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Christine Baranski

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At age 19 in Juilliard, she was awarded $1000 for living expenses because she was "the most hard-working, economically needy student." But instead, she admits, she used the money to spend two months in Europe. See more trivia »

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Christine Jane Baranski
in Buffalo, New York, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Hide HideActress (67 titles)
???? Of Corset's Mine (pre-production)
 
2009-2013 The Good Wife (TV series)
Diane Lockhart
– What's in the Box? (2013) … Diane Lockhart
– A More Perfect Union (2013) … Diane Lockhart
– Rape: A Modern Perspective (2013) … Diane Lockhart
– The Wheels of Justice (2013) … Diane Lockhart
– Death of a Client (2013) … Diane Lockhart
See all 90 episodes »
 
2009-2011 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
Beverly Hofstadter
– The Skank Reflex Analysis (2011) … Beverly Hofstadter
– The Maternal Congruence (2009) … Beverly Hofstadter
– The Maternal Capacitance (2009) … Beverly Hofstadter
 
2011 Who Is Simon Miller? (TV movie)
Amanda
 
2010/I The Bounty Hunter
Kitty Hurley
 
2009 Psych (TV series)
Alice Clayton
– He Dead (2009) … Alice Clayton
 
2009 Ugly Betty (TV series)
Victoria Hartley
– Curveball (2009) … Victoria Hartley
– In the Stars (2009) … Victoria Hartley
– A Mother of a Problem (2009) … Victoria Hartley
 
2008 Mamma Mia!
Tanya
 
2006 American Dad! (TV series)
Homeless Woman
– Failure Is Not a Factory-installed Option (2006) … Homeless Woman (voice)
 
2006 Bonneville
Francine Holden Packard
 
2006 Relative Strangers
Arleen Clayton
 
2006 Falling for Grace
Bree Barrington
 
2006 Inseparable (TV movie)
Barbara
 
2005 Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (TV movie)
Lee Bellmont
 
2005 Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy? (video)
Amelia von Butch (voice)
 
2005 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Faith Clancy
– Voices (2005) … Faith Clancy
– The Crossing (2005) … Faith Clancy
 
2005 Adopted (TV movie)
Judy Rabinowitz
 
2003-2004 Happy Family (TV series)
Annie Brennan
– Dear Mom (2004) … Annie Brennan
– The Shampoo Effect (2004) … Annie Brennan
– The Play (2004) … Annie Brennan
– The Juicer (2004) … Annie Brennan
– Secrets (2004) … Annie Brennan
See all 22 episodes »
 
2004 Welcome to Mooseport
Charlotte Cole
 
2004 In the Game (TV movie)
 
2004 Spellbound (TV movie)
 
2003 Eloise at Christmastime (TV movie)
Prunella Stickler
 
2003 Marci X
Mary Ellen Spinkle
 
2003 Eloise at the Plaza (TV movie)
Prunella Stickler
 
2002 Speed Racer X (TV series)
Trixie Fontaine (voice) / Spritle Fontaine (2002) (voice)
 
2002 Chicago
Mary Sunshine
 
2002 Presidio Med (TV series)
Dr. Terry Howland
– Pick Your Battles (2002) … Dr. Terry Howland
– Best of Enemies … Dr. Terry Howland
 
2002 The Guru
Chantal
 
2001 Citizen Baines (TV series)
Glenn Ferguson Baines Welch
– Three Days in November (2001) … Glenn Ferguson Baines Welch
 
2000-2001 Welcome to New York (TV series)
Marsha Bickner
– The Brother (2001) … Marsha Bickner
– The Stalker (2001) … Marsha Bickner
– The Memo (2001) … Marsha Bickner
– The Cat and the Rat (2001) … Marsha Bickner
– Limos and Lines (2000) … Marsha Bickner
See all 13 episodes »
 
2000 Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf (TV movie)
Flo
 
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Martha May Whovier
 
1999 Now and Again (TV series)
Ruth Bender
– Origins (1999) … Ruth Bender (voice) (uncredited)
 
1999 Bowfinger
Carol
 
1999 Frasier (TV series)
Dr. Nora Fairchild
– Dr. Nora (1999) … Dr. Nora Fairchild
 
1999 Cruel Intentions
Bunny Caldwell
 
1995-1998 Cybill (TV series)
Maryann Thorpe / Anne Boleyn
– Ka-Boom! (1998) … Maryann Thorpe
– Cybill in the Morning (1998) … Maryann Thorpe
– Don Gianni (1998) … Maryann Thorpe
– Daddy (1998) … Maryann Thorpe
– Farewell, My Sweet (1998) … Maryann Thorpe
See all 87 episodes »
 
1998 Bulworth
Constance Bulworth
 
1998 The Odd Couple II
Thelma
 
1997 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Sonja Umdahl
– Dick and the Single Girl (1997) … Sonja Umdahl
 
