Full Name | Christine Ebersole |
Net Worth | $20 Million |
Date Of Birth | February 21, 1953 |
Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Height | 1.78 m |
Profession | Actor, Singer |
Work Position | Co-anchor of Weekend Update as SNL Newsbreak |
Education | MacMurray College, New Trier High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Bill Moloney, Peter Bergman |
Children | Mae Mae Moloney, Aron Moloney, Elijah Moloney |
Parents | Robert Ebersole, Marian Esther Ebersole |
Nicknames | Christine Ebersole, Ebersole, Christine |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0002056 |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, New York Drama Critics' Circle Special Citation, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Obie Award for Performance, Outer Critics Circle Special Award |
Nominations | Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play |
Movies | Amadeus, The Wolf of Wall Street, Richie Rich, The Big Wedding, Mac and Me, Tootsie, My Girl 2, My Favorite Martian, Black Sheep, Ghost Dad, Dead Again, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Thief of Hearts, 'Til There Was You, Double Platinum, Pie in the Sky, Mary and Rhoda, Dying to Love You, Love Comes to... |
TV Shows | Sullivan & Son, Bobby's World, Ink, Rachel Gunn, R.N., The Hogan Family, Ryan's Hope, The Cavanaughs |
Star Sign | Pisces |
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1 | My mother wasn't controlling at all. She was a stabilizing force who grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. Now it's the big circle game. Taking care of her is a great blessing for me. I'll tuck her into bed, kiss her on the cheek, wipe up the mess on her blouse from whatever she spilled. |
2 | Sometimes I think my past life was unrealized. I met a tragic end - it might have been a car over a cliff. But it's true, I came from another time and place, and landed in Paris Hilton's backyard. |
3 | You can still love your job and feel guilty. You can still love your child and feel guilty. There's a lot of grey in that. It's about being conscious when you are spending time with your kids, being with them in the moment. |
4 | I go where the revolution is, and the revolution is Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a champion of the Constitution. He's about getting rid of the Federal Reserve and shrinking federal government. |
5 | I thought my family was really funny. Everybody in my family was funny. My mom and dad both have great senses of humor and really saw the funny in stuff, so I think that's probably where it came from. I always try to see the funny in things. |
6 | In 1998, the acting roles suddenly bottomed out. I was no longer getting scripts; even my agent stopped calling. When I finally got him on the phone to ask him what was going on, he paused, then said: 'Well, Christine, you're 45.' I got rid of him. |
7 | My father started out as a riveter, but he had the soul of an artist. He worshiped Shakespeare and had aspirations to be an actor. He claimed that from the first day he laid eyes on me, I was going to be this great dramatic actress. |
8 | My husband, Bill, and I tried having kids naturally, but then I came to a crossroads before my 40th birthday: I realized that my being a mother wasn't limited to my bearing a child. I just knew that I wanted to be a mother, so I offered it up to my destiny to God and to the universe and met with an adoption attorney. The process was not difficult. |
9 | There's a Zen to acting, by being in the moment. That's where the power is. |
10 | 'Grey Gardens' consumed my life for over two and a half years. It really takes its toll on the family. I'm not there to tuck them in, help them with homework and eat dinner with them. When I work on a show, I only have about 20 minutes a day with my family. |
11 | How do I let go of Maplewood? It's like Shangri-la. It's so culturally diverse, and all my children are adopted - a transracial family. And we're not the freaks. Everybody flies their freak flag high in Maplewood! |
12 | I began my career performing in plays and musicals in New York, but by the mid-'80s, opportunities in Hollywood beckoned and I made the move to Los Angeles. It was a good decision. Work took off, but most important, I met my family out there - my husband, Bill, and the children we would adopt: Elijah, Mae-Mae, and Aron. |
13 | I experience psychic phenomena, so people think I must be crazy. But you have to be accessible and intelligent to be a good actor. I might not have gotten the best grades in school, but I have a very high level of emotional intelligence. You have to be open to receive. |
