Christine Baranski
American actress (born 1952)
Christine Baranski is an American actor who has won an Emmy Award for Cybill and Tony Awards for The Real Thing and Rumors. She played Diane Lockhart across two legal dramas, and stars as Agnes van Rhijn in The Gilded Age. Film credits include Chicago, Mamma Mia! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Christine Baranski appears in 9 films and 2 TV series in The Rerun, from 1986 to 2022. Most of that work is in drama, comedy and musical. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Cynthia Nixon (2), Rob Marshall (2), Ron Howard (2).
Known for
- The Good Wife (2009), Diane Lockhart. The formidable law firm partner who anchored the legal drama.
- The Gilded Age (2022), Agnes van Rhijn. A sharp-tongued matriarch defending old New York society.
- Mamma Mia! (2008), Tanya.
- Chicago (2002), Mary Sunshine. The newspaper reporter in the Oscar-winning musical.
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Martha May Whovier. A Whoville resident in Ron Howard’s live-action adaptation.
- Cybill (1995), Maryann Thorpe. Won an Emmy Award for the sitcom.
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Television · US
HBO and HBO Max · US · Premieres 1 Nov, 9 p.m. ET/PT
The Gilded Age Season 4 Comes Calling
Julian Fellowes's period drama returns to HBO on Sunday 1 November for eight episodes, as Agnes sees an opening and Bertha counts the cost of winning Society.
Alicia Loveday · 5 min read
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Christine Baranski been in?
- Christine Baranski appears in The Gilded Age (2022), Into the Woods (2014), The Good Wife (2009), Mamma Mia! (2008), Chicago (2002), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Cruel Intentions (1999), The Birdcage (1996), Addams Family Values (1993), Reversal of Fortune (1990) and 9½ Weeks (1986) on The Remote.
- When was Christine Baranski born?
- Christine Baranski was born on 2 May 1952.
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