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Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Actor · Born May 2, 1952 (74) · Buffalo, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Christine Baranski, an acclaimed actress hailing from Buffalo, New York, has left an indelible mark on both stage and screen. Her illustrious career spans decades, characterized by her exceptional talent and versatility. Baranski's captivating performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in "The Good Wife" and "Mamma Mia!," have earned her widespread recognition and critical acclaim. Renowned for her impeccable comedic timing and dramatic depth, she's garnered numerous accolades, showcasing her prowess in both drama and comedy. Baranski's enduring presence and dedication to her craft have cemented her as a revered figure in the entertainment industry, captivating audiences with every role she embodies.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 2, 1952 (74)
From
Buffalo, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Christine Baranski's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
22%
Morality
16%
Society
11%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 30 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 15 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 26 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 21

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 19 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 19
Mentor
4 of 19
Ally
3 of 19
Threshold guardian
2 of 19
Hero
2 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Shapeshifter
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
25
Warm
24
Tense
15
Absurd
13
Hopeful
8
Other
35

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christine Baranski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christine Baranski's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

85 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • All That She Wants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine Baranski

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Praise Petey(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as White (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Host

  • Exhibition on Screen: Hopper - An American Love Story(2022)

    as Josephine Hopper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 25 episodes · as Agnes van Rhijn

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Victoria O'Clair

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas on the Square(2020)

    as Regina Fuller

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018)

    as Tanya

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fancy Nancy(2018)

    Show 123 episodes · as Mrs. Devine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Michael Jackson's Halloween(2017)

    as Mrs. Grau (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Beverly Hofstadter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • A Bad Moms Christmas(2017)

    as Ruth Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 60 episodes · as Diane Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Spirit Riding Free: Pony Tales(2017)

    Show as Miz McDonnell

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    as Evelyn Sumner

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Trolls(2016)

    as Chef (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sinatra: All or Nothing at All(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruth Berle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    as Stepmother

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Yellowbird(2014)

    as Janet (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amanda Hannity (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Foodfight!(2012)

    as Hedda Shopper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Who Is Simon Miller?(2011)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Regular Show(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guardian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Bounty Hunter(2010)

    as Kitty Hurley

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 156 episodes · as Diane Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Mamma Mia!(2008)

    as Tanya Chesham-Leigh

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 16 episodes · as Beverly Hofstadter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Victoria Hartley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Bonneville(2006)

    as Francine Holden Packard

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Clayton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Relative Strangers(2006)

    as Arleen Clayton

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Falling for Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Bree Barrington

  • Recipe for a Perfect Christmas(2005)

    as Lee Bellmont

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Faith Clancy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy?(2005)

    as Amelia von Butch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Homeless Woman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Mooseport(2004)

    as Charlotte Cole

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Eloise at Christmastime(2003)

    as Prunella Stickler the Events Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Happy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 22 episodes · as Annie Brennan

  • Marci X(2003)

    as Sen. Mary Ellen Spinkle

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Eloise at the Plaza(2003)

    as Prunella Stickler the Events Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Chicago(2002)

    as Mary Sunshine

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Presidio Med (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Terry Howland

  • The Guru(2002)

    as Chantal

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Flo (voice)

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)

    as Martha May Whovier

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 16 episodes · as Marsha Bickner

  • Bowfinger(1999)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    as Bunny Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine Baranski (voice) · as Newport Heiress (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Bulworth(1998)

    as Constance Bulworth

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Odd Couple II(1998)

    as Thelma

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Birdcage(1996)

    as Katharine Archer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonja Umdahl

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Jeffrey(1995)

    as Ann Marwood Bartle

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • New Jersey Drive(1995)

    as Prosecutor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 87 episodes · as Maryann Thorpe

  • Getting In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mrs. Higgs

  • The War(1994)

    as Miss Strapford

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Ref(1994)

    as Connie Chasseur

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • To Dance with the White Dog(1993)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Addams Family Values(1993)

    as Becky Martin-Granger

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora Fairchild

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Life with Mikey(1993)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Night We Never Met(1993)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Buying a Landslide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Blair Bennett

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    as Andrea Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Children's Rights Attorney Rose Siegal · as Katherine Masucci-Beigal

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine Baranski (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Pick-up Artist(1987)

    as Harriet

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The House of Blue Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Bunny Flingus

  • American Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Josephine Nivison Hopper

  • Legal Eagles(1986)

    as Carol Freeman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 9½ Weeks(1986)

    as Thea

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1982)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Baines

  • Crackers(1984)

    as Maxine

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Lovesick(1983)

    as Nymphomaniac

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Soup for One(1982)

    as Blonde In Bar

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Bunny Flingus

  • Playing for Time(1980)

    as Olga

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show Actor

  • Bad Moms' Moms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ruth

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 84 titles, 83 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Mamma Mia! (2008)

$708M worldwide

Highest rated

The Good Wife (2009)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting84 of 84: 84 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 3% of 40 roles
809095000510

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 34 major nominations, 1995–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2023
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2022
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  5. 2020
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  6. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  7. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  8. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Show 12 earlier years
  1. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  8. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  9. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  10. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  11. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  12. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Christine Baranski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Foodfight! (2012)

99th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Miss Sloane (2016)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christine Baranski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles6–53 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles22–57 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles18–78 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles17–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles7–48 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christine Baranski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christine Baranski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Rudnick shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers