Claudia Black Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Saturn Award four consecutive years as Best Actress on Television for her role as Aeryn Sun on "Farscape․"
• Was a finalist at the Globe Shakespeare Competition in 1990
• Won a Saturn Award in 2005 for Best Actress on Television for her role as Aeryn Sun on "Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars․"
• Named her first son Odin after the Norse god of war and her second son Viggo, meaning warrior
• Quote: "I always liked to take whatever I've learned technically as an actor and move on to a new job as soon as possible so that I can use those new skills and employ them immediately․"
• Quote: "If real life was like our beloved Science Fiction, I would be able to tell you exactly what my future holds․"
• Quote: "You have to understand how to play the stakes for heightened drama, and you learn that or die in theatre․ While it's a little bit safer on television or on a film set to call cut and go again, you don't have the time, so a disciplined actor is really going to save the producer time and money if they can be a one-take wonder․"
• Has provided voiceover work for numerous video games, including Chloe Frazier in the "Uncharted" series and as Samantha Byrne in "Gears of War 3․"
• Recognized for her roles as Aeryn Sun on "Farscape" and Vala Mal Doran in "Stargate SG-1․"
• Had her pregnancy of her first child written into the season nine finale of "Stargate SG-1․"