Christine Lahti stars as Sheryl on EVIL, which returns for a second season this June on Paramount+.  She has enjoyed an enviable career for more than 40 years. She earned her first Oscar nomination for 1985’s “Swing Shift,” then took the statue home 10 years later as a first-time director for her short film “Lieberman in Love.”

After multiple nominations, Lahti won both an Emmy Award and her second Golden Globe Award in 1998 for her lead role in the series “Chicago Hope,” on the Network. Her additional television credits include a starring role in the critically acclaimed series “Jack & Bobby,” for which she received both SAG and Golden Globe Award nominations, recurring roles on THE GOOD FIGHT, on CBS All Access, “The Good Wife” and “Hawaii Five-0,” both on the Network, “The Blacklist” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Also, she starred in numerous television movies, including “Amerika” (Emmy and Golden Globe nomination), “Out of the Ashes,” “The Pilot’s Wife,” “Open House” and “The Book of Ruth,” among others.

Lahti’s film credits include the independent films “Becks,” “The Steps” and “Hateship Loveship.” Also, she starred in “Running on Empty,” “And Justice for All,” “Leaving Normal,” “The Doctor,” “Housekeeping” and “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”

On Broadway, she starred alongside Morgan Freeman in the debut of Dustin Lance Black’s play “8.” Additional stage credits include the Tony Award-winning play “God of Carnage,” “The Heidi Chronicles” and “Present Laughter.” Most recently, Off-Broadway she appeared as Gloria Steinem in “Gloria: A Life,” and PBS’ Great Performances presented the television and streaming premiere of this theatrical production on June 26, 2020. Additional Off-Broadway credits include “Fucking A” and “Little Murders,” for which she won the Obie Award. Her theatrical endeavors have been equally successful in Los Angeles, including a Drama Desk-nominated role for “Three Hotels,” the critically acclaimed “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” and “Third.” Also, she appeared at the Wallis Annenberg in “City of Conversation” and at the Ahmanson Theatre in “Summer and Smoke.

Lahti is the author of a book published by Harper Collins titled True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness - A Feminist Coming of Age, which is a collection of personal essays. Currently, she is working on adapting it into a one-woman show.

Her birthday is April 4. Follow her on Twitter @ChristineALahti.