Black, Claudia 1972(?)–

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BLACK, Claudia 1972(?)–

PERSONAL

Born October 11, 1972 (some sources cite 1963), in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Career:

Actress. Globe Shakespeare Competition, finalist, 1990.

Awards, Honors:

Saturn Award nomination, best genre TV actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 2000, Saturn Award nomination, best actress on television, 2001, Saturn Award nominations, best actress in a television series, 2002, 2003, all for Farscape.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery, Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black), USA Films, 2000.

Pandora, Queen of the Damned (also known as Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned), Warner Bros., 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Claire Bonacci, A Country Practice, Seven Network, 1993, Ten Network, 1994.

Angela Kostapas, City Life, 1996.

Officer Aeryn Sun, Farscape (also known as Far Horizon), Sci–Fi Channel, 1999—.

(English version) Voice of Steel Angel Mikhail, Kotetsu tenshi Kurumi (animated; also known as Steel Angel Kurumi), 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Seven Deadly Sins, 1993.

Aeryn Sun, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (also known as The Farscape Miniseries), Sci–Fi Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Drug Free Kids: A Parent's Guide, PBS, 1988.

Host/Aeryn Sun, Farscape Undressed (documentary), Sci–Fi Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Office Aeryn Sun, Farscape, Sci–Fi Channel, 1999.

Karina, Amazon High, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

G.P., 1988.

Julia, "Double Illusion," Police Rescue, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1993.

Cassandra, "Atlantis," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1997.

Beth Williams, "All at Sea," Water Rats, Nine Network, 1997.

Cassandra, "Hercules on Trial," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1998.

Jill Mayhew, "Naughty Bits," Good Guys Bad Guys, Nine Network, 1998.

Amazon #2, "Lifeblood," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 2000.

Huna, "Wild Child," BeastMaster, syndicated, 2001.

Vala, "Prometheus Unbound," Stargate SG–1, Sci–Fi Channel and syndicated, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Aeryn Sun, Farscape: The Game (also known as Farscape: War & Peacekeepers), 2002.

Lady Briana, Lords of Everquest, Sony Online Entertainment, 2003.

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