American actress Claudia Ann Christian was born on August 10, 1965 in Glendale, California. Aside from being an actress, she was also a writer, singer, musician, and director. After sometime, her family moved to Connecticut. Claudia Christian has two younger sisters and three older brothers who are genetic engineers and veterinarians.

Claudia Christian had her first acting experience at the age of five when she played a Native American in a school play. Her family moved back to California. After graduating from high school at 16, she went and set out to pursue her acting career. Christian worked in a coffee house and a clothing store for two years before landing her first acting role on the soap Dallas in 1978. Her next appearance was in 1984 where she played Kara in the television movie, Calendar Girl Murders.

In 1987, Claudia Christian made one of her most memorable performances in her feature film debut for her role as a stripper in the cult classic The Hidden. She went on to star in over 40 films including Clean and Sober (1988), Maniac Cop 2, Hexed (1993), 20th Century Fox's The Chase (1994). She also starred in Adam Rifkin's Never On Tuesday (1998). Movie fans watched Christian at the box office with Steven Seagal in the action thriller, Half past Dead in 2002. In 2004, she returned to the live stage starring in the play What the Night Is For with Kip Gilman at the Laguna Playhouse.
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