It was not really a career choice that I had to make. It was something I knew right from the beginning. I had to be an actress... period.

[clarification needed] Both actresses had a few special appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Her second nomination was for her work as a director when Christine Lahti won the Academy Award for Short Film Live Action for her 1995 film Lieberman in Love. Her paternal grandparents were Finnish immigrants and her maternal grandparents were from Austria-Hungary.

Throughout her career Christine Lahti has garnered 2 Golden Globe Awards from 8 nominations an Emmy Award from 6 nominations and an Academy Award from 2 nominations. Her second nomination was for her work as a director when Christine Lahti won the Academy Award for Short Film Live Action for her 1995 film Lieberman in Love. Her first Academy Award nomination was for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1984 film Swing Shift.