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Christina Pickles
Christina Pickles
	Pickles in 1987
Born	Christine Pickles; February 17, 1935 (age 89); Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–present
Spouses	; Victor Lobl (m. 1962; div. 1985) ; Ian Masters; (m. 2005)
Partner	Herb Edelman (1984–1996)
Children	2
Relatives	Carolyn Pickles (niece); Wilfred Pickles (uncle); James Pickles (brother);

Christina Pickles (born February 17, 1935)^[3] is a British-born American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), for which she received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for her recurring role as Judy Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends (1994, 1996–2003), for which she was nominated for the 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Pickles appeared in Broadway plays in the 1960s and 1970s, including The Misanthrope (1968) and Sherlock Holmes (1975), and starred on the daytime soap operas Guiding Light (1970–1972, 2007) and Another World (1977–1979). Her film appearances include Masters of the Universe (1987), Legends of the Fall (1994), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and The Wedding Singer (1998). She won the 2018 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for the Vimeo series Break a Hip.

Early life

Christina Pickles was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire (now West Yorkshire).^[4]

She began attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London at age 14 and studied alongside Albert Finney, Peter O’Toole, and Brian Bedford.^[4] After graduating,^[5] she moved to New York City in the late 1950s, residing initially with friend and classmate Donald Moffat and his wife.^[4]

Career

In 1961, Pickles began her acting career in Look Back in Anger at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC. She performed in Measure for Measure in Joe Papp’s Shakespeare in the Park, then won the lead role in George Devine's The Way of the World, despite auditioning for the maid's role.^[4] After her Broadway debut in A Severed Head in 1964,^[4] other Broadway productions followed, including Inadmissible Evidence, You Can't Take It with You, War and Peace, The Misanthrope, Hamlet, and Sherlock Holmes.^[6]

At the same time, Pickles debuted on television, playing Linell Conway on Guiding Light (1970–1972, 2007). She played Countess Elena dePoulignac on the NBC soap opera Another World (1977–1979). She appeared in such feature films as Seizure (1974) and Rush It (1977). After moving from New York City to Los Angeles, Pickles was cast as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. The series aired from 1982 to 1988. She remained on St. Elsewhere for its entire six-year run and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the series.^[7]

She later was a regular on the short-lived CBS sitcom The People Next Door, which aired in 1989. She went to appear on Family Ties, Who's the Boss?, In the Heat of the Night, Matlock, The Nanny, Murder, She Wrote, and Touched by an Angel.

From 1994 to 2003, Pickles played the recurring role of Judy Geller, the mother of Ross and Monica Geller (David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox), in the NBC sitcom Friends, making appearances throughout the 10-year run of the series. She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for this role in 1995.^[7] Pickles played the mother of Harmon Rabb in the CBS drama series JAG from 1998 to 2000. From 1999 to 2000, she starred in the short-lived Fox comedy-drama series Get Real.

Pickles has appeared in many films, including Masters of the Universe (1987), Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994), Legends of the Fall (1994) directed by Edward Zwick, Grace of My Heart (1996), Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Sol Goode (2003), George of the Jungle 2 (2003), and Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011). She has had roles in a number of made-for-television movies.

In the 2000s, Pickles appeared in a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother as Lily Aldrin's grandmother, and guest-starred on The Division, Medium, and Childrens Hospital. In 2016, she was cast in the ABC drama pilot The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez, starring Gina Torres in a title role.^[8] In 2018, she received her seventh Emmy nomination (in category for "Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series"), and her first in 23 years, for the comedic web series Break a Hip.^[9]

Personal life

Pickles was married to producer/director Victor Lobl for 23 years, divorcing in 1985. She became a United States citizen in 1989.^{[citation needed]} She was romantically linked to actor Herbert Edelman, who also played her significant other on St. Elsewhere, from the mid-1980s until his death in 1996.^[10]

In 2005, she married Australian-American journalist Ian Masters.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Seizure	Nicole Blackstone
1978	Rush It	Eve
1984	It Came Upon the Midnight Clear	Chris
1987	Masters of the Universe	Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
1989	The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro	Charlotte	Television film
1992	Nightmare in the Daylight	Sarah Jenner
1993	A Twist of the Knife	Marilyn Cabot
1994	Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love	Tippy
1994	Legends of the Fall	Isabel Ludlow
1996	Grace of My Heart	Mrs. Buxton
	Romeo + Juliet	Caroline Montague
	No Easy Way	Mrs. Livingston
1997	Weapons of Mass Distraction	Mrs. Frieda Messinger	Television film
1997	The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island	Elsie (voice)
1998	The Wedding Singer	Angie Sullivan
	Monday After the Miracle	Kate Keller
	Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery	Mim Sanburne	Television film
1999	Valerie Flake	Meg Darnell
1999	Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City	Goddess	Short film
2002	Angels Don't Sleep Here	Angela Porter
2003	Sol Goode	Sol's Mom
2003	George of the Jungle 2	Beatrice Stanhope
2007	The Family Holiday	Mrs. Pendergast
2008	Collectibles	Narrator
2008	Immigrants	Harriet (voice)
2009	Flower Girl	Evangeline Walker
2011	Atlas Shrugged: Part I	Mother Rearden
2013	Live at the Foxes Den	Mrs. Ducksworth
2014	Wild & Precious	Bea	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970–1972, 2007	Guiding Light	Linell Conway	Regular role
1977	The Andros Targets	Mrs. Fuller	Episode: "In the Event of My Death"
1977–1979	Another World	Countess Elena DePoulignac	Regