Claudia Karvan Movies and Career Information

Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress popular for her roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way. She is also a producer and writer on Love My Way and played in the 2010 film Daybreakers as Audrey Bennett. She currently stars in the drama series Spirited. She began screen acting in 1983 when she appeared in the film Molly. In 1987 she went on to appear in Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise and appeared alongside Judy Davis in Gillian Armstrong's High Tide that same year. In 1993, Karvan won an Australian Film Critic's Circle award for Best Actress for her role in The Heartbreak Kid. Karvan has starred alongside many of Australia's leading men, including Guy Pearce in Flynn (1992) and Dating the Enemy (1996), Ben Mendelsohn in The Big Steal (1990) and Hugh Jackman in Paperback Hero (1999). In 2006, she had a role in Footy Legends, a film about rugby league. She also played the role of Hailey's (Joanna Levesque) mother in the US film Aquamarine. Karvan appeared in Star Wars: Episode III as Sola Naberrie, the older sister of Padmé Amidala. She also filmed scenes for Star Wars: Episode II but her scenes were cut and appear only on the