Claudia Karvan

TV Actress

Claudia Karvan was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on May 19th, 1972 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 51, Claudia Karvan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
May 19, 1972
Nationality
Australia
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Age
51 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Film Director, Television Actor
Claudia Karvan Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 51 years old, Claudia Karvan has this physical status:

Height
166cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Dark brown
Eye Color
Dark brown
Build
Average
Measurements
32-25-34"
Claudia Karvan Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Claudia Karvan Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Claudia Karvan Career

Career

Karvan appeared in the children's film Molly (1983), where she appeared as Maxie Ireland befriending a gifted dog, Molly. "In this uneven children's tale," Eleanor Mannika of AllMovie said, "Maxee, the film's" new, young caretaker, Maxie [Molly's] has her hands full because the intended sense of adventure in the film is often no more than a sense of the macabre."

She appeared in Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise in 1987 and later with Judy Davis in Gillian Armstrong's High Tide the same year. Tharunka's Paul Fischer portrayed how "virtually stealing the film is a natural actress] [Karvan]... she gives a vivid appearance [She] is a natural performer [she] is an excellent actress, [Hanna] has a natural charisma in a demanding role, as she manipulates emotion in a variety of ways. [Karvan]'s role -- she's [She] is a natural performer] she does... [Karvan] This young star will do well in the future.

Later, Karvan said, "acting opposite Judy Davis, all the dirty work was done for you." I remember her close-up being first and I was just bawling off camera... she's incredibly strong... I never look forward to [crying on screen] [it] is a lot more difficult and a lot more frustrating as it gets more prominent and a lot more vulnerable. "I can't afford it." She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Support Role Award by a Supporting Role later this year, but she lost to Jan Adele, who portrayed her grandmother, Bet, in the same film.

In the Australian comedy, caper film, The Big Steal (1990), Joanna Johnson, 17-year-old Karvan, received a lead role. Danny Clarke, the woman of her love, is portrayed by Ben Mendelsohn and tries to impress her with his car. "[She] accepts a date. But as it is expected that nirvana will be easily obtained, the engine goes up, as well as the date. "It's first class entertainment, but a little more absurdity in the main characters would not have gone astray," Mary Colbert of Filmnews said. [Mendelsohn] and [Karvan] will not have gone astray, but a waste of potential comedy."

In 1993, Karvan portrayed Christina Papadopoulos, a 22-year-old secondary school teacher, in The Heartbreak Kid. Nick Polides, a 17-year-old student, is her subject (Alex Dimitriades). "As the lead player Karvan earns a lot of respect," Paul Bongiorno, a Canberra Times columnist, wrote. Christina will remain with Nick as her parents and fiancee plan their lives. "It's such a difficult job," producer Ben Gannon told Bongiorno. You don't want someone coming across as a school teacher preying on a young child. She is an expert. She is a bit of a mystery. And she can't believe she's Greek. Gannon used the footage for a similar TV series, Heartbreak High (1994-1999), in which Karvan's character of Christine was depicted by Sarah Lambert.

In Flynn (as My Forgotten Man, 1993), Karvan appeared alongside Guy Pearce (playing Errol Flynn's young fiancée) and Dating the Enemy (1996) (where the partners are body swapped). The Flynn shooting began in 1989, when Karvan was 17, but it had to be re-shot with some new cast members, a new director, and new producers. By the time Flynn was released on television in 1996, it was deemed "the Enemy had appeared in theaters as "a second (much better) film with Pearce."

Karvan had trained for the lead role in the 1996 comedy film All Men Are Liars (1995), but did not take it up, which went to fellow actor Toni Pearen. Pearen recalled "the producer and the director's telling me that [Karvan] was their first pick, and she did a better job than me." Claudia Karvan was my favorite actress and I always had to be really good!' In a romantic comedy, Paperback Hero (1999), she starred Hugh Jackman. For the Perpetual Grainger biopic, Passion, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Support Role. Alfhild de Luce, Grainger's earliest love interest, was portrayed by the actress opposite Richard Roxburgh.

Sola Naberrie, the actress' older sister of Padmé Amidala (played by Natalie Portman), appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) as the younger sister of Padmé Amidala. Sola had filmed scenes for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), but they were removed from the theatrical release and appear only as an extra on the related two-disc DVD. "It was one day's work, and there were about ten wardrobe calls for that one day," she said of the 2002 film. Amazing outfits.

It felt a bit like — whew, this is big!

Then you get to the point, and it's an all-Australian crew, which is lovely. "I felt at ease" when I was shown how to move about.

