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Christine Baranski is a Actor American born on 2 may 1952 at Buffalo (USA)

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski
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Birth name Christine Jane Baranski
Nationality USA
Birth 2 may 1952 (71 years) at Buffalo (USA)

Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American stage and screen actress. She won Tony Awards for her work in the original Broadway productions of The Real Thing in 1984 and Rumors in 1989, both for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She went on to win the 1995 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryanne Thorpe in the sitcom Cybill (1995–98).

Baranski's other Broadway credits include her debut in Hide and Seek (1980), Hurlyburly (1984), The House of Blue Leaves (1986) and Boeing Boeing (2008). A 14-time Emmy Award nominee, her other television work includes her portrayals of Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife, and Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory. Her film roles include 9 1/2 Weeks (1986), Legal Eagles (1986), Reversal of Fortune (1990), Addams Family Values (1993), Jeffrey (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Bulworth (1998), Cruel Intentions (1999), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Chicago (2002), Mamma Mia! (2008), and Into the Woods (2014).

Biography

Baranski married actor Matthew Cowles in October 1983. They were married until his death on May 22, 2014. They have two daughters, Isabel (born 1984) and Lily (born 1987).

Best films

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
(Actress)
Trolls (2016)
(Actress)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
(Actress)
Chicago (2002)
(Actress)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
(Actress)
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
(Actress)

Usually with

Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane
(5 films)
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
(2 films)
Paul Rudnick
Paul Rudnick
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Christine Baranski (44 films)

