Christine Baranski

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Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski
Birth name Christine Baranski
Born May 2, 1952 (age 54)
Flag of United States Buffalo, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Matthew Cowles
Notable roles Maryanne Thorpe in Cybill
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, Cybill, 1995
Tony Awards
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, The Real Thing (play), 1984,
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, Rumors, 1989

Christine Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an Emmy- and Tony Award-winning American actress.

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Baranski was born in Buffalo, New York to Virginia and Lucien Baranski, who edited a Polish-language newspaper.[1] She is of Polish descent.[2][3] Baranski attended Villa Maria Academy, after which she studied at Juilliard. She has been married to actor Matthew Cowles since 1983.

Baranski's Broadway credits include : The Real Thing, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves, Rumors, Regrets Only and Follies. She has won both the Tony and Drama Desk Award twice. Baranski had a role as Cybill Shepherd's hard-drinking friend Maryanne Thorpe in the CBS sitcom Cybill, which ran from 1995 until 1998, during which time she hosted Saturday Night Live. She had an uncredited role in the series Now and Again as the voice of Roger's overbearing wife Ruth, who was never seen by viewers. She later appeared in the 2000-2001 sitcom Welcome to New York and, with John Larroquette, in the 2003-2004 NBC sitcom Happy Family. Her film credits include Addams Family Values, Chicago, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Bulworth, Bowfinger, The Birdcage, and Cruel Intentions. Baranski appeared in the title role in the Kennedy Center's production of Mame in 2006.

For successful Emmy Awards, see the Infobox. Unsuccessful nominations were :

  • 1996 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Cybill"
  • 1997 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Cybill"
  • 1998 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Cybill"
  • 1999 - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - "Frasier"

  1. ^ http://au.movies.yahoo.com/Christine+Baranski/biography/62265/family/
  2. ^ http://www.wned.org/Productions/Polonia/default.asp
  3. ^ http://www.polishnews.com/fulltext/essay/2000/essay53_3.shtml

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