She appeared in Footy Legends, a comedy, sports drama about rugby league football, in 2006. Michael Clarke of ABC North Queensland praised Anh Do and Lisa Saggers in the lead roles, but felt that "the majority of the cast, including [Karvan] and Peter Phelps, is just thin stereotypes, and that casting of real-life footy commentators Andrew Voss and Matthew Johns is painfully irritating." In the American teen fantasy, Aquamarine (2006), Ginny Rogers, the mother of teenage Hailey (Joanna Levesque).

In March 2007, Karvan and Steve Bisley were inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame for their contribution to the vitality and uniqueness of Australian Film by the placement of plaques in the footpath." "Karvan's place as a major player in Australia's film culture was carved in stone," Alexandra Heller-Nicholas observed. She co-starred with Jim Caviezel in Long Weekend (or Nature's Grave in the United States), directed by Jamie Blanks in February 2008.

Michelle in September 2008, "a stop motion toon for grown-ups," she sang of Michelle. She appeared in the 2009 film Daybreakers, a vampire thriller co-starring Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe and shot on the Gold Coast. "Learning how to treat a crossbow" was a high-light. Audrey's character, despite Dafoe's Elvis, is a survivor, while Hawke's Edward is a vampire scientist." Barbara appeared in 33 Postcards (2011) as Barbara, as Barbara, alongside Guy Pearce.

Karvan took over a role from another actress only weeks before shooting began in Infidel (2020). "She] really dove into the role, and she portrays her husband's complete shock when every avenue she attempts to get her husband out of jail is thwarted," she said.

In the teen drama, Princess Kate (1988), Karvan's early television appearance, as Amanda, featured Justine Clarke in the title role. The Last Resort, a television show, starred her in a year of television shows during that period. She was asked about working in an ongoing role in 2001 and reflected, "The only television series I've ever attended was at the ABC when I was around 15, so you can see why there was some trepidation."

In the telemovie, Natural Justice: Heat (1996), set in York, Western Australia, Karvan played Asta Cadell, a motorcycle-riding advocate. "I don't think many other Australian actors could pull off the 'biker chick' with such style and beauty," a critic for Australian Cinema. Asta was first introduced by Deborra-Lee Furness in the 1988 film Shame.

Karvan received her first AFI Award in 1996 for her role as Jessica Travis in a television drama, "Sing Me a Lullaby." "She's a wonderful character" during My Brother Jack's filming (2001). She's been described as having a pagan vitality, as a genuine savage, and she reminds David (Matt Day) of his brother. "Doing jobs that aren't leads doesn't mean it's a bad job," she said. It's less time and less work, but there's something about creating a character and displaying the story in a short time: you've got to use every second.

Karvan began working on The Secret Life of Us in 2001, and she played Alex Christensen for the telemovie and the ensuing three seasons. "Great Expectations" and "The People You Meet" were two of the scenes. "Her shift from acting in shows to creating," the show's co-creator and producer John Edwards acknowledges. Karvan was given her first directing gig by the artist.

Small Claims, Small Claims: Rebecca Gibney co-starred in a trilogy of telemovies, Small Claims, and Small Claims: The Reunion (2006). "A sleuthing pair of down-to-earth women," Jo Collins and Chrissy Hindmarsh depict, respectively. Karvan is a brisk, unbutch, 30-something police woman; Gibney, a one-time counsel, is on the cusp of middle age. "We all agreed we wanted to be playing ordinary recognisable women," Gibney told Peter Craven of The Age.

Karvan, in addition to appearing in a lead role, was the co-creator, co-producer, and a scriptwriter of three seasons of Love My Way (2005–2007). Frankie Paige received her second AFI award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005 and her third in 2007 (rebranded as Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama). Karvan, a co-producer of Love My Way, received three more AFI awards, first in 2005 (shared with Edwards and Jacquelin Perske), and third in 2007 (with Edwards). In their book, 1001 Australians You Should Know (2006), Toby Creswell and Samantha Trenoweth included her as "[she] has been investigating the stresses and lows of fractured family life... She has a wide variety, and she has appeared in and produced Love My Way," a writer.

Julia, an advocate for a detainee or asylum seeker, Amir, was depicted in Saved (2009), an Osamah Sami film. Karvan co-created, produced, and starred in the film Spirited, which premiered in August 2010. Suzy Darling, a Sydney dentist, has left her husband Steve (Rodger Corser) and moved into a penthouse in a building that the ghost of a 1980s British rock musician Henry (Matt King), who she finds haunted by the ghost of a 1980s British rock musician Henry (Matt King).

