Christine Lahti's Pets

Christine Lahti is an American actress who won a Primetime Emmy Award for Chicago Hope (1998) and received an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as director of Lieberman in Love (1995). She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Swing Shift (1984) and received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations throughout her career. She starred in television series including Jack & Bobby (2004–2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2017–2020), and Evil (2019–2022).

In Chicago Hope, Lahti portrayed Dr. Kathryn Austin, working with Adam Arkin and Hector Elizondo. She starred in Swing Shift alongside Goldie Hawn. In Running on Empty (1988), she appeared opposite River Phoenix and Judd Hirsch. On Jack & Bobby, she played Grace McCallister with co-stars Matt Long and Logan Lerman. In Law & Order: SVU, she played Chief Judge Lena Petrovsky, appearing in episodes with Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni. In Evil, she acted as Sheryl Luria alongside Katja Herbers and Mike Colter. She also appeared in The Blacklist (2015–2017) in scenes with James Spader.