1996 The Birdcage
Katherine Archer
 
1995 Jeffrey
Ann Marwood Bartle
 
1995 New Jersey Drive
Prosecutor
 
1994 The War
Miss Strapford
 
1994 Getting In
Mrs. Margaret 'Maggie' Higgs
 
1991-1994 Law & Order (TV series)
Katherine Masucci Beigel / Rose Siegal
– Nurture (1994) … Rose Siegal
– The Torrents of Greed: Part 2 (1991) … Katherine Masucci Beigel
– The Torrents of Greed: Part 1 (1991) … Katherine Masucci Beigel
 
1994 The Ref
Connie Chasseur
 
1993 To Dance with the White Dog (TV movie)
Kate
 
1993 Addams Family Values
Becky Martin-Granger
 
1993 Life with Mikey
Carol
 
1993 The Night We Never Met
Lucy
 
1992 Screenplay (TV series)
Blair Bennett
– Buying a Landslide (1992) … Blair Bennett
 
1990 Reversal of Fortune
Andrea Reynolds, Claus' Girlfriend
 
1988 The Thorns (TV series)
Polly
– The Maid (1988) … Polly
 
1987 The Pick-up Artist
Harriet
 
1987 American Playhouse (TV series)
Bunny Flingus
– The House of Blue Leaves (1987) … Bunny Flingus
 
1986 Legal Eagles
Carol Freeman
 
1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks
Thea
 
1985 The Equalizer (TV series)
Victoria Baines
– Mama's Boy (1985) … Victoria Baines
 
1985 Big Shots in America (TV movie)
Cara
 
1984 All My Children (TV series)
Jewel Maniscalo
 
1984 Crackers
Maxine
 
1983 Another World (TV series)
Beverly Tucker
 
1983 Lovesick
Nymphomanic
 
1982 Soup for One
Blonde in Bar
 
1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie)
Helena
 
1980 Playing for Time (TV movie)
Olga
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2009 Ugly Betty (TV series)
– Curveball (2009) (performer: "The Man That Got Away" - uncredited)
 
2009 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
– The Maternal Capacitance (2009) (performer: "Any Way You Want It" - uncredited)
 
2008 Mamma Mia! (performer: "Money, Money, Money", "Chiquitita", "Super Trouper", "Dancing Queen", "Does Your Mother Know", "Waterloo")
 
2002 Chicago (performer: "We Both Reached For The Gun" 1975)
 
2001 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (video short) (performer: "Do-Re-Mi" - uncredited)
 
1995-1997 Cybill (TV series)
– In Her Dreams (1997) (performer: "Are You Havin' Any Fun?" - uncredited)
– The Little Drummer Girls (1996) (performer: "Louie Louie" - uncredited)
– Three Women and a Dummy (1996) (performer: "Puppy Love" - uncredited)
– An Officer and a Thespian (1996) (performer: "When the Saints Go Marching In" - uncredited)
– Romancing the Crone (1996) (performer: "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" - uncredited)
See all 9 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2000 Welcome to New York (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
2013 Family Guy (TV series)
Herself
– Call Girl (2013) … Herself (voice)
 
2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
 
2012 Kurier Romy 2012 (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Most Popular Actor/Actress TV-Series
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 September 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
 
2010 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
2010 The Education of Alicia Florrick: Making Season One (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2008-2010 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 July 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2009 The Early Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 September 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 What's the Name of the Dame? (documentary)
 
2001-2009 CBS Cares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 January 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 January 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2008 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 July 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2003 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 Short Talks on the Universe Benefit Performance (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1996-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 November 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 March 1997 (1997) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 July 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 August 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
1999 The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1999 Get Bruce (documentary)
Herself
 
1996-1998 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Gail Henderson / Herself / Herself - Host / …
– Kelsey Grammer/Sheryl Crow (1998) … Herself (uncredited)
– Christine Baranski/The Cure (1996) … Herself - Host / Julie Andrews / Gail Henderson
 
1998 Animal Behavior (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1997 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Herself
 
1997 The 51st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1997 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
– Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (TV special)
Herself
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1996 The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series & Nominee: Ensemble in a Comedy Series
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1995 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1989 The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 TV's Greatest Sidekicks (TV special)
 
2001 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (video short)
Julie Andrews (uncredited)
 

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Stage: Plays Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd" musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, 5/02 (Kennedy Center, Washington, DC). See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I attribute the longevity of my career to the fact that I didn't have to carry that mantle [beauty]. I was never beautiful so I'm not unbeautiful. I may not have been a leading lady, but I had great clothes and funny lines. I think I had more flexibility. See more »

Trivia:

At age 19 in Juilliard, she was awarded $1000 for living expenses because she was "the most hard-working, economically needy student." But instead, she admits, she used the money to spend two months in Europe. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus