Biography
Christine Baranski, an acclaimed actor 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,...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours
2022
as Host
Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Met in the world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hour...

Hopper: An American Love Story
2022
as Josephine Hopper (voice)
Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by Hopper's art – but who was he, and how did a struggling illustrato...

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020
as Regina Fuller
A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an ac...

Give My Regards to Broadway
2020
as Self
John Lithgow, Christine Baranski, Brian Stokes Mitchell and other Broadway stars on how the Broadway community has responded to COVID-19, finding crea...

On Broadway
2019
as Self
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
as Tanya Chesham-Leigh
Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each ...

Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay righ...

Michael Jackson's Halloween
2017
as Mrs. Grau (voice)
The one-hour animated special, packed with the vocal talents of some of your favorite CBS stars and the King of Pop's most memorable hits, follows Vin...

A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Ruth Mitchell
Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: C...

Miss Sloane
2016
as Evelyn Sumner
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

Trolls
2016
as Chef (voice)
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set o...

Into the Woods
2014
as Stepmother
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

Yellowbird
2014
as Janet (voice)
Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convin...

Foodfight!
2012
as Hedda Shopper (voice)
The evil Brand X joins a supermarket that becomes a city after closing time.

Who Is Simon Miller?
2011
as Amanda
Like most families, the Millers have their challenges. Simon's frequent business trips have created some distance between him and the rest of the fami...

The Bounty Hunter
2010
as Kitty Hurley
Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a repo...
Birthing Mamma Mia!
2008
as Self
This short documentary is about the making of the 2008 film musical "Mamma Mia!".

Mamma Mia!
2008
as Tanya Chesham-Leigh
A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of fin...

Bonneville
2006
as Francine Holden Packard
Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden enlists her two best friends and sets off in a vintage '66 Bonneville convertible to deliver her...

Relative Strangers
2006
as Arleen Clayton
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

Falling for Grace
2006
as Bree Barrington
Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event, she is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress and meets...

Recipe for a Perfect Christmas
2005
as Lee Bellmont
The holiday season is turned upside down for a neophyte food critic JJ (Pope) when her uninhibited mother (Baranski) shows up unannounced. In an attem...

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
as Amelia von Butch (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.

Welcome to Mooseport
2004
as Charlotte Cole
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another loca...

Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Prunella Stickler the Events Coordinator
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. The owner's daughter is getting married, but Eloise discover...

Marci X
2003
as Mary Ellen Spinkle
A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial r...

Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Prunella Stickler the Events Coordinator
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Her caretaker "Nanny" watches over her while her mom is away...

Chicago
2002
as Mary Sunshine
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chic...

The Guru
2002
as Chantal
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the c...

Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf
2000
as Flo (voice)
A tiny elf with big dreams learns a valuable lesson as he saves his village and helps create the huge and happy Christmas holiday we enjoy today.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Martha May Whovier
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

Bowfinger
1999
as Carol
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie....

Cruel Intentions
1999
as Bunny Caldwell
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. I...

Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presi...

Bulworth
1998
as Constance Bulworth
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecti...

The Odd Couple II
1998
as Thelma
Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at L...
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.

The Birdcage
1996
as Katharine Archer
Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic commu...

Jeffrey
1995
as Ann Marwood Bartle
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect ...

New Jersey Drive
1995
as Prosecutor
Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime i...

Getting In
1994
as Mrs. Margaret 'Maggie' Higgs
Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahe...

The War
1994
as Miss Strapford
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep ...

The Ref
1994
as Connie Chasseur
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

To Dance with the White Dog
1993
as Kate
When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.

Addams Family Values
1993
as Becky Martin-Granger
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from...

Life with Mikey
1993
as Carol
Michael Chapman, a former child TV star, runs a struggling talent agency specilizing in child acts. When a young girl off the street puts on a real pe...

The Night We Never Met
1993
as Lucy
Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his...

Buying a Landslide
1992
as Blair Bennett
Republican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly face him in a televised debate. Drafted to play Kautsky ...

Reversal of Fortune
1990
as Andrea Reynolds
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Harriet
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.

The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Bunny Flingus
On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, t...

Legal Eagles
1986
as Carol Freeman
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client ...

Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986
as Thea
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life,...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
as Helena
Theseus has defeated Hippolyta in battle, and now claims her as his bride. But before the nuptials begin, a pair of young lovers flee into the forest ...

Crackers
1984
as Maxine
In San Francisco, a group of down-and-out friends and a local pimp concoct a convoluted burglary plan on their pawnshop operator friend, all while nav...

Lovesick
1983
as Nymphomaniac
Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.

Soup for One
1982
as Blonde In Bar
A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.

Playing for Time
1980
as Olga
When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using th...
Bad Moms' Moms
N/A
as Ruth
Third installment of the 'Bad Moms' comedy franchise.
Mamma Mia! 3
N/A
as Tanya Chesham-Leigh
The third installment of the “Mamma Mia!” franchise.