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Christine Baranski (born 2 May 1952 in Buffalo, New York) is an American
actress. She had a scene-stealing role as Cybill Shepherd's hard-drinking
friend Maryanne Thorpe in the CBS sitcom Cybill, which ran from 1995 until
1998. She later appeared in the 2000-2001 sitcom Welcome to New York and,
with John Laroquette, in the 2003-2004 NBC sitcom Happy Family. Her film
credits include Addams Family Values, Chicago (2002), the 2000 live-action
adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Bowfinger (1999) and The
Birdcage (1996). She hosted the May 11, 1996, episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Baranski appeared uncredited in the 1999 series Now and Again as the voice
of Roger's overbearing wife Ruth, who the viewer never saw.
She was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy every year from 1995 until 1998 for her work on Cybill. She won in
1995. In 1999, she was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy
Series for her role as "Dr. Nora Fairchild" (a parody of Dr. Laura
Schlesinger) on Frasier. |
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