14 | Family transcends the flesh. You don't love someone because they look like you, you love their spirit; it's the soul connection. |
15 | I don't wear jeans. |
16 | I stay in my pajamas until I have to leave for work. |
17 | I think doing dramas kind of wears on you. It's just intense. |
18 | I've always been in love with Howard McGillen's voice, ever since I got wind of him. |
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1 | She was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "War Paint" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. |
2 | As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Tootsie (1982), Amadeus (1984) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Of those, Amadeus (1984) is a winner in the category. |
3 | She has Swiss-German, German, English, Irish, and distant Dutch, ancestry. |
4 | Spring, 2006: Starred off-Broadway in the demanding dual role of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter "Little Edie" in the new musical Grey Gardens (based on the notorious Maysles Brothers documentary) for which she won the Obie, Drama Desk and Drama League Awards and overwhelming critical acclaim. The show will open on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in October, 2006. [July 2006] |
5 | Honorary Doctorate from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Address given at college's Homecoming convocation. [October 2002] |
6 | Starring in Steel Magnolias on Broadway (M'Lynn - the Sally Field role in the movie) [March 2005] |
7 | Starring as Elvira in Noel Coward's play "Blithe Spirit" on Broadway [2009] |
8 | She lives with her family in Maplewood, New Jersey. [October 2006] |
9 | Won the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Musical for "Grey Gardens". |
10 | Played Ado Annie in a major Broadway production of "Oklahoma!" at the Palace Theater in 1979. |
11 | Her children are Elijah (b. 1993), Mae Mae (b. 1996) and Aron (b. 1997). |
12 | Studied at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. |
13 | In 2007, Ebersole won her 2nd Tony Award for her dual role of "Little" Edie Beale and Edith Bouvier Beale in the musical "Grey Gardens". |
14 | She adopted her three children with Moloney. One is black and the other two are Asian. |
15 | Won Broadway's 2001 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for a revival of "42nd Street." In 2003, she was Tony-nominated as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of the George S. Kaufman - Edna Ferber comedy "Dinner at Eight." |
16 | Aunt of actress Janel Moloney. |
17 | Alumna of New Trier Township High School West, Northfield, Illinois. |
18 | Went to MacMurray College (in Jacksonville, Illinois), class of '75. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Search Party | 2016 | TV Series filming | Mariel |
The Way I Remember It | 2015 | Short completed | Vera |
Crisis in Six Scenes | 2016 | TV Series | Eve |
Royal Pains | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Ms. Newberg |
American Songbook at NJPAC 2016 | 2016 | TV Series | |
Madam Secretary | 2015 | TV Series | Lydia Dalton |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | 2015 | TV Series | Helene |
Sullivan & Son | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Carol Walsh |
Emoticon ;) | 2014 | | Julia |
The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | | Leah Belfort |
American Horror Story | 2013 | TV Series | Anna Leigh Leighton |
The Big Wedding | 2013 | | Muffin |
Retired at 35 | 2011 | TV Series | Susan |
Ugly Betty | 2010 | TV Series | Frances |
Samantha Who? | 2009 | TV Series | Amy |
Confessions of a Shopaholic | 2009 | | TV Show Host |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2008 | TV Series | Hilary Regnier |
Lipstick Jungle | 2008 | TV Series | Maureen |
Boston Legal | 2008 | TV Series | Sunny Fields |
Cashmere Mafia | 2008 | TV Series | Lily Parrish |
The Big Gay Sketch Show | 2008 | TV Series | 'Little Edie' Beale |
Libertyville | 2008 | TV Movie | Susie |
Love Comes to the Executioner | 2006 | | Miriam Prigusivac |
Related | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Renee Renée |
Crossing Jordan | 2004 | TV Series | Mrs. Maguire |
Wild Card | 2004 | TV Series | Myra Hudson |
The Mayor | 2003 | TV Movie | Ruth Winterhalter |
An Unexpected Love | 2003 | TV Movie | Sandy |
The Electric Piper | 2003 | TV Movie | Pat Dixon (voice) |
Breaking News | 2002 | TV Series | Helen |
The Lullaby of Broadway: Opening Night on 42nd Street | 2001 | TV Movie | Dorothy Brock |
