Lacey
Chabert portrays 15-year-old violin prodigy, Claudia Salinger, who, along
with her brothers and
sister, takes on adult responsibilities in an attempt to keep her family
together in "Party of Five," the critically acclaimed one-hour drama from
Columbia Pictures Television for the Fox Broadcasting Company. She
helps take care of Owen and also tries to stop fights between family members.
She is also starting to experiment with boys, smoking, etc. Claudia has
performed as a guest soloist for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. More
recently, she has been keeping busy with her new boyfriend, Jamie (Ross
Malinger).
Chabert recently made an impressive feature film debut opposite William
Hurt, Mimi Rogers and Gary Oldham in "Lost in Space." An accomplished actress,
Lacey has performed many lead voice-overs for major animated feature film
projects, most recently, the Academy Award-nominated short film
"Redux Riding Hood." She will next star as Eliza Thornberry in Nickelodeon's
upcoming animated primetime-series "The Wild Thornberries."
Chabert's entre to show business began during a family vacation to New
York which turned into years of non-stop commercial and voice-over work.
In addition to recording hundreds of television jingles, she originated
the role of Bianca, Erica Kane's daughter, in the daytime drama "All My
Children." She left her stint on "All My Children," after winning the part
of 'young Cosette' in the Broadway production of "Les Miserables,"
a role she played for two years. Chabert also portrayed the role of 'Baby
June' in the CBS motion picture-for-television "Gypsy," starring
Bette Midler.
Born in Purvis, MS, Lacey lives in Los Angeles with her parents, two older
sisters and younger brother.