Christine Ebersole (born 21 February 1953) is an American actress and singer.
Biography
Ebersole was born in Winnetka, Illinois, where she attended New Trier High School and went on to graduate from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois.
After appearances on Ryan's Hope in 1977 and 1980, and later was part of the cast of Saturday Night Live as Weekend Update co-anchor for Brian Doyle-Murray and included celebrity impressions of Mary Travers, Cheryl Tiegs, Barbara Mandrell, Princess Diana, Rona Barrett,and wife of Andy Rooney Marge Howard. Following SNL, for several seasons on One Life to Live and Valerie.
Her film roles to date have included Mac and Me (1988), My Girl 2 (1994), Richie Rich (1994), 'Til There Was You (1997), My Favorite Martian (1999), and as the diva Katerina Cavalieri in Miloš Forman's Amadeus (1984).
Ebersole has also been part of the cast of several failed television series, including Rachel Gunn, R.N. (1992) in which she played the title role, alongside Will & Grace's Megan Mullally. She has also had notable guest roles in shows such as Will & Grace, The Nanny, Just Shoot Me, Murphy Brown and Ally McBeal.
Ebersole has found her biggest fame on Broadway. Her most noted roles have included an appearance in Gore Vidal's The Best Man (2000), Millicent Jordan in Dinner at Eight (2002) (for which she was nominated for a Tony Award), M'Lynn in Steel Magnolias (2005), and the role for which she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Dorothy Brock in the 2001 revival of 42nd Street.
In 2006, Ebersole took the dual role of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale ("Big Edie") and Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") in Grey Gardens, a new musical based upon the movie of the same name. After a sold-out off-broadway run, Ebersole remained with the roles when the play moved to Broadway in fall 2006. For this role, she has received rave reviews. She also earned her second Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for this role.
Ebersole has been married twice, to Peter Bergman, and to her present spouse Bill Moloney, with whom she has adopted three children- Elijah (b. 1993), Mae Mae (b. 1996) and Aron (b. 1997). She is also the aunt of Janel Moloney. She currently lives in Maplewood, New Jersey with her family.
References
^ Tammy La Gorce (14 October 2007). "For Future Teachers, a New Look on the Runway", The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
External links
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Christine Ebersole at the Internet Movie Database
Production: Grey Gardens Working in the Theatre by the American Theatre Wing, November 2006
Performance Working in the Theatre video from the American Theatre Wing, September 2001
Star File: Christine Ebersole at Broadway.com
TonyAwards.com Interview with Christine Ebersole
Media offices
Preceded by
Mary Gross
Weekend Update as SNL NewsBreak
1982
Succeeded by
Brad Hall
v • d • e
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole (2001) · Sutton Foster (2002) · Marissa Jaret Winokur (2003) · Idina Menzel (2004) · Victoria Clark (2005) · LaChanze (2006) · Christine Ebersole (2007) · Patti LuPone (2008)
Complete list · (1948-1975) · (1976-2000) · (2001-present)
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