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Actress

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, 1h54
Directed by Ol Parker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, LGBT-related film
Actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Lily James, Julie Walters
Roles Tanya Chesham-Leigh
Rating66% 3.3071953.3071953.3071953.3071953.307195
Cinq ans après les événements du premier film, sur l'île grecque Kalokairi. Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) prépare la grande réouverture de l'hôtel de sa mère, Donna (Meryl Streep), un an après le décès de cette dernière . Elle est également poussée à bout de nerfs car deux de ses pères, Harry (Colin Firth) et Bill (Stellan Skarsgård), ne pourront pas venir à la réouverture et sa relation avec Sky (Dominic Cooper), lequel est à New York, connaît de plus en plus de vagues .
A Bad Moms Christmas, 1h44
Directed by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon
Roles Ruth Mitchell
Rating56% 2.8120652.8120652.8120652.8120652.812065
Comme beaucoup de mères de famille, Amy, Kiki et Carla angoissent à l’approche des fêtes de fin d'année : les cadeaux, le repas, la décoration, l’organisation et la préparation. Elles doivent tout gérer. Pire encore, leurs propres mères, aussi exigeantes que critiques, s’invitent à la fête. Fatiguées, les trois femmes décident de prendre en main les choses pour en profiter et s'éclater.
Trolls
Trolls (2016)
, 1h32
Directed by Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn, Anand Tucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films about toys, Films based on Norse mythology, Children's films
Actors Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Grace Moretz, Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Timberlake, Christine Baranski
Roles Chef (voice)
Rating64% 3.2054353.2054353.2054353.2054353.205435
Princess Poppy and Branch venture "far beyond the only world they have ever known", and their quest will test their strength and reveal their true colors.
Miss Sloane, 2h7
Directed by John Madden
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Children's films
Actors Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alison Pill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Waterston
Roles Evelyn Sumner
Rating74% 3.7493153.7493153.7493153.7493153.749315
Madeline Elizabeth Sloane est l'une des lobbyistes les plus réputées de Washington, D.C..
Into the Woods, 2h4
Directed by Rob Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about families, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films about the labor movement, Wolves in film, Witches in film, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp
Roles Stepmother
Rating58% 2.948042.948042.948042.948042.94804
A Baker and his Wife wish for a child but suffer under a curse laid upon the Baker's family by a Witch who found the Baker's father robbing her garden when his mother was pregnant. The Baker's father also stole some beans which caused the Witch's mother to punish her with the curse of ugliness. The Witch offers to lift the curse, but only if the Baker and his Wife obtain four critical items for her: a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold.
Yellowbird
Yellowbird (2014)
, 1h31
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Arthur Dupont, Seth Green, Sara Forestier, Dakota Fanning, Pierre Richard, Bruno Salomone
Roles Janet (voice)
Rating54% 2.7468052.7468052.7468052.7468052.746805
Darius, the leader of a flock of birds, is wounded just before it is time for the birds to migrate to Africa. Information about how to lead the migration has to be passed to the first bird that encounters Darius. That is Yellowbird who is excited by the challenge but has very little life experience.
Foodfight!
Foodfight! (2012)
, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Actors Charlie Sheen, Eva Longoria, Hilary Duff, Wayne Brady, Robert Costanzo, Larry Miller
Roles Hedda Shopper (voice)
Rating13% 0.6568250.6568250.6568250.6568250.656825
Foodfight! takes place in the "Marketropolis" supermarket. After closing time, the supermarket transforms into a city in which all the citizens are personified well-known marketing icons, A.K.A. "Ikes". The story opens with the protagonist Dex Dogtective (Sheen) saving kittens before he tells his friend, Daredevil Dan (Brady), that he is about to ask his girlfriend Sunshine Goodness (Duff) to marry him. However, Dan attempts to draw a picture of Dex proposing but crashes and Sunshine goes to assist Dan before Dex can propose. Dan returns, but has no idea of what happened to Sunshine.
Who Is Simon Miller?
Directed by Paolo Barzman
Origin USA
Genres Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Robyn Lively, Loren Dean, Skyler Day, Christine Baranski, Anthony Lemke
Roles Amanda
Rating51% 2.5787252.5787252.5787252.5787252.578725
Simon Miller (Loren Dean) outwardly appears to be a geologist who must frequently take business trips, which has strained the relationship with his family, including his wife Meredith (Robyn Lively) and teenage children Sarah (Skyler Day) and Kevin (Drew Koles). When Simon suddenly goes missing, his family searches his office and discovers several passports, each with different aliases. They soon learn that Simon was in fact a spy who kept his true career secret from them. Simon mysteriously calls home and warns his family not to tell anyone about his disappearances, then abruptly hangs up. His family begins a search for Simon, which takes them to locations around the world. Sarah, an honor student, uses her foreign language skills to help, and Kevin uses his knowledge of technology. They receive assistance from Amanda (Christine Baranski), another covert operative who initially appears to be a friend, but appears to have her own motives.
The Bounty Hunter, 1h50
Directed by Andy Tennant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Christine Baranski, Jason Sudeikis, Jeff Garlin, Cathy Moriarty
Roles Kitty Hurley
Rating55% 2.7535852.7535852.7535852.7535852.753585
Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) is a former NYPD detective who now works as a bail enforcement agent (bounty hunter). Milo's ex-wife, Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston), is an investigative reporter who has been arrested for assaulting a police officer (As she later clarifies, she grazed a patrol horse with her car in trying to get to a press conference).
Bonneville
Bonneville (2006)
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Tom Skerritt, Christine Baranski, Victor Rasuk
Roles Francine Holden Packard
Rating60% 3.0468453.0468453.0468453.0468453.046845
When Arvilla Holden's considerably older husband Joe dies while the two are vacationing in Borneo, she has his remains cremated and returns with them to their home in Pocatello, Idaho with plans to scatter them as he wished. Joe's resentful daughter Francine from his first marriage demands Arvilla relinquish the ashes so they can be buried in the family crypt in Montecito, California and threatens to sell Arvilla's home, which was left to Francine in her father's original will, unless she cooperates. Arvilla grudgingly agrees and invites her best friends, single and lonely Margene, a former teacher who lost her job because she advocated birth control to her students, and married Carol, a devout Mormon, to accompany her to the memorial service.
Relative Strangers, 1h27
Directed by Greg Glienna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell, Beverly D'Angelo, Christine Baranski
Roles Arleen Clayton
Rating53% 2.6516552.6516552.6516552.6516552.651655
Thirty-four-year-old psychologist, Richard Clayton's (Ron Livingston) parents reveal to him that he was adopted. He then sets out to find out who his biological parents are, but disaster ensues when it turns out that his parents, Frank (Danny DeVito) and Agnes Menure (Kathy Bates), are crude, lower class carnies. After that, they follow him home and cause chaos to his normal life. There are frequent references to the movie Mother, Jugs & Speed used by the characters in the film.
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?, 1h14
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Jeremy Piven, Oded Fehr, Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle
Roles Amelia von Butch (voice)
Rating67% 3.3851153.3851153.3851153.3851153.385115
The gang goes to Egypt to surprise Velma, who has been restoring the famous Sphinx for the past six months with Prince Omar. However, the Mystery Machine runs out of water in the radiator. Scooby and Shaggy try to find water for the Mystery Machine, and find a lake with a water which turns out to be a mirage. The gang meets an Egyptian nomad Amahl Ali Akbar and his hawk Horus. With their help, the gang is able to get to the Sphinx and meets "Fear Facers" host Rock Rivers whose show was recently canceled because he faked some footage. He then tells them of the curse. Scooby smells a familiar smell and leads the gang to Velma. Velma is surprised and introduces Omar to her friends. Velma then shows an ancient necklace which she found with the tomb of Queen Cleopatra. Suddenly, a nasty grave robbing scientist and treasure hunter named Dr. Amelia Von Butch and her minions appear to loot the tomb.
Welcome to Mooseport, 1h50
Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Marcia Gay Harden, Maura Lynn Tierney, June Squibb, Fred Savage
Roles Charlotte Cole
Rating52% 2.649512.649512.649512.649512.64951
Monroe "Eagle" Cole (Gene Hackman) is a former President of the United States who retires to his vacation home in the town of Mooseport, Maine to escape the clutches of ex-wife Charlotte Cole (Christine Baranski). Harold "Handy" Harrison (Ray Romano) is the local plumber of Mooseport, who also owns a hardware store.