Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning American stage and screen actress.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio Her work on Broadway has garnered her multiple Tony Awards; she has also had roles in television on shows including Cybill and Frasier.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio Baranski has been in a number of films including The Birdcage (1996), Bowfinger (1999) and the musical Chicago (2002), and has maintained a steady stage and screen presence throughout her career.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio She began her acting career in television using the stage name Chris Charney..http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio She has been married to actor Matthew Cowles since 1983, and the couple have two daughters.http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/

After appearing on televisions shows such as The Brady Bunch and Flipper as a child, Baranski trained at the Juilliard school in New York. She appeared on- stage in 1974's Baltimore production of She Stoops to Conquer and numerous other off-Broadway productions that decade. Her Broadway debut was in 1980's Hide and Seek, with her film debut in 1982's Soup for One.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio She made numerous daytime soap guest spots throughout the following years, although the stage was her main focus. In 1983, she earned an Obie for her performance in A Midsummer Night's Dream. This was followed-up in 1985 with a Tony award for Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. While maintaining a presence in mainstream films such as 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) and Legal Eagles (1986), Baranski won another Tony award for her 1989 role in the Neil Simon play "Rumors".http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio

The 90s saw Baranski make appearances on the big screen with 1993's Addams Family Values and 1994's The Ref, and take up a role as Cybill Shepherd's best friend on television sitcom Cybill (1995 to 1998).http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio She won and was nominated for numerous awards for her portrayal and when Cybill was canceled she took up more film roles such as 1998's Bulworth, 1999's Bowfinger and the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018817/bio Baranski continued her stage presence, with rave reviews in 1997 when she headlined Promises, Promises with Martin Short. Her presence on the big and small screen, and on stage, continues. She appeared in the ABBA-based musical Mamma Mia! in 2008, and garnered Emmy nominations for her guest-starring roles in television shows The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife in 2009 and 2010.

Baranski has been nominated for and won Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, and was twice nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress in television comedy series Cybill. Between 1995 and 1999 she was nominated every year at the Emmy Awards for her roles in Cybill and Frasier, winning one. In 2009 and 2010 she was again nominated for roles in television shows The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife. Baranski has won and been nominated for American Comedy Awards and has garnered two Tony awards.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/awards http://christinebaranski.com/bio/

• 2010 - 2011: The Good Wife (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2010: The Bounty Hunterhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2009: The Big Bang Theory (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2009: Ugly Betty (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2008: Mamma Mia!http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2006: American Dad! (TV series)http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2006: Bonnevillehttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2006: Relative Strangershttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2006: East Broadwayhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2006: Inseparable (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2005: Social Gracehttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2005: Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2005: Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy? (Video, voice)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2005: Ghost Whisperer (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2005: In the Game (TV movie)http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2005: Adopted (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2004: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2004: Spellbound (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2003 - 2004: Happy Family (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2003: Marci Xhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2003: Eloise at Christmastime (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2003: Eloise at the Plaza (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2002: Speed Racer X (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2002: Chicagohttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2002: Presidio Med (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2002: The Guruhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2001: Citizen Baines (TV series)http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 2000 - 2001: Welcome to New York (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 2000: How the Grinch Stole Christmashttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1999: Frasier (TV series)http://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1999: Now and Again (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1999: Bowfingerhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1999: Cruel Intentionshttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1998: Bulworthhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1998: The Odd Couple IIhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1997: Third Rock from the Sun (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1996: The Birdcagehttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1995 - 1998: Cybill (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1995: Jeffreyhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1995: New Jersey Drivehttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1994: Getting Inhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1994: The Refhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1994: The Warhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1993: To Dance with the White Dog (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1993: Life with Mikeyhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1993: The Night We Never Methttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1993: Addams Family Valueshttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1992: Screenplay (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1991 - 1994: Law & Order (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1990: Reversal of Fortunehttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1988: The Thorns (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1987: The Pick-up Artisthttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1987: The House of Blue Leaves (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1986: Nine 1/2 Weekshttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1986: Legal Eagleshttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1985: The Equalizer (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1985: Big Shots in America (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1984: Crackershttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1984: All My Children (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1983: Lovesickhttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1983: Another World (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1982: Soup for Onehttp://www.tribute.ca/people/christine-baranski/1978/
• 1980: Playing for Time (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1978: When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (TV movie, as Chris Charney)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1970: The Brady Bunch (TV series, as Chris Charney)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1967: Who's Minding the Mint?http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1967: Flipper (TV series, as Chris Charney)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/
• 1966: Combat (TV series, as Chris Charney)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004724/

"I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress,"—Interview with Randy Schulman of Metro Weekly in June 2006http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2163

"On film, I've worked with some of the funniest guys ever - Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy. I played Warren Beatty's wife and my first film was with Vanessa Redgrave and of course Mamma Mia with Meryl (Streep), who couldn't be more fun to hang out with. I've had really wonderful experiences,"—Interview with About.com guide Rachel Thomashttp://tvdramas.about.com/od/goodwifethe/a/chrisbaranski.htm