Claudia Black
From Farscape Encyclopedia Project
| Claudia Lee Black | |
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| Born | October 11th, 1972 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
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[edit] Bio
Claudia Black is an Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Aeryn Sun on Farscape and Vala Mal Doran on Stargate SG-1.
Before landing her role on Farscape, Black appeared on a number of television programs including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Australian-based A Country Practice. She has also appeared in the feature films Pitch Black and Queen of the Damned. More recently her acting work has included a guest appearance on The Dresden Files, starring voice role in the Machinima series Stolen Life, and reprising her role of Vala for the Stargate SG-1 direct to DVD movies Ark of Truth and Continuum.
Black has been nominated for six Saturn Awards, five for her role on Farscape and once for SG-1, winning one. In 2004, she was voted "#7 Hottest Scifi Babe" by Scifi WorldNet.
[edit] Personal
Black was married in 2004 (even putting off her honeymoon to film The Peacekeeper Wars) and had her first child in 2005. According to SG-1 co-star Michael Shanks, her second son was born in the November 2007.
[edit] Farscape Characters
- Officer Aeryn Sun
