Christina Pickles

Birth Name:

Christine Marie Pickles

Birth Place:

Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actress

Studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 15, with fellow students like Peter O'Toole and Brian Bedford
Appeared in a number of commercials in the 1960s for brands like Joy, Stove-Top Stuffing, and Glad
Her big break came when she was cast in the lead role of "The Way of the World," even though she had auditioned for the maid
Went with a boyfriend to his audition for John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" in 1961; she was cast but her boyfriend wasn't
Quote: "Each play I do seems more difficult than the last one․․․But I'm endlessly fascinated by the process and I couldn't do anything else․ It gets harder because․․․you have some idea of the heights you should be reaching․ And you're always falling short․"
Quote: "You can't really exist in Hollywood by doing guest shots․ You have to have a series in order to be able to survive․ That has only a certain life span, and then you hope you'll get another one․ It's a precarious living․"
Best known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in "St․ Elsewhere," as Linell Conway in "Guiding Light," and as Judy Geller in "Friends․"
Has appeared in a number of Broadway plays, including "Who's Who in Hell," "Hamlet," and "The Misanthrope․"

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