Claudia Black

Claudia Black
Black at the Maritim-Hotel, 2013
Born	Claudia Lee Black (1972-10-11) 11 October 1972 (age 44) Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Actress, voice actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Jamie (m. 2004; div. 2013)
Children	2

Claudia Lee Black (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress and voice actress, known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in the science fiction series Farscape and Vala Mal Doran in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, as well as Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch Black. She has also had several prominent roles in video games, such as Chloe Frazer in the Uncharted series, the witch Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition, Daro'Xen in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, and squadmate Samantha Byrne in Gears of War 3. She also starred in the miniseries Containment.

Black was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was educated at the Anglican Kambala School, in Sydney, NSW. Black has lived, for extensive periods, in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Her parents are Australian medical academics, Doctors Jules and Judy Black.

Claudia has acted in Australia and New Zealand in television and movies. She portrayed an intersex woman named Jill Mayhew in the Australian television series Good Guys Bad Guys. She also had a leading role in the New Zealand soap opera City Life playing the role of Greek lawyer Angela Kostapas.