 include ...And Justice for All (1979), Housekeeping (1987), Running on Empty (1988), and Leaving Normal (1992), and The Fear Inside. For her directorial debut with the 1995 short film Lieberman in Love, she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Lahti made her Broadway debut in 1980 as a replacement in Loose Ends, and went on to star in the Broadway productions of Present Laughter (1982) and The Heidi Chronicles (1989). An eight-time Golden Globe nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee, she won a Golden Globe for the 1989 TV movie No Place Like Home, and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the CBS series Chicago Hope (1995–99). She returned to Broadway in 2009 to star in God of Carnage. She also had a recurring role as Sonya Paxton in the NBC series Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2009–11), as Doris McGarrett in the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 (2012–19), and Laurel Hitchin in NBC's The Blacklist (2015–17). Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Lahti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

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Born
April 4, 1950 (76)
From
Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Works as
Actor and director
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Christine Lahti's films like?

Usually the Ally: 10 of 36 analyzed roles.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles
Ally
10 of 36
Hero
9 of 36
Threshold guardian
6 of 36
Mentor
5 of 36
Shadow
3 of 36
Shapeshifter
1 of 36
Herald
1 of 36
Trickster
1 of 36
Show the 36 roles

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christine Lahti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christine Lahti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sheriff Country(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruby Quinn

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Bird in Hand(2025)

    as Carlotta

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ruby Quinn

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Andrea(2022)

    as Pariah

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gloria: A Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Gloria Steinem

  • Evil(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · as Sheryl Luria

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood(2019)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Becks(2017)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andrea Stevens

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Operator(2016)

    as Beth Larsen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Steps(2015)

    as Sherry

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Touched with Fire(2015)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Safelight(2015)

    as Peg

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Lydia Foster

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Hateship Loveship(2013)

    as Eileen

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · as Laurel Hitchin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Petunia(2012)

    as Felicia Petunia

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 8(2012)

    as Kris Perry

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Touchback(2011)

    as Thelma

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Doris McGarrett

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Flying Lessons(2010)

    as Caroline Conway

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andrea Stevens

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Obsessed(2009)

    as Detective Monica Reese

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Operating Instructions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Commander Helen Keller

  • Smart People(2008)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Yonkers Joe(2008)

    as Janice

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Martha O'Dell

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman(2004)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 22 episodes · as Grace McCallister

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Ruth(2004)

    as Maylene

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Out of the Ashes(2003)

    as Gisella Perl

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Open House(2003)

    as Samantha Morrow

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Women vs. Men(2002)

    as Dana

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Pilot's Wife(2002)

    as Kathryn Lyons

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • My First Mister(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine Lahti

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Trial by Media(2000)

    as Lyssa Dent Hughes

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sonya Paxton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story(1999)

    as Ellie Nesler

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Emma Percy

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sydney Gale

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • SubwayStories: Tales from the Underground(1997)

    as Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Weekend in the Country(1996)

    as Ruth Oakley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Pie in the Sky(1995)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Four Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan

  • Hideaway(1995)

    as Lindsey

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lieberman in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · as Shaleen

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 97 episodes · Director · as Kathryn Austin

  • Ellen(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Screen Test #4

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Good Fight(1992)

    as Grace Cragin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Fear Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Meredith Cole

  • Leaving Normal(1992)

    as Darly

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Crazy from the Heart(1991)

    as Charlotte Bain

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Doctor(1991)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Funny About Love(1990)

    as Meg

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • No Place Like Home(1989)

    as Zan Cooper

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Gross Anatomy(1989)

    as Dr. Rachel Woodruff

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Miss Firecracker(1989)

    as Clara Archer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Running on Empty(1988)

    as Annie Pope

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Housekeeping(1987)

    as Sylvie Fisher

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Amerika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Alethea Milford

  • Stacking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Kathleen Morgan

  • Just Between Friends(1986)

    as Sandy Dunlap

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Desert Bloom(1986)

    as Voice of adult "Rose" (narrator)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Love Lives On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Marilyn

  • Single Bars, Single Women(1984)

    as Elsie

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Swing Shift(1984)

    as Hazel Zanussi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Executioner's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brenda Nicol

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains(1982)

    as Aunt Linda

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Executioner's Song(1982)

    as Brenda Nicol

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathleen Morgan

  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?(1981)

    as Dr. Clare Scott

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wolcott(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Melinda Marin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Henderson Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Dr. Louise Casimir

  • And Justice for All(1979)

    as Gail Packer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Tenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Carol

  • The Harvey Korman Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Dr. Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tania Reston

  • Beverly Hills Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

Career shape

Biggest box office

Obsessed (2009)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

Running on Empty (1988)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Evil (2019)

Film career

19802019

Peak 1988 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 23 roles
79899414

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.