Judy Vickers appeared on Puberty Blues for two seasons (2012, 2014). It is based on the 1981 film of the same name and the 1979 book that was related. "It's like they're looking at the '70s with 2012 eyes," she characterized her view. It's unflinching, and it's quite extensive... I've never done a time in a lifetime that I've lived through – it's a bit like time travel. It's stunning." In September 2012, the actress appeared in "Life After Puberty," a New Story episode. Nell Schofield and her co-star Jad Capelja's tragic tale on tonight's program, "Unfortunately," Nell Schofield and her co-star Jad Capelja" tells the bittersweet tale.

Caroline Tivolli appeared in ABC's The Time Of Our Lives (2013–14). "The overly concerned mother of a child with tiger-parent tendencies is a divisive figure," Anna Brain of The Herald Sun described the situation. "Having dug into the character's psychology and found an intelligent, under-utilised woman, Karvan doesn't think Caroline will be back to give the compliment." Justine Clarke, Caroline's co-sister-in-law Bernadette, was also on the show. Karvan co-produced House of Hancock (February 2015), a fictionalized TV drama about Gina Rinehart's friendship with her step-mother Rose Porteous. "It's a" story about the legacy of parenting and families (and) she's such an enigmatic and unique individual," she said about the work.

Sarah Longmore, Pearce's love interest, appeared in Jack Irish in 2016. Doctor Doctor Doctor is also a medical drama, comedy, drama series produced in that year (2016–present). Tony McNamara and Ian Collie, her co-producers on the program, are among her co-producers. She had appeared on scripts written by McNamara on The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way, and Puberty Blues. After a successful debut of The Broken Shore, Karvan and Collie began collaborating. In a court drama, Newton's Law, she played Josephine Newton, the titular character.

She appeared on Dancing with the Stars as a contestant with her professional dance partner, Aric Yedkin, early in 2020. Despite receiving a perfect score from the judges in the finale episode, they finished in third place, "before viewer votes were added to the mix and dropped her down." In the crime drama series Halifax: Retribution (2020), she reunited with Gibney (as Jane Halifax), while portraying her rival, Mandy Petras. Craig Mathieson of the Sydney Morning Herald observed, "Karvan is the show's greatest asset, needinglessly to annoy Halifax with fake compassion [her character] is a welcome antidote to castmate Anthony LaPaglia's "burnt-out cop clichés." Karvan co-created, co-created, with Kelsey Munro, and appeared in Bump (2001), the Australian web television drama series Bump (2021). She also co-produced the series with John Edwards and his son, Dan Edwards.

In April 1991, Karvan appeared in Henry IV, Part 1, at Riverside Theatres in Parramatta. In addition to acting Kathy "Bubba" Ryan in a Summer of the Seventeenth Doll production at the Seymour Centre, Chippendale, in August of that year. She appeared in Poor Super Man, at Wharf 2 Theatre, Sydney, during April 1995. Brad Fraser wrote the play, and it was used as the basis for a Canadian drama film titled Leaving Metropolis (2002). In late December 1998, Karvan appeared in Wharf 1 Theatre in Fred, a work written by Beatrix Christian. "[It] begins as a brittle, surprisingly funny murder mystery, giving rise to a question of life's meaning, with a hint of sex-farce of the slamming door variety," Green Left's Mark Stoyich described the play. Monica's character is a TV actress, "neurotic, dippy vegetarian [who] dresses sexily and throws herself at Detective Rose (John Adam).

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Toni Collette, 51, shows off her fit physique in a bikini as she takes a dip in Sydney after her ex-husband confirms new romance with Claudia Karvan

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 12, 2024
During a PDA-filled date at Bondi Beach, her ex-husband premiered his surprise affair with Claudia Karvan. Toni Collette, 51, of Sydney, demonstrated that the best revenge is looking good after she took a dip in the ocean on Thursday. In a blue floral bikini, the Muriel's Wedding actress showcased her tone.

Stars of Stan's critically acclaimed comedy-drama Bump reveal why the show is so successful ahead of season four premiere

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 21, 2023
The stars of Stan's critically acclaimed comedy-drama Bump have discussed why the show is such a hit ahead of season four's debut. According to Nathalie Morris, who plays Oly, the series is a hit because it'resonates with so many people.' It's a very upbeat show and a good way to get the best of a bad situation.' "I also believe a number of people in Sydney are aware of the show's location," she said.

Claudia Karvan steps out for the first time since her new love with Toni Collette's ex-husband Dave Galafassi was revealed... as Muriel's Wedding actress'making a choice'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 12, 2023
Claudia Karvan has been seen for the first time since her surprise new love with Toni Collette's ex-husband Dave Galafassi was revealed. On Tuesday, the actress, 52, was seen running errands in Sydney looking relaxed as she spent time with a female friend. The Bump actress, who was dressed in a striped blue-and-white jumper and jeans, looked effortlessly chic strolling with car keys in hand.