Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress known for her roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way. She was also a producer and writer on Love My Way. Karvan was inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame in 2007 in acknowledgment of her contributions to the Australian film and television industry. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the drama series Spirited. She appeared as Judy Vickers in Puberty Blues.
Career
Film
Karvan began screen acting in 1983 when she appeared in the film Molly. In 1987, she went on to appear in Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise and appeared alongside Judy Davis in Gillian Armstrong's High Tide that same year.
When she was 17 years old Karvan secured a leading role in the Australian comedy/caper filmThe Big Steal.
Like Claudia Karvan’s turn as Luke Skywalker’s long-lost aunt in Attack of the Clones, it seemed O’Reilly’s blink-and-miss turn as Mon Mothma would exist only as a DVD extra seen by mega fans – until a decade later, when she received a phone call ... .