Christine Ebersole Biography (1953-)

Born February 21, 1953, in Chicago, IL; married Peter Bergman (an actor), 1977 (marriage annulled, 1982; some sources say married from 1976-81); married Bill Moloney, 1988; children: (second marriage) Elijah , May Dawn, Aaron; auntof Janel Moloney (an actress).

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
February 21, 1953
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Agnes, On the Twentieth Century, St. James Theatre, New York City,1978
  • Dana, Green Pond, Chelsea Westside Theatre, New York City, 1978
  • Gossip, PAF Playhouse, New York City, 1978
  • Ado Annie, Oklahoma!, Palace Theatre, then John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, both 1979
  • Guinevere, Camelot, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1979
  • Natasha, The Three Sisters, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City,1982
  • Skye Bullene, Geniuses, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City,1983
  • Gerta Granville, Harrigan 'n Hart, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1985
  • The Blue Dahlia, Court Theatre, Los Angeles, 1989
  • The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1989-1990
  • Emily West, "Allegro," Encores!, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1994
  • Liza Elliott, Lady in the Dark, City Center Theatre, 1994
  • Dossie Lustig, Getting Away with Murder, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1996
  • Title role, Mame, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1999
  • Guest, Seth Rudetsky's Broadway Chatterbox, Theatre at Don't TellMaMa, New York City, 2000
  • Mabel Cantwell, Gore Vidal's The Best Man, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2000
  • Current Events, Stage Two, Manhattan Theatre Club, 2000
  • Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2001
  • Fay Morgan and Morgan Le Fay, "A Connecticut Yankee," Encores!, City Center Theatre, 2001
  • Appeared in Broadway productions of Angel Street, I Love My Wife, and Ziegfeld Follies 1936; appeared in Much Ado about Nothing, Old Globe Theatre; also appeared in Evita, Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, Laughing Wild, My Fair Lady, and The Pajama Game.
  • Film Appearances
  • Linda, Tootsie, Columbia, 1982
  • Janie Pointer, Thief of Hearts, Paramount, 1984
  • Katerina Cavalieri, Amadeus (also known as Peter Shaffer's Amadeus), Orion, 1984
  • Janet Cruise, Mac and Me, Orion, 1988
  • Carol, Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990
  • Lydia Larsen, Dead Again, Paramount, 1991
  • Arlene Aldrich, Folks!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
  • Cynthis Lewis, The Lounge People, 1992
  • Regina Rich, Richie Rich, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Rose Zsigmond, My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
  • Governor Tracy, Black Sheep, Paramount, 1996
  • Mom Dunlap, Pie in the Sky, Fine Line, 1996
  • Beebee Moss, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
  • Bridget Rossiter, True Crime, Warner Bros., 1999
  • Mrs. Loralie Brown, My Favorite Martian (also known as My Favourite Martian), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1999
  • Pros and Cons, New Line Home Video, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Lily Darnell, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1979
  • Cast member, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight, Saturday Night, SNL), NBC, 1981-1982
  • Maxie McDermott, One Life to Live, ABC, 1983-1985
  • Barbara Goodwin, Valerie (also known as Valerie's Family),NBC, 1986
  • Katherine "Kit" Cavanaugh, The Cavanaughs, CBS, 1986-1989
  • Voice of Mrs. Generic (Bobby's mother), Bobby's World (animated),Fox, 1990-1998
  • Title character and performer of theme song, Rachel Gunn, R.N., Fox, 1992
  • Belinda Carhardt, Ink, CBS, 1996
  • Movies
  • Miss Vashinski, The Dollmaker, ABC, 1984
  • Lee Snyder, Acceptable Risks, ABC, 1986
  • Tessie Tura, Gypsy, CBS, 1993
  • Ruth Whitney, An Unexpected Family, USA Network, 1996
  • Ruth Whitney, An Unexpected Life, USA Network, 1998
  • Peggy, Double Platinum, ABC, 1999
  • Cecile Andrews, Mary and Rhoda, NBC, 2000
  • Specials
  • Song performer, The Truth about Teachers (also known as RaisingGood Kids in Bad Times), syndicated, 1989
  • Thea Jones, Miss Jones, ABC, 1991
  • Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1997
  • The Rodgers and Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty, PBS, 1999
  • Episodic
  • "The Enormous Radio," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1987
  • Maddy, "The Bummer of 42," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1990
  • Norma, "Remember?" The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1998
  • Marie Stokes, "Just Looking," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
  • Margo Langhorne, "How Nina Got Her Groove Back," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1998
  • "Three Guys, a Girl, and a Conversation Nook," Madigan Men, ABC, 2000
  • Candy Pruitt, "Poker? I Don't Even Like Her," Will & Grace, NBC, 2001
  • Also appeared in episodes of other shows, including The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated.
  • Other
  • Cheryl New, Dying to Love You (also known as Lethal White Female), 1993
  • Also appeared in the pilot Breaking News.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Live at the Cinegrill (solo performance), 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Parade, August 26, 2001, p. 17
    • TV Guide, August 27, 1988, p. 2

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