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Christine Lahti   (born April 4, 1950) is an
United States|American actor|actress.  She studied
fine arts at the Florida State University and
received her bachelor's degree in drama from the
University of Michigan, then toured Europe as part
of a pantomime acting troupe.  She then headed to
New York City, where she worked as a waitress and
did commercials. Her breakthrough movie was ...And
Justice for All (movie)|...And Justice for All
(1979) with Al Pacino. After starring in a few
blockbuster hits in the 1970s and early 1980s,
Lahti has primarily chosen to be in movies she
wants to act in, rather than take blockbuster
roles, and she is adamant about spending time with
her three children. 

Lahti received an Academy Award nomination for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best
Supporting Actress for Swing Shift in 1984, and
won an Academy Award for Academy Award for Live
Action Short Film|Best Short Film, Live Action for
Lieberman in Love (1995), which she starred in and
directed.  She has won one Emmy and two Golden
Globes for her role in Chicago Hope. When she won
her Golden Globe in 1998, she was in the bathroom,
which was highly-publicized in the press. After
that event, she made it a point to be good-humored
about it, usually poking fun at herself at other
awards shows.

Lahti is married to Television director|TV
director Thomas Schlamme. She mainly has acted in
independent films or TV series in the past decade,
and she is active in political causes.

Since May 2005 she's been a contributing blogger
at The Huffington Post.

== Selected Filmography ==
*...And Justice for All (movie)|...And Justice for
All (1979)
*Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
*Swing Shift (1984)
*Running on Empty (1988)
*Miss Firecracker (1989)
*The Doctor (movie)|The Doctor (1991)
*Crazy From the Heart (1991)
*Chicago Hope (1994) (TV Series)
*Jack & Bobby (2004) (TV Series)

==External Link==
* imdb name|id=0001441|name=Christine Lahti