- Born
- Birth nameClaudia Ann Coghlan
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Claudia Christian began her career on stage as a child in Connecticut. She booked her first television job as a teenager in the hugely popular series "Dallas" and never stopped working. She has been in dozens of films and hundreds of hours of TV. She became a sci-fi icon with her portrayal of "Susan Ivanova" in the Hugo and Emmy award winning series, "Babylon 5". She has worked with legends such as Morgan Freeman, Michael Keaton, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Faye Dunaway, Bob Hope, Don Ameche, George Clooney, Nicolas Cage, Sharon Stone and more in her 40+ year career. She lends her distinctive voice to dozens of the world's most popular games and is a published author of non fiction and fiction. Claudia runs the non profit, Options Save Lives, and is a TEDx speaker. In 2014 she produced the award winning documentary "One Little Pill" and is a passionate activist. Claudia resides in Los Angeles and London.
- IMDb mini biography by: Claudia Christian
- SpouseGary DeVore(1988 - 1992) (divorced)
- ParentsHildegard ChristianJames Michael Coghlan
- RelativesVincent Michael Coghlan(Sibling)James Christian Coghlan(Sibling)Patrick Alan Coghlan(Sibling)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Auditioned for the role of "Seven of Nine" on Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
- Has written a series of children's books called "The Misadventures of Miss Emma Bradford."
- Wore one earring throughout the production of Babylon 5. In the story, it was because she gave one of her lucky earrings to her brother (Ganya Ivanov), who was later killed in action (Babylon 5 movie: In The Beginning), but in reality it was for her elder brother Patrick, who was killed by a drunk driver when she was 8 years old.
- When Gary DeVore disappeared in mysterious circumstances, Claudia hired private investigators and ex-marines to look for him. His car was later discovered in an aqueduct, some distance from the highway, but when the marines swept it earlier, the car was not there.
- Posed nude for Playboy Magazine.
- Apparently I've been typecast in science fiction: I'm a Russian bisexual telepathic Jew.
- Cooking is great, love is grand, but soufflés fall and lovers come and go. But you can always depend on a book!
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