Biography
Christine Baranski
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Who is Christine Baranski?
Christine Baranski is an American actress and a singer who is well-known for playing the role of Maryann Thorpe in the 1995 American television sitcom, ‘Cybill’. She has won numerous nominations including the Golden Globe nomination and the Screen Actors Guild nomination and also won a Primetime Emmy for the role. Throughout her career as an actress, she has won over 15 Emmy nominations and has been widely loved by the audience. She has also starred in movies like ‘Chicago’ in 2002 where she appeared as Mary Sunshine and ‘The Birdcage’ in 1996 where she appeared as Katherine Archer.
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| Full Name | Christine Jane Baranski |
| Date of Birth | 2 May 1952 |
| Birth place | Buffalo, New York |
| Parent(s) | Virginia Mazurowska and Lucien Baranski |
| Occupation | actress and a singer |
| Spouse(s) | Matthew Cowles(died.2014) |
| Net Worth | $14 million |
Bio and Age
Christine Baranski’s full name is Christine Jane Baranski. She was born on 2 May 1952 in Buffalo, New York to her mother, Virginia Mazurowska, and to her father, Lucien Baranski who was a Polish newspaper editor. She was raised in Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York from where she completed her studies. Besides this, she is currently 68 years old with the zodiac sign of Taurus.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Christine Baranski holds an American nationality and is of Polish descent. She is a Catholic and practices Catholicism as her religion. Besides this, she stands at a height of 5 feet and 8 inches (1.76m/176cms) tall and weighs around 62kgs (136lbs). Moreover, she has a slim body figure with a pair of green-colored eyes with blonde hair color.
Education
Christine Baranski studied and completed her high-school at Villa Maria Academy located in Cheektowaga, Erie County. She later enrolled in the Juilliard School; a private performing arts conservatory located in New York City from where she graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts.
Husband and Daughter
Christine Baranski dated and married her husband and actor, Matthew Cowles back in the year 1983. The couple stayed together until the demise of her husband in 2014. They were blessed with daughters Isabel Baranski in 1983 who is a lawyer and Lily Baranski in 1987 who is an actress.
Social
Christine Baranski is active on social media platforms. Her Instagram account (@christinebaranskii_) has over 15 thousand followers but the page has not been verified yet. Besides this, she is not available officially on any other social media platforms but there are a lot of fan pages.
Career
Movies
1980-2000
Christine Baranski made her debut in the world of entertainment when she played the role of Olga in the 1980 CBS television movie, ‘Playing for Time’. Following this, she went on to play in movies like ‘Soup for One’ in 1982, ‘Lovesick’ in 1983, ‘Crackers’ in 1984, ‘Nine and a Half Weeks’ in 1986, ‘Legal Eagles’ in 1986, ‘The Pick-up Artist’ in 1987, ‘Reversal of Fortune’ in 1990, ‘The Night We Never Met’, ‘Life with Mikey’ and ‘Addams Family Value’ in 1993, ‘The Ref’, ‘The War’ and ‘Getting In’ in 1994, ‘New Jersey Drive’ and ‘Jeffrey’ in 1995, ‘The Birdcage’ in 1996, ‘The Odd Couple 2’ and ‘Bulworth’ in 1998, ‘Cruel Intentions’ and ‘Bowfinger’ in 1999 and ‘How the Grinch Stole the Christmas’ in 2000.
2002-Present
In the year 2002, Christine Baranski starred in the movie, ‘The Guru’ and ‘Chicago’. She also appeared in movies like ‘Marci X’ in 2003, ‘Welcome to Mooseport’ in 2004, ‘Scooby-Doo! in Where’s My Mummy?’ in 2005, ‘Falling for Grace’, ‘Relative Strangers’ and ‘Bonneville’ in 2006, ‘Mamma Mia!’ in 2008, ‘The Bounty Hunter’ in 2010, ‘Foodfight!’ in 2012, ‘Into the Woods’ in 2014, ‘Trolls’ in 2016 and ‘Miss Sloane’ in 2016, ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ in 2017, ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ in 2018 and ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’ in 2020.
Television Show
Christine Baranski has appeared on television also alongside her movie career. She made her debut when she played the role of Debbie in ‘Busting Loose’ (1977). She has appeared as Maryann Thorpe in the series, ‘Cybill’ (1995-1998) for which she was loved by the audience and she stole the limelight. Following this success, she has made numerous appearances in series like ‘Welcome to New York’ (2000-2001), ‘Happy Family’ (2003-2004), ‘Ugly Betty’ (2009), and ‘The Good Fight’ (2017-Present).
Moreover, she has also played the role of Diane Lockhart in ‘The Good Wife’ (2009-2016) for which she won a Primetime Emmy nomination as well as a Screen Actors Guild nomination and she has also portrayed the role of Dr. Beverly Hofstadter in ‘The Big Bang Theory’ along with star Iain Armitage for which she won yet another Primetime Emmy nomination.
Video Games
Christine Baranski has played the role of Kaos’ mother in the 2013 platformer video game, ‘Skylanders: SWAP Force’ and the role of Hessonite in the 2017 and 2019 action-adventure role-playing game, ‘Steven Universe: Save the Light’ and ‘Steven Universe: Unleash the Light’ respectively.
Achievements
Christine Baranski has won one Primetime Emmy Award and three Screen Actors Guild awards during her acting career. She has also won a Critics Choice award and numerous other awards like the AARP Movies for Grownups award and the American Comedy Award.
Net Worth
As of the year 2020, Christine Baranski has an approximate net worth of $14 million.
