Claudia Black

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Claudia Black
Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun in Farscape
Birth name	Claudia Lee Black
Born	October 11, 1972 (age 34) Sydney Australia
Notable roles	Aeryn Sun in Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1

Claudia Lee Black (born October 11, 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayal of Aeryn Sun in the science fiction television series Farscape.

There has been much debate on the various scifi bulletin boards concerning her actual birth year. She herself has consistently declined to give an answer as to her birth year - when asked about her birth date she simply replies, "October 11" leaving the year of her birth open for debate.

For her role in Farscape, Black was nominated Best Actress by Saturn Award in 2001 and 2002, and won the award in 2005. She has appeared in the feature films Queen of the Damned and Pitch Black. Black also appears as Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 as a regular cast member starting in season 10; she portrayed the same character in one season eight episode ("Prometheus Unbound") and eight season nine episodes. In 2004, she was voted "#7 Hottest Scifi Babe" by Scifi WorldNet.

[edit] Personal life

In order to film the mini-series Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Claudia Black postponed her honeymoon in 2004.
According to an interview with TV Guide,^{[citation needed]} she gave birth to a baby boy in December 2005. She appears pregnant in the story arc of Stargate SG-1 beginning with the episode "Crusade".
Has one older sister named Georgina.
Popular at sci-fi conventions, Black showed her talent at singing and playing the guitar at the Farscape conventions

[edit] Filmography

Title	Character	Year	Format	Notes
The Dresden Files	Liz	2007	TV	First apperance: "The Other Dick"
Stargate SG-1	Vala Mal Doran	2004–2007	TV
Neopets: The Darkest Faerie	Fauna (voice)	2005	Video game
One		2005	Film
Naked in London		2005	Film	Only promo trailer
God of War	Artemis (voice)	2005	Video game
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars	Aeryn Sun	2004	TV
Lords of Everquest	Lady Briana (voice)	2003	Video game
Queen of the Damned	Pandora	2002	Film
Farscape: The Game	Aeryn Sun (voice)	2002	Video game
BeastMaster	Huna	2001	TV
Xena: Warrior Princess	Amazon # 2	2000	TV	Episode: "Lifeblood"
Pitch Black	Sharon Montgomery	2000	Film
Farscape	Aeryn Sun	1999–2003	TV
A Twist in the Tale	Morgana	1999	TV	Episode: "Obsession in August"
Kôtetsu tenshi Kurumi	Steel Angel Mikdail	1999	TV	Voice, english version
Good Guys, Bad Guys	Jill Mayhew	1998	TV	Episode: "Naughty Bits"
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys	Cassandra	1997–1998	TV	Episodes: "Hercules on Trial" and "Atlantis"
Water Rats	Beth Williams	1997	TV	Episode: "All at Sea"
Amazon High	Karina	1997	TV
City Life	Angela Kosapas	1996	TV	Pilot episode
A Country Practice	Claire Bonacci	1993–1994	TV	Episodes: "Burning Bright", parts 1 & 2
Police Rescue	Julia	1993	TV	Episode: "Double Illusion"
G.P.	Joanna	1993	TV	Episode: "A Thousand Flowers, Part 1""
Seven Deadly Sins		1993	TV (mini)