Line #52 Creator/ClaudiaBlack


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7	->''"'Listen, I don't care how my character looks, just make sure she's got really great boobs.' And Josh said, 'Oh, we've got a slider. We can make them go up, we can make them go down...' And I was like, 'Oh my god, ''of course'' you do.'"''
8	-->-- On Chloe Frazer's bust in ''VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves''
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10	Claudia Lee Black (born on 11 October 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress best known for her ScienceFiction roles, most notably as Aeryn Sun in ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' (for which she won a Saturn Award) and Vala Mal Doran in ''Series/StargateSG1''. A familiar face from Australian TV, she had breakthrough roles in both ''Film/QueenOfTheDamned'' and ''Film/PitchBlack'' ([[ChronicallyKilledActor dying messily]] in each). Until late in her career, spotting Black's screen credit was a telltale sign of [[CaliforniaDoubling Australia Doubling]].
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12	Since then, Black has popped up in numerous American productions -- usually as a FakeAmerican -- including ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' and ''Series/TheDresdenFiles''.
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14	Though her natural accent (switching effortlessly between Australian, British, and New Zealander) is rather underused on network TV, it should be immediately recognizable to nerds of all stripes. Black has a formidable résumé of voice credits, including ''Franchise/DragonAge'', ''Franchise/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'', ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'', and ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''. Basically, if the game contains a female Brit, she's either voiced by Black or Creator/JenniferHale.
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16	She is also Jewish and proud of her heritage.
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18	She also plays a mean guitar.
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20	!Film Roles
21	* 2000 ''Film/PitchBlack'' as Sharon 'Shazza' Montgomery
22	* 2002 ''Film/QueenOfTheDamned'' as Pandora
23	* 2004 ''[[Series/{{Farscape}} Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars]]'' as Officer Aeryn Sun
24	* 2008 ''[[Film/WarGames WarGames: The Dead Code]]'' as R.I.P.L.E.Y.
25	* 2010 ''Fuzzy Connections'' as Clarence's Mom
26	* 2011 ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' as Angelique
27	* 2012 ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'' as Cheetah
28	* 2012 ''WesternAnimation/StrangeFrame'' as Parker C. Boyd
29	* 2021 ''Time Now'' as Joan
30	* 2022 ''[[Film/Deus2022 DEUS: The Dark Sphere]]'' as Karla Grey
31	!Television Roles
32	* 1992 ''Series/HomeAndAway'' as Sandra
33	* 1993-1994 ''Series/ACountryPractice'' as Claire Bonacci
34	* 1997-1998 ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' as Cassandra
35	* 1998 ''Good Guys, Bad Guys'' as Jill Mayhew
36	* 1999 ''Series/ATwistInTheTale'' as Morgana
37	* 1999 ''Manga/SteelAngelKurumi'' as Steel Angel Mikhail
38	* 1999-2003 ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' as Officer Aeryn Sun / Chiana / Dr. Batina Fairchild
39	* 2000 ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' as Karina
40	* 2001 ''Series/BeastMaster'' as Huna
41	* 2004-2007 ''Series/StargateSG1'' as Vala Mal Doran
42	* 2007 ''Series/TheDresdenFiles'' as Liz Fontaine
43	* 2008 ''[[Series/Moonlight2007 Moonlight]]'' as The Cleaner
44	* 2010 ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' as Velvet Road
45	* 2011 ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' as Guru Sona
46	* 2012 ''Series/{{Haven}}'' as Moira
47	* 2014-2019 ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' as Ma-Sha
48	* 2015 ''Series/TheOriginals'' as Dahlia
49	* 2016 ''Series/{{Containment}}'' as Sabine Lommers
50	* 2019-2020 ''Series/RoswellNewMexico'' as Ann Evans
51	* 2019-2021 ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' as Sheryl Goodspeed
52	* 2021 ''Series/TheNevers'' as Zephyr Alexis Navine
53	* 2023 ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' as Klothow
54	!Web Animation
55	* 2023 ''WebAnimation/{{Godspeed}}'' as June
56	!Videogame Roles
57	* 2002 ''[[Series/{{Farscape}} Farscape: The Game]]'' as Aeryn Sun
58	* 2003 ''[[VideoGame/EverQuest Lords of EverQuest]]'' as Lady Briana
59	* 2005 ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI'' as Artemis
60	* 2005 ''VideoGame/NeopetsTheDarkestFaerie'' as Fauna
61	* 2006 ''VideoGame/ProjectSylpheed'' as Narrator
62	* 2007 ''VideoGame/{{Conan}}'' as A'Kanna
63	* 2007 ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}'' as Helena
64	* 2009 ''VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves'' as Chloe Frazer
65	* 2009 ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' as Morrigan
66	* 2010 ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' as Admiral Daro'Xen vas Moreh / Matriarch Aethyta / Rachni Envoy
67	* 2010 ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' as Narrator
68	* 2011 ''VideoGame/{{TERA}}'' as Elf Commander Fraya
69	* 2011 ''[[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Gears of War 3]]'' as Sam Byrne
70	* 2011 ''VideoGame/{{Rage\|2011}}'' as Mel / Sally / Alison
71	* 2011 ''VideoGame/Uncharted3DrakesDeception'' as Chloe Frazer
72	* 2012 ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' as Admiral Daro'Xen vas Moreh / Matriarch Aethyta
73	* 2012 ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' as Cydaea, Mistress of Pain
74	* 2012 ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' as Whitney Chang
75	* 2014 ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' as Tess Everis, Special Orders
76	* 2014 ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor'' as Queen Marwen
77	* 2014 ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' as Morrigan
78	* 2016 ''[[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Gears of War 4]]'' as Sam Byrne
79	* 2016 ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy'' as Leviathan
80	* 2016 ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyInfiniteWarfare'' as Audrey 'Mac' MaCallum
81	* 2017 ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy'' as Chloe Frazer
82	* 2017 ''VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus'' as Jessica 'Silent Death' Valiant
83	* 2017-2022 ''VideoGame/Destiny2'' as Tess Everis, Special Orders
84	* 2018 ''VideoGame/KillingFloor2'' as Mrs. Foster
85	* 2023 ''VideoGame/{{Forspoken}}'' as Tanta Olas
86	!!{{Trope}}s Applying to Claudia Black:
87	* ActionGirl: Her roles, voiced or in-person, are usually this.
88	* AwesomeAussie: She's Australian and plays a lot of very tough, capable characters.
89	* TheCastShowOff:
90	** The lizard tongue trick from "Won't Get Fooled Again".
91	** Even though the Sebacean language sounds like someone playing dialogue in reverse, it's actually Claudia speaking backwards.
92	** It only comes up occasionally in her roles, (such as Crichton's dream sequence in "Revenging Angel") but she has quite the singing voice as well.
93	** She can roller-skate, which is a skill that came in handy during [[Recap/StargateSG1S10E20Unending a particular episode on Stargate SG1]]
94	* EvilSoundsDeep: Given her naturally deep, husky voice, this happens by default whenever she plays a villain.
95	* FakeAmerican: A few of her roles in American TV series utilize this.
96	* FakeBrit: So often used that many viewers usually don't know that she's an Aussie.
97	* TheGunslinger: Typifies most of her on-screen characters.
98	* HellbentForLeather: Quite a few of her roles.
99	* HiddenDepths: She is a survivor of C-PTSD and PTSD and is a Trauma Coach.
100	* RealLifeRelative: In ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' her character Morrigan's son Kieran is voiced by her actual son, Odin.
101	* StatuesqueStunner: She's 5'8 and very attractive.

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