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Christine Baranski: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Christine Jane Baranski
  • Birth Place: Buffalo, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/02/1952, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor
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Christine Baranski Fast Facts:
  • Was introduced to theater at a young age by her Polish grandparents, both actors.
  • Made her Broadway debut in 1980's Hide and Seek, which closed after only five previews and eight performances.
  • First film appearance was a cameo role in 1982's Soup for One.
  • Best known for playing boozing, wisecracking best friend Maryann Thorpe on the CBS sitcom Cybill.
  • Had an uncredited role in the 1999 CBS sitcom Now and Again as the voice of Roger's domineering wife, Ruth, whom the audience never saw.
  • Starred twice in stage musicals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC: as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (2002) and as the titular aunt in Mame (2006).
  • Christine Baranski Relationships:
  • Isabel Cowles - Daughter
  • Lily Cowles - Daughter
  • Lucien Baranski - Father
  • Matthew Cowles - Husband
  • Virginia Baranski - Mother
  • Christine Baranski Awards:
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1989 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Winner
  • 1984 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • College:
  • The Juilliard School, New York, NY (BA in Drama, 1974)

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