Baranski had an uncredited role in the series Now and Again as the voice of Roger's overbearing wife Ruth, who was never seen by viewers. Baranski later appeared in the 2000–2001 sitcom Welcome to New York and, with John Laroquette, in the 2003–2004 NBC sitcom Happy Family.
Baranski received further recognition for her role as Tanya Chesham-Leigh in the hit musical film Mamma Mia! (2008), and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Baranski also played Cinderella's stepmother in the 2014 film adaptation of the musical Into the Woods.
Baranski appeared in short-term roles on various daytime soap operas, including All My Children and Another World .
During this, Baranski portrayed a librarian named Sonja Umdahl in the "Dick and the Single Girl" episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun. A few years later, Baranski received an Emmy nomination for a guest starring role in the NBC series Frasier as a controversial tough love radio psychiatrist named Dr. Nora.
Baranski has also appeared in various film roles. Some of her better-known roles are as Katherine Archer in The Birdcage (1996), Martha May Whovier in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Mary Sunshine in Chicago (2002) and Connie Chasseur in The Ref (1994).
Baranski has received further critical acclaim for her performance as Diane Lockhart in the legal drama series The Good Wife (2009–16) and its spinoff series The Good Fight (2017–present).
2, including Lily Cowles. Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress and singer. She is a 15-time Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom Cybill (1995–98). Baranski has received further critical acclaim for her performance as ...
Elegant composed and ready for a fight, Dianne Lockhart from The Good Wife is one of my favourite lawyers on TV. A top litigator and firm Partner with a picture of Hilary Clinton on her desk, Lockhart has to contend with power struggles galore and manages to look calm and wise simultaneously. Passed over for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court, Dianne still runs the firm with confidence and courage (with lawyer s exiting left and right) and even mentors Florrick with that wry grin and those pointy, raised eyebrows. She’s classy and I love it.
2. Ally McBeal – Ally McBeal. Loosely based on the personal traits of his stunning, neurotic wife, Michelle Pfeiffer (well, ‘allegedly’), David Kelley dreamed up one of the most famous and memorable lawyers of all time – the ditzy, quirky, charming, paranoid (hallucinations anyone?) wisp of a woman, Ally McBeal.
Entering the legal genre with a bang this year was the ruthless Keating (played by charismatic Viola Davis), a ‘take no prisoners’ criminal law lecturer and law firm owner who runs a legal class called “How to Get Away with Murder”.
Whilst the wildly popular SATC is firmly focused on sex, ‘Rabbits’, love and other bedroom dramas, who can forget one its favourite characters, Miranda Hobbes, the hard working, fiery haired lawyer who famously quits her job because of her misogynistic boss.
The lead character in the police crime drama, Cabot is the Assistant District Attorney, played by Stephanie March. Ballsy, bossy, clever and principled, Cabot’s striking courtroom prowess wins her serious lawyer points and her gutsy, sarcastic quips reel us in time after time. She is ‘the boss’.
Alexandra Cabot: Both. That’s why I’m the boss.
Jessica Pearson: “I’m going to break him down, and I’m going to crack him open.”
Current job: He's a lawyer at Morrison Cohen LP, where he represents corporations and "celebrity personalities.". How you probably know him: As Paul Pfeiffer in "The Wonder Years.".
How you probably know her: As Ginny Jennings on "The Beverly Hillbillies" or as a California state senator until 2008.
Films/TV: "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis"
Bad Judge(NBC, 2014--). Kate Walsh as Judge Rebecca Wright in this comedy.
Cristela(ABC, 2014--). Cristela Alonso plays an attorney at a Houston law firm.
Nicole Kidman has admitted she likes playing mothers because she is able to resonate with them, explaining, “My maternal force is probably my strongest energy in the world. It’s my life.”
Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Meredith Grey on Grey’s Anatomy, and you may remember that while her character was many things, she was also a mom. Pompeo is a mom in real life, too, and she and husband Chris Ivery have three children, all of whom have taught her very valuable lessons about herself.
Patricia Arquette’s role in Boyhood earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, so to say that the project, which took 12 years to create, was a memorable onscreen moment is probably an understatement.
Being a mother teaches women a lot about themselves , and Elizabeth McGovern has spoken about how she was able to better understand her roles, while Ellen Pompeo has shared the valuable lessons that her children have taught her. Below are 20 memorable onscreen mothers, who are even better in real life.
And according to New York Times, in real-life, she is a mother to five children.
Britton has a son, E yob Britton, who she is raising as a solo mom. Motherhood has changed her life for the better, and Britton told Good Housekeeping she considers it to be her biggest role yet. “Motherhood has been the greatest gift of my life,” she stated.
In keeping with the women from Desperate Housewives, and their very memorable characters, we bring you Felicity Huffman, or as she was known on the show, Lynette Scavo. In many ways, she was the most relatable mom of them all, and a mother who loved her children, but could also admit that there were times when she needed a break to focus on herself.