Stargate SG-1's team was adamant to expand upon Claudia Black's Vala and were even willing to have her show up in a spin-off.

For a sci-fi series, it was a role that came with a ton of nuance and emotional heft — a far cry, in other words, from the devious thief Black was originally meant to play as newcomer Vala Mal Doran ...

Claudia Black is an Australian actress who joined Stargate SG-1 in the role of Vala Mal Doran, initially as a guest spot, then eventually becoming and recurring and finally starring role. She had ...

Claudia Lee Black is an Australian actress and voice actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch ...

Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Vala Mal Doran and the alien, Tealc, all members of the elite Stargate SG-1 team, travel to the ruins of Dakara in hopes ...