“The earth, my village” is a phrase that depicts Claudia Ferri well, as she was born into a multicultural family in Montreal, where Italian, French, English and Arab could be heard at family reunions. It’s no surprise that she is multilingual (English, Italian, French and Spanish) on screen too. Her career took a turn when a phone call from her agent informed her that she was considered to play opposite Aidan Quinn & Donald Sutherland in The Assignment, which proved to be her first big break in film.

In 2004, Claudia Ferri was nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the Jutra Awards and Canadian Comedy Awards for her role in Mambo Italiano, and in 2005, she won the Outstanding Female Performance Actra Award as the serie's lead, Elena Batista, in Ciao Bella. In 2011 and 2012, the role of Nicole Jackson, the Native American band chief in the AMC series The Killing, brought Claudia to a wider audience and appreciation for her stand out character roles.

In the fall of 2012, Claudia shot Season I of Direct TV’s Rogue, as Lieutenant Sophia Hernandez opposite Thandie Newton and Marton Csokas. In 2014, she stars in the bold and exciting story of La Marraine (The Godmother) based on true events in Montreal during the 90’s in drug trafficking scene, this role will earn her a nomination at the Gémeaux Awards for «Best female lead in a dramatic series». 

Since, we have seen Claudia in Unité 9 as Marie's (Guylaine Tremblay) protegee prisoner, in the second season of the series Queen of the south, broadcasted on Séries+ and in season two of Faits Divers on Radio-Canada. In 2024, Claudia makes a strong come back to the small screen in Apple TV's Palm Royale, where she plays the magnificent Raquel.