Christine LahtiNationality:
American Birthdate:
04/04/1949 Birthplace:
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biography
A tall, attractive radiant performer, Christine Lahti moved to NYC in 1973, beginning an impressive career that has spanned film, theater and television. An appearance in a commercial for the rug shampoo Spray 'n' Vac led to other product endorsements (like Sominex and Joy dishwashing liquid) which prefaced her breakthrough theatrical role opposite Chris Sarandon in the Off-Broadway production of David Mamet's "The Woods" (1978). Lahti's TV debut came as a co-star of the 1978 ABC movie-pilot "Dr Scorpion", and she followed quickly with a short stint as a series regular on "The Harvey Korman
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milestones
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Worked as a singing waitress one summer during college; travelled to Scotland as a member of the Ann Arbor Mime Troupe, then went to London, appearing in a mime production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
1973
Moved to New York City; supported herself as a waitress by day and performed off-off Broadway by night; even worked as a mime for a while in Central Park, battling an imaginary wind as her roommate honked inexpertly on a clarinet
Appeared in commercials first for rug shampoo Spray 'n Vac, then for eight other products including Sominex and Joy dishwashing liquid
1977
First Off-Broadway appearance as the female lead opposite Chris Sarandon in David Mamet's "The Woods" at the New York Shakespeare Festival's Public Theater
1978
TV debut as Tania Reston in live-action, comic book adventure (movie-series pilot) "Dr Scorpion"
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