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 Claudia Black at the 2004 ComicCon, San Diego, California. Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden |
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| Born | Claudia Lee Black 11 October 1972  Sydney, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Jamie (2004 - present) 2 children |
Claudia Lee Black (born in Sydney, New South Wales on October 11, 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun and Vala Mal Doran in the science fiction television series Farscape and Stargate SG-1 respectively. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Vala Mal Doran is a Fictional character in the American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel.
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Biography
Claudia Lee Black was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She was educated at the Kambala Girls School, in Sydney. Kambala is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls located on one campus in Rose Bay, an eastern suburb Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 [1] She has lived in Europe, New Zealand and England. [1]
Acting Career
Claudia has participated in Australian television and movies. She portrayed a hermaphrodite named Jill Mayhew in the Australian television series "Good Guys Bad Guys". A hermaphrodite is an organism having both male and female reproductive organs Good Guys Bad Guys was an Australian crime TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998 with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced [1] She also had a leading role in the New Zealand soap opera City Life playing the role of Greek lawyer Angela Kostapas. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. This article deals with a New Zealand television programme For other uses see the City Life disambiguation [1]
For her role in Farscape, Black was nominated Best Actress by Saturn Award in 2001 and 2002, and won the award in 2005. Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy She has appeared in the feature films Queen of the Damned and Pitch Black. Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series The Queen Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black) is a 2000 Science fiction action movie directed Black also appears as Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 as a regular cast member starting in season ten; she portrayed the same character in one season eight episode ("Prometheus Unbound") and eight season nine episodes. Vala Mal Doran is a Fictional character in the American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military Season eight of Stargate SG-1, an American - Canadian Television series, began airing on July 9, 2004 on In 2004, she was voted "#7 Hottest Scifi Babe" by Scifi WorldNet.
In the fall 2007 NBC TV show "Life" Black was cast in the supporting role of Jennifer Conover for the initial pilot. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Life is an American television drama created by Rand Ravich, who also serves as executive producer alongside Far Shariat, David The following is a list of episodes for the television Drama Life. [2] Due to Claudia's second pregnancy, the part was recast and the role was given to actress Jennifer Siebel when the series was picked up. Jennifer L Siebel (born 19 June 1974) is an American actress She has appeared in several TV shows as guest star and has roles in several upcoming movies that include Interestingly, NBC still used footage of Black, and none of Siebel, when promoting the show's debut.
Popular at sci-fi conventions, Black showed her talent at singing and playing the guitar at the Farscape conventions. Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel.
Black has also appeared in theatre. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one She once played Portia in a tour of the Merchant of Venice. The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598 [1] She has also had parts in "Spotlight On Women," "Portrait Of Dorian Gray," "Loose Ends," and "Pick Ups" for the Belvoir Street Theatre; "Little Women" and "The World Knot" for the Bicentennial Opera. [1]
Black is also a professional singer of jazz and classical music [1] and is often admired for her exotic speaking voice. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music
Personal life
In order to film the mini-series Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Black postponed her honeymoon in 2004. Farscape The Peacekeeper Wars is a Television Science fiction mini-series written by Rockne S A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion
According to an interview with TV Guide, Black gave birth to a boy in December 2005. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming She appears pregnant in the story arc of Stargate SG-1 beginning with the episode "Crusade". Season nine of Stargate SG-1, an American - Canadian Television series, began airing on July 15, 2005 on According to SG-1 co-star Michael Shanks, Black gave birth to her second son in November 2007. Michael Garrett Shanks (b December 15 1970, Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Actor who achieved fame for his role Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Filmography
