Claudia Black | |
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Born | Claudia Lee Black 11 October 1972 Sydney, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | Jamie Oddie (m. 2004;div. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Claudia Lee Black [1] (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in Farscape , Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch Black . She has had prominent roles in video games, such as Admiral Daro'Xen and Matriarch Aethyta in Mass Effect , Chloe Frazer in Uncharted , Morrigan in Dragon Age , Whitney Chang in The Amazing Spider-Man , Tess Everis in Destiny , and Samantha Byrne in Gears of War 3 , Gears of War 4 , and Gears 5 . [2] She also had a recurring role as Dahlia in The Originals and starred as Dr. Sabine Lommers in TV series Containment .
Black was born and raised in a Jewish family [3] in Sydney, New South Wales. She studied at the Anglican Kambala School in Sydney. [1] She has lived in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. [1] Her parents, Jules and Judy Black, are medical academics based in Australia. [4]
Black has acted in Australia and New Zealand in television and movies. She portrayed a transgender woman named Jill Mayhew in the Australian television series Good Guys, Bad Guys . [1] She had a leading role in the New Zealand soap opera City Life playing the role of Greek lawyer Angela Kostapas. [1]
Black gained international recognition for her role in Farscape and was nominated for a Saturn Award in the Best Actress category in 2001, 2002 and 2005, winning in the latter. She has appeared in the feature films Queen of the Damned and Pitch Black . After Farscape ended, Black appeared as Vala Mal Doran in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Prometheus Unbound"; her performance was well-received and she was invited to reprise her role in the show's ninth season when series regular Amanda Tapping went on maternity leave. Black returned to the series as a regular cast member for the tenth and final season and also starred in Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum films that wrapped up the series' story lines. Black co-starred with Ben Browder in both series.[ citation needed ]
In the NBC TV show Life (2007), Black was cast in the supporting role of Jennifer Conover for the initial pilot. [5] Due to Black's second pregnancy, the part was recast and the role was given to the actress Jennifer Siebel when the series was bought by the TV network. NBC still used footage of Black and none of Siebel when promoting the TV series' debut.[ citation needed ]
Popular at science fiction conventions, Black showed her talent at singing and playing the guitar at the Farscape conventions and in 2007 sang on the debut album of musician and fellow Farscape actor Paul Goddard. [1]
Black has also performed in theater. She played Portia in a tour of the Merchant of Venice . [1] She has had parts in Spotlight on Women, The Picture of Dorian Gray , Loose Ends and Pick Ups for the Belvoir Street Theatre and Little Women and The World Knot for the Bicentennial Opera. [1]
Since 2007, Black has been a prolific video game voice actress. She has gained particular attention for her work with BioWare's Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. Her son Odin Black voiced her Dragon Age character's son in Dragon Age: Inquisition. She also played Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted series. [6] In 2008, she narrated the audiobook "Swallowing Darkness" by Laurell K. Hamilton. [7] In 2014, Black had a voice-over role in Rick and Morty as Ma-Sha in the episode "Raising Gazorpazorp". [8] In 2016, she appeared in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as Engineer Audrey "Mac" MaCallum.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Pitch Black | Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery | |
2002 | Queen of the Damned | Pandora | |
2007 | Stolen Life | Kieru (voice) | |
2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Vala Mal Doran | Direct-to-video |
2008 | WarGames: The Dead Code | R.I.P.L.E.Y. (voice) | |
2008 | Stargate: Continuum | Vala Mal Doran / Qetesh | |
2011 | Rango | Angelique (voice) | |
2012 | Justice League: Doom | Cheetah (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2012 | Strange Frame | Parker C. Boyd (voice) | |
2012 | The Alchemist Agenda | Ariel | |
2013 | Rain from Stars | Donna | |
2021 | Time Now | Aunt Joan | |
2022 | DEUS | Karla Grey |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Home and Away | Sandra | 2 episodes |
1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | Extra | Miniseries |
1993 | G.P. | Joanna | Episode: "A Thousand Flowers" |
1993 | Police Rescue | Julia | Episode: "Double Illusion" |
1993 | A Country Practice | Claire Bonacci | 30 episodes |
1996–98 | City Life | Angela Kostapas | 26 episodes |
1997 | Amazon High | Karina | Television film |
1997 | Water Rats | Beth Williams | Episode: "All at Sea" |
1997–98 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Cassandra | 2 episodes |
1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Jill Mayhew | Episode: "Naughty Bits" |
1999 | A Twist in the Tale | Morgana | Episode: "Obsession in August" |
1999 | Steel Angel Kurumi | Steel Angel Mikhail (voice) | English dub |
1999–2003 | Farscape | Aeryn Sun | 88 episodes |
2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Karina | Episode: "Lifeblood" |
2001 | BeastMaster | Huna | Episode: "Wild Child" |
2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Aeryn Sun | Miniseries |
2004–07 | Stargate SG-1 | Vala Mal Doran | 29 episodes |
2007 | The Dresden Files | Liz Fontaine | Episode: "The Other Dick" |
2008 | Moonlight | The Cleaner | Episode: "Sonata" |
2010 | NCIS | Velvet Road | Episode: "Borderland" |
2011 | 90210 | Guru Sona | 3 episodes |
2012 | Haven | Moira | Episode: "Magic Hour" Part 1 & 2 |
2014–present | Rick and Morty | Mar-Sha, Ventriloquiver (voices) | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Originals | Dahlia | 6 episodes Season 2 E16, E18, E19, E20, E21, E22 |
2016 | Containment | Sabine Lommers | 13 episodes |
2019–20 | Roswell, New Mexico | Ann Evans | 5 episodes S1 E7, E8 S2 E1 E2 E5 |
2019–21 | Final Space | Sheryl Goodspeed (voice) | 26 episodes |
2021–22 | The Nevers | Stripe | 4 episodes |
2023 | Ahsoka | Klothow | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Farscape: The Game | Aeryn Sun | |
2003 | Lords of EverQuest | Lady Briana | |
2005 | God of War | Artemis | |
2005 | Neopets: The Darkest Faerie | Fauna | |
2006 | Project Sylpheed | Narrator [9] | |
2007 | Conan | A'Kanna | |
2007 | Crysis | Helena | |
2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Chloe Frazer | |
2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Morrigan | |
2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Admiral Daro'Xen vas Moreh, Matriarch Aethyta, Rachni Envoy | |
2010 | Final Fantasy XIV | Narrator | |
2011 | TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea | Elf Commander Fraya | |
2011 | Gears of War 3 | Samantha Byrne | |
2011 | Rage | Mel, Sally | |
2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Chloe Frazer | |
2012 | Mass Effect 3 | Admiral Daro'Xen vas Moreh, Matriarch Aethyta | |
2012 | Diablo III | Cydaea, Mistress of Pain | |
2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Whitney Chang | |
2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Cydaea, Mistress of Pain | |
2014 | Destiny | Tess Everis | |
2014 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Queen Marwen | |
2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Morrigan | |
2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Chloe Frazer | Multiplayer only |
2016 | Gears of War 4 | Samantha Byrne | |
2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Leviathan | |
2016 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Audrey "Mac" MaCullum | |
2017 | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Chloe Frazer | |
2017 | Destiny 2 | Tess Everis | |
2017 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Jessica "Silent Death" Valiant | The Diaries of Agent Silent Death DLC |
2018 | Killing Floor 2 | Mrs Foster | Mrs Foster Content Pack DLC |
2023 | Forspoken | Tanta Olas | |
2024 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Morrigan |
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