Cast & creator
Claudia Christian
Best known for The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, NCIS
Claudia Christian is an American actress born on August 10, 1965, in Glendale, California. Her family moved to Connecticut some afterwards. At age five, she was bitten by the acting bug when she played a Native American in a school play. After her family returned to California, she graduated high school at 16, and set out to start her acting career. She worked in a coffee house and then at a clothing store for two years before landing her first acting role on the soap "Dallas" (1978). In her next appearance, she played Kara in the television movie, Calendar Girl Murders (1984) (TV). Her big break came when she landed the part of "Susan Ivanova" on the science-fiction series "Babylon 5" (1994).
Also known as: Claudia Ann Christian , Claudia Christain, کلودیا کریستیان
57
film credits
40
television credits
96
1971–2023 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (97)
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The Mentalist
Greta Fortensky
2008
Criminal Minds
Agent Gretchen Stern
2005
NCIS
Agent Louise Moreau
2003
The Rookie
Margaret
2018
Castle
Mrs. Logan
2009
Grimm
Mrs. Clark
2011
Columbo
Lisa Martin
1971
9-1-1
Capt. Elaine Maynard
2018
Nip/Tuck
Gwen
2003
Murder, She Wrote
Bonnie Jenks Hastings
1984
Falcon Crest
Kate Mars
1981
Babylon 5
Susan Ivanova
1994
Quantum Leap
Allison Grimsley
1989
Hacks
Nikki Lipka
2021
The A-Team
Cathy Rogers
1983
Everwood
Young Edna
2002
Matlock
Mickey Alder
1986
Highlander: The Series
Katherine
1992
T. J. Hooker
Betty Macrae
1982
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Hunter
Roxanne Hoffmeyer
1984
Relic Hunter
Carson Inez
1999
Family Law
Carla Sims
1999
Freaks and Geeks
Gloria Haverchuck
1999
She Spies
Tanya
2002
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Sylvia
1986
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
Legatus Tihomir (voice)
2021DOTA: Dragon's Blood
Legatus Tihomir / Old Woman (voice)
2021DOTA: Dragon's Blood
Tihomir (voice)
2021
Blood of Zeus
Hera (voice)
2020
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Helga (voice)
2001
Dark Justice
1991
Mike Hammer
Casey
1984Police Story
Officer Babs Altoon
1988
Blacke's Magic
Laurie Blacke
1986
The Hidden
Brenda Lee Van Buren
1987
Broken News
Julia Regan - IBS
2005Space Cadets
Self
1997
Berrenger's
1985
Half Past Dead
Special Agent Ellen Williams
2002
Love & Sex
Woman in Gallery at End
2000
The Highwayman
Dawn
1987
Maniac Cop 2
Susan Riley
1990
The Chase
Yvonne Voss
1994
Babylon 5: The Road Home
Susan Ivanova (voice)
2023
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Susan Ivanova (uncredited)
1998
Mommy I Didn't Do It
Officer Ritts
2017My Life and Times
1991
Clean and Sober
Iris
1988
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Samantha
1991
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Susan Ivanova
1998
Strays
Claire Lederer
1991
Starhyke
2009
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
Andy
1999
Chicanery
Abigail Blunt
2017
Tale of Two Sisters
Elizabeth 'Liz'
1989
The Woman Who Sinned
Judy Reinhardt
1991
Calendar Girl Murders
Kara Alexander
1984
The Wrong Woman
Officer Ritts
2013
Hexed
Hexina
1993
Lancelot: Guardian of Time
Katherine Shelley
1997
Lies of the Twins
Felice
1991A Masterpiece of Murder
Julia Forsythe
1986
A Wing and a Prayer
Shelley Lowe
1998
Kaleidoscope
Meagan
1990
Meteor Apocalypse
Kate Dematti
2010
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Eliza Allen
1986
The Dark Backward
Kitty
1991
Arena
Quinn
1989
Cozmo's
Majestica
2016
Mood Indigo
Leeann Hardy
1993
Think Big
Dr. Irene Marsh
1989
Snide and Prejudice
Renate Muller
1997
Bad Guys
2000
Final Voyage
Max
1999
Murder at the Murder Mystery Party
Head Gamemaker
2023
Quiet Kill
Amy Martin
2004
Journey Beneath the Sea
Aquareine (voice)
1996
The Failures
Anna
2004
The Haunting of Hell House
Lucy
1999
California Scheming
Mom
2014
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
Patricia Van Lier
1999
Police Story: Monster Manor
Officer Babs Altoon
1988
Never on Tuesday
Tuesday
1989
The Garden
Dr. Cairns
2006
Watercolor Postcards
Cheryl
2013Red
Marlena
2014
Serbian Scars
Maggie
2009Jesus Comes to Town
Darlin' Lil
2010
Mom
Virginia Monroe
1990
The Pipeline
Asta Folkhart
Geppetto's Secret
Blue Fairy
2005Running Home
Jules Daniels
1999
Mad About You
Cassandra Harris
1989One Little Pill
Herself / Narrator
2014One Little Pill
Executive Producer
2014
Dirty Dead Con Men
Donna
2018