Karvan at Woman of Style Awards, Red Carpet, May 2015
Born
(1972-05-19) 19 May 1972 (age 51)
Sydney, Australia
Education
SCEGGS
Occupations
Actress
producer
Years active
1983–present
Known for
Heartbreak High (TV series) (1994-1999)
The Secret Life of Us (TV series) (2001-2005)
Love My Way (TV series) (2004-2007)
The Time of Our Lives (TV series)
Partner
Jeremy Sparks (1995–2017)
Children
2
Claudia KarvanOAM (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress and producer. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film Molly (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in High Tide (1987). She portrayed a teacher in The Heartbreak Kid (1993) – the film was spun off into a TV series, Heartbreak High (1994–1999), with her character taken over by Sarah Lambert. Karvan's roles in television series include The Secret Life of Us (2001–2005), Love My Way (2004–2007), Newton's Law (2017) and Halifax: Retribution (2020). She won Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama at the AFI Awards (later rebranded as the AACTA Awards) for her appearance in G.P. (1996). She won two similar AFI Awards for her role in Love My Way (2005 and 2007) and in 2014 for her work in The Time of Our Lives (2013–2014). As a co-producer and co-writer on Love My Way, she won three further AFI Awards for Best Drama Series in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Karvan was inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame in 2007 in acknowledgment of her contributions to the Australian film and television industry. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the drama series Spirited, which she co-created and was executive producer. She appeared as Judy Vickers in Puberty Blues (2012, 2014). Karvan has co-produced House of Hancock (February 2015) and Doctor Doctor (2016–2021). In 2021 she co-created, co-produced and starred in the TV drama series, Bump.
ClaudiaKarvan OAM (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress and producer. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film Molly (1983) and followed...
is an Australian television drama series created by John Edwards and ClaudiaKarvan, which premiered on Fox8 on 22 November 2004, before moving to W. for...
channel W that aired for two seasons, 2010 and 2011. The series stars ClaudiaKarvan as dentist Suzy Darling, who walks away from a loveless marriage and...
2009, she appeared in the Rob Marshall musical Nine, portraying the muse Claudia Jenssen, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion...
in the telemovie trilogy Small Claims as Chrissy, co-starring with ClaudiaKarvan. She appeared in the movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel Salem's...
the substitute to become the richest man alive and for all eternity. ClaudiaKarvan as Audrey Bennett, who was educating at college during the plague. She...
1999 Australian comedy film directed by Emma-Kate Croghan and starring ClaudiaKarvan. It was Croghan's follow up to Love and Other Catastrophes and used...
Water Rats, All Saints, and Beastmaster. Bennett then starred alongside ClaudiaKarvan in the miniseries The Violent Earth, produced by French company Gaumont...
ABC telemovie The Broken Shore, alongside Don Hany, Dan Wyllie and ClaudiaKarvan. It premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2013 and aired...
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