Will & Grace | 2001 | TV Series | Candy Pruitt |
Madigan Men | 2000 | TV Series | Lois |
Mary and Rhoda | 2000 | TV Movie | Cecile Andrews |
Pros & Cons | 1999 | | Kathy Stanford |
Double Platinum | 1999 | TV Movie | Peggy |
True Crime | 1999 | | Bridget Rossiter |
My Favorite Martian | 1999 | | Mrs. Brown |
Just Shoot Me! | 1998 | TV Series | Margo Langhorne |
Ally McBeal | 1998 | TV Series | Marie Stokes |
An Unexpected Life | 1998 | TV Movie | Ruth Whitney |
Love Boat: The Next Wave | 1998 | TV Series | Norma |
'Til There Was You | 1997 | | Beebee Moss |
Ink | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Belinda Carhardt |
An Unexpected Family | 1996 | TV Movie | Ruth Whitney |
Hey Arnold! | 1996 | TV Series | Lana Vail |
Pie in the Sky | 1996 | | Mom Dunlap |
Black Sheep | 1996 | | Governor Tracy |
Ri¢hie Ri¢h | 1994 | | Regina Rich |
My Girl 2 | 1994 | | Rose Zsigmond |
Gypsy | 1993 | TV Movie | Tessie Tura |
Dying to Love You | 1993 | TV Movie | Cheryl New |
The Lounge People | 1992 | | Cynthia Lewis |
Folks! | 1992 | | Arlene Aldrich |
Rachel Gunn, R.N. | 1992 | TV Series | Rachel Gunn |
Dead Again | 1991 | | Lydia Larsen |
Miss Jones | 1991 | TV Movie | Thea Jones |
Empty Nest | 1991 | TV Series | Laura |
Murphy Brown | 1990 | TV Series | Maddy |
American Dreamer | 1990 | TV Series | Kathleen |
Ghost Dad | 1990 | | Carol |
Island Son | 1990 | TV Series | Janine Willis |
The Cavanaughs | 1986-1989 | TV Series | Kit Cavanaugh |
Mac and Me | 1988 | | Janet Cruise |
Valerie's Family: The Hogans | 1986 | TV Series | Barbara Goodwin |
Acceptable Risks | 1986 | TV Movie | Lee Snyder |
Thief of Hearts | 1984 | | Janie Pointer |
Amadeus | 1984 | | Katerina Cavalieri |
The Dollmaker | 1984 | TV Movie | Miss Vashinski |
Tootsie | 1982 | | Linda |
Love, Sidney | 1982 | TV Series | Nurse Loring |
Saturday Night Live | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Various / SNL Newsbreak Anchor / Herself / ... |
Ryan's Hope | 1977-1980 | TV Series | Lily Darnell / Pearl Miller |
One Life to Live | 1968 | TV Series | Maxie McDermott (1983-1985) |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Big Wedding | 2013 | performer: "Gently Down the Stream" / writer: "Gently Down the Stream" | |
The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special performer: "The Revolutionary Costume for Today" | |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2006 | TV Special performer: "As If We Never Said Goodbye" | |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Great Performances | 1997 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Gypsy | 1993 | TV Movie performer: "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" | |
Dolly | 1987 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Saturday Night Live | 1981 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Tavis Smiley | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Michael Feinstein at the Rainbow Room | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
Smash | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | 2012-2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Rocco's Dinner Party | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
The 9th Annual TV Land Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The Colbert Report | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Great Performances | 1997-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
The Battery's Down | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | 2008 | Documentary | Herself - Friend / Co-Star, Gossip |
Independent Lens | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Dying for Change | 2007 | Documentary | Herself |
The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Leading Actress in a Musical |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Theater Talk | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Working in the Theatre | 2001-2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The View | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Broadway Under the Stars | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
51st Annual Drama Desk Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Intimate Portrait | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-2002 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Audience Member |
The 55th Annual Tony Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Leading Actress in a Musical |
Maury | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
Dolly | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
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