51 years old (Born on May 19, 1972)
Australian, Actress; She is famous from Daybreakers.
Claudia has won the 2005 AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in Television and the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series two years running for her role in the show. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Magnolia (1999) are among Claudia`s favourite films. She has said that she`s interested in these stories because they deal with loners - and lonely people - finding love. Her surname, Karvan, comes from her step-father who is Greek. His original name was Karvaniardos, but he changed it to Karvan upon migrating to Australia. Immigrants were treated poorly and so often changed their names in order to disguise their origins. In 1998 she received The Palm Springs Short Film Festival Audience Favourite Award for Two Girls and a Baby (1998). Between 1987 and 2004 Karvan was nominated for twelve more Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, winning her category - Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama - in 1996 for her role in "G.P." (1989)Claudia Karvan's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Claudia Karvan
She has been devoted to yoga for many years, and has called it "a life defining influence". She practices both Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga.
he champions many human rights issues in Australia, and has been a patron of A Just Australia - a campaign for refugee programs - since September 2002. She has spoken publicly to challenge the Australian government`s line on asylum seekers.
Her daughter, Audrey, was born in October 2001. She also has a step-daughter, Hollie - her partner`s daughter from a previous relationship - who was born in 1991.
Gave birth to her son, her second child with partner Jeremy Sparks, on May 18th, 2006. The baby weighed in at 8 lbs, 7 oz and was named Albee.
She met her partner, film construction manager Jeremy Sparks, when she was 22. Valentine`s Day 2004 marked the couple`s ten year anniversary.
"Love My Way" (2004) has won the Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series and the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Drama Series for the past two years.
In 2004, Claudia began work on the highly popular Foxtel/Southern Star series, "Love My Way" (2004), as creator, producer and star and in 2007, she has just completed filming the show`s third series
Claudia lived in Bali, with her mother and brothers, for a year when she was 8.