Portrait of Claudia Karvan

Acting

Claudia Karvan

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for High Tide
High Tide
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claudia Karvan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    2.6, average 4.0
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Australian Cinema 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Female Protagonist 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Australian Drama 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Realistic Portrayal 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 66
The Airport Chaplain
The Airport Chaplain (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Cath Barnes

Homebodies
Homebodies (2026)

TV show ยท as Nora

Bump: A Christmas Film
Bump: A Christmas Film (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as Angie Davis

Moja & Vesna
Moja & Vesna (2022)

as Miranda

Bump
Bump (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Angie Davis

June Again
June Again (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ginny

Halifax: Retribution
Halifax: Retribution (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mandy

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 65
Infidel
Infidel (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as Liz Rawlins

True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Shelton

Newton's Law
Newton's Law (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Josephine Newton

Jack Irish
Jack Irish (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sarah Longmore

Better Man
Better Man (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Bernadette McMahon

The Broken Shore
The Broken Shore (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

as Helen Castleman

The Time of Our Lives
The Time of Our Lives (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Caroline Tivolli

The Darkside
The Darkside (2013)

as Karen

Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Judy Vickers

33 Postcards
33 Postcards (2011)
GoodWatch score 34

as Barbara

Spirited
Spirited (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Suzy Darling

Daybreakers
Daybreakers (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Audrey Bennett

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 56
Long Weekend
Long Weekend (2009)
GoodWatch score 19

as Carla

Saved
Saved (2009)
GoodWatch score 44

as Julia Weston

$9.99
$9.99 (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Michelle (voice)

Aquamarine
Aquamarine (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ginny Rogers

Small Claims: The Reunion
Small Claims: The Reunion (2006)

as Jo Collins

Small Claims: White Wedding
Small Claims: White Wedding (2005)

as Jo Collins

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sola Naberrie

Love My Way
Love My Way (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Frankie Paige

Small Claims
Small Claims (2004)

as Jo Collins

The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Alex Christensen

Risk
Risk (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Louise Roncoli

My Brother Jack
My Brother Jack (2001)

TV show ยท as Cressida

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 58
Paperback Hero
Paperback Hero (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ruby Vale

Strange Planet
Strange Planet (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Judy

Farscape
Farscape (1999)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Natira

Never Tell Me Never
Never Tell Me Never (1998)

as Janine Shepherd

Dating the Enemy
Dating the Enemy (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tash

Lust and Revenge
Lust and Revenge (1996)

as Georgina Oliphant

Exile
Exile (1994)

as Jean

Touch Me
Touch Me (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Christine

The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as Christina Papadopoulos

Flynn
Flynn (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Penelope Watts

Redheads
Redheads (1992)

as Lucy

The Big Steal
The Big Steal (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joanna Johnson

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 83
Shadows of the Peacock
Shadows of the Peacock (1988)

as Julie

Touch the Sun: Princess Kate
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate (1988)

as Amanda

High Tide
High Tide (1987)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ally

Molly
Molly (1983)

as Maxie Ireland

Going Down
Going Down (1983)

as Disgruntled Child