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Title Character Year Format Notes Moonlight (TV series) The Cleaner 2008 TV Episode: "Sonata" Stargate: Continuum Vala Mal Doran 2008 Film Stargate: The Ark of Truth Vala Mal Doran 2008 Film Crysis Helena (voice) 2007 Video game Stolen Life (Machinama Movie) Kieru (voice) 2007 Film The Dresden Files (TV Series) Liz 2007 TV First appearance: "The Other Dick" Stargate SG-1 Vala Mal Doran 2004–2007 TV First appearance: "Prometheus Unbound" Project Sylpheed Narrator (voice) 2007 Video game Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Fauna (voice) 2005 Video game One 2005 Film Naked in London 2005 Film Only promo trailer God of War Artemis (voice) 2005 Video game Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Aeryn Sun 2004 TV Lords of Everquest Lady Briana (voice) 2003 Video game Queen of the Damned Pandora 2002 Film Farscape: The Game Aeryn Sun (voice) 2002 Video game BeastMaster Huna 2001 TV Xena: Warrior Princess Amazon # 2 2000 TV Episode: "Lifeblood" Pitch Black Sharon Montgomery 2000 Film Farscape Aeryn Sun 1999–2003 TV A Twist in the Tale Morgana 1999 TV Episode: "Obsession in August" Kôtetsu tenshi Kurumi Steel Angel Mikhail 1999 TV Voice, English version Good Guys, Bad Guys Jill Mayhew 1998 TV Episode: "Naughty Bits" Hercules: the Legendary Journeys Cassandra 1997–1998 TV Episodes: "Hercules on Trial" and "Atlantis" Water Rats Beth Williams 1997 TV Episode: "All at Sea" Amazon High Karina 1997 TV City Life Angela Kosapas 1996 TV series A Country Practice Claire Bonacci 1993–1994 TV Episodes: "Burning Bright", parts 1 & 2 Police Rescue Julia 1993 TV Episode: "Double Illusion" G.P. Joanna 1993 TV Episode: "A Thousand Flowers", part 1" Seven Deadly Sins (TV miniseries) 1993 TV (mini)
Awards
- 2007 - The Constellation Awards, Best Female Performance in a 2006 Science Fiction Television Episode: Stargate SG-1: Memento Mori
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Claudia Black Online: Biography. Retrieved on 25 January 2008. Moonlight is an American Paranormal romance Television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson who also served as Executive producers Stargate Continuum is a Direct-to-DVD Movie written by Brad Wright and directed by Martin Wood. Stargate The Ark of Truth is a direct-to- DVD Movie written and directed by Robert C CRYSIS is an acronym for CRY ogenic S tockholm I on S ource CRYSIS is an Ion source of EBIS type and is located in Stockholm A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The Dresden Files was an American Television series based on the books by Jim Butcher. This is an episode list for the Urban fantasy thriller Television series The Dresden Files, based on the series of Vala Mal Doran is a Fictional character in the American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military also known as Project Sylpheed Arc of Deception in North America is a space simulation Console game developed by SETA and published by A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Neopets The Darkest Faerie, released on November 15, 2005 is a single-player PlayStation 2 action/adventure game based on the popular Neopets A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. God of War is a Video game for the PlayStation 2 console released on March 22, 2005. In Greek mythology, Artemis language|Greek] ( Nominative), ( Genitive))] was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Farscape The Peacekeeper Wars is a Television Science fiction mini-series written by Rockne S Lords of EverQuest ( LOEQ) is a 3D fantasy Real-Time Strategy game released in December 2003. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series The Queen Farscape The Game is a Computer role-playing game, released in 2002 based on the first season of the science-fiction television show Farscape A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. BeastMaster is a Canadian Television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black) is a 2000 Science fiction action movie directed Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner. is a Manga and Anime series following the adventures of its titular character created by Kaishaku. Good Guys Bad Guys was an Australian crime TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998 with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced Overview When a man impersonating Hercules is killed doing a good deed Hercules is put on trial for encouraging ordinary people to risk their lives to help others in need Water Rats was an Australian TV Police Drama broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001 This article deals with a New Zealand television programme For other uses see the City Life disambiguation A Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian Television drama series Police Rescue is an Australian Television series which aired on ABC between 1991 GP is an Australian Television series shown by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1989 and 1996. The Constellation Awards are a set of Canadian awards that are awarded annually for the best Science fiction or fantasy television or film works of the previous year Season ten of Stargate SG-1, an American - Canadian Television series, began airing on July 14, 2006 on
- ^ Claudia Black will be on the new NBC TV Show pilot called Life.. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
External links
- Claudia Black at the Internet Movie Database
- Claudia Black at TV.com
- Claudia Black Online
- Claudia Black - Australian Film Commission