With a lengthy filmography for a young actress, Claudia Karvan has achieved both popular success and critical acclaim in Australia. Her portrayal of Janine on Never Tell Me Never earned a nomination for AFI's 1998 Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama, an award she won in 1996 for her role in G.P. In film, she received the Australian Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for Heartbreak Kid in 1993 and the Palm Springs Short Film Festival Audience Favorite Award in 1998 for Two Girls and a Baby. Karvan's most recent films include Passion, Strange Planet and Risk.

According to Casting Director Robin Gurland, "Claudia is one of the leading actresses of her generation in Australia. I feel very fortunate that she is lending her talents to us."