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Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress. She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom Cybill (1995–1998). Baranski is also known for her roles as Diane Lockhart in the legal drama series The Good Wife (2009–2016) and its spin-off series The Good Fight (2017–2022), and as Agnes van Rhijn in the period drama series The Gilded Age (2022–present), both roles which earned her Primetime Emmy Award nominations.



Baranski is also known for her film roles in Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Birdcage (1996), Cruel Intentions (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Chicago (2002), Mamma Mia! (2008), Into the Woods (2014), and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). For her recurring role as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2009–2019), she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Baranski won two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Charlotte in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing (1984) and as Chris Gorman in Neil Simon's Rumors (1989). Her other major Broadway credits include Hurlyburly (1984), The House of Blue Leaves (1986), and Boeing Boeing (2008). She also portrayed Mrs. Lovett in the Kennedy Center's production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2002).

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STAGE CREDITS

White Rabbit Red Rabbit White Rabbit Red Rabbit
[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]
Boeing-Boeing Boeing-Boeing
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2008
Berthe
Mame
[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Revival, 2006
Mame Dennis
Short Talks on the Universe
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2002
Marie
Sweeney Todd
[Regional (US)]
Sondheim Festival Production, 2002
Mrs. Lovett
Sweeney Todd
[Regional (US)]
Reprise! Concert, 1999
Mrs. Lovett
Promises, Promises
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1997
Marge MacDougall
Nick & Nora
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1991
Performer
Tracy Gardner
Assassins
[New York]
Reading, 1989
Performer
Rumors
[Broadway]
1988
Chris Gorman
The House of Blue Leaves
[Broadway]
1986
Bunny Flingus [Replacement]
Hurlyburly
[Broadway]
1984
Bonnie [Replacement]
The Real Thing
[Broadway]
1984
Charlotte
Sunday in the Park with George
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Workshop, 1983
Clarisse (Act One)
Blair Daniels (Act Two)
Coming Attractions
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1980
Performer
Hide and Seek
[Broadway]
1980
Elly Bart
Company
[Off-Off-Broadway]
Off-Off-Broadway Revival, 1980
Performer
The Threepenny Opera
[New York]
Reading, 2004
Mrs. Peachum

Movies

Soup for One
[ 1982 ] Blonde in Bar
Lovesick
[ 1983 ] Nymphomanic
Crackers
[ 1984 ] Maxine
Legal Eagles
[ 1986 ] Carol Freeman
9½ Weeks
[ 1986 ] Thea
The Pick-up Artist
[ 1987 ] Harriet
Reversal of Fortune
[ 1990 ] Andrea Reynolds
Addams Family Values
[ 1993 ] Becky Martin-Granger
Life with Mikey
[ 1993 ] Carol
The Night We Never Met
[ 1993 ] Lucy
The Ref
[ 1994 ] Connie
The War
[ 1994 ] Miss Strapford
Getting In
[ 1994 ] Mrs. Margaret Higgs
Jeffrey
[ 1995 ] Ann Marwood Bartle
New Jersey Drive
[ 1995 ] Prosecutor
The Birdcage
[ 1996 ] Katharine
Bulworth
[ 1998 ] Constance Bulworth
The Odd Couple II
[ 1998 ] Thelma
Cruel Intentions
[ 1999 ] Bunny Caldwell
Bowfinger
[ 1999 ] Carol
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
[ 2000 ] Martha May Whovier
The Guru
[ 2002 ] Chantal
Chicago
[ 2002 ] Mary Sunshine
Marci X
[ 2003 ] Mary Ellen Spinkle
Welcome to Mooseport
[ 2004 ] Charlotte Cole
Relative Strangers
[ 2006 ] Arleen Clayton
Falling for Grace
[ 2006 ] Bree Barrington
Bonneville
[ 2006 ] Francine Holden Packard
Mamma Mia!
[ 2008 ] Tanya
The Bounty Hunter
[ 2010 ] Kitty Hurley
Foodfight!
[ 2012 ] Hedda Shopper
Yellowbird
[ 2014 ] Janet
Into the Woods
[ 2014 ] Stepmother
Trolls
[ 2016 ] Chef
Miss Sloane
[ 2016 ] Evelyn Sumner
A Bad Moms Christmas
[ 2017 ] Ruth
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
[ 2018 ] Tanya
Christmas on the Square
[ 2020 ] Regina

TV Shows

BoJack Horseman
Amanda Hannity
Cybill
Maryann Thorpe, Anne Boleyn
Family Guy
Newport Heiress, Christine Baranski
Happy Family
Annie Brennan
Law & Order
Katherine Masucci Beigel, Rose Siegal
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
The Good Fight
Diane Lockhart
The Good Wife
Diane Lockhart
Welcome to New York
Marsha Bickner

Awards and Nominations


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Christine BaranskiSweeney Todd

Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Christine Baranski, Lips Together, Teeth Apart


winner
Tony Awards - 1989 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Christine Baranski, Rumors


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Christine Baranski, The Real Thing

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Christine Baranski been in?

Christine Baranski has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Christine Baranski been in?

Christine Baranski has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Christine Baranski been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Rumors and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing.

What awards has Christine Baranski won?

Christine Baranski has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Resident Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards for Sweeney Todd. She also received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Rumors. Additionally, she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for The Real Thing.

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