Biography
Christine Jane Baranski is an American actress. She was born on 2 May 1952 in Buffalo, New York, and trained at the Juilliard School, graduating with a BFA in 1974.
Baranski began her career on stage and made her film debut in the early 1980s. She appeared as Andrea Reynolds in Reversal of Fortune (1990) and as Katharine Archer in The Birdcage (1996). Her other film roles include Cruel Intentions (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Mamma Mia! (2008) and its 2018 sequel, Into the Woods (2014) and Trolls (2016). On television she is known for Cybill (1995–1998), The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and The Good Wife (2009–2016).
She has received two Tony Awards for her Broadway performances in The Real Thing (1984) and Rumors (1989), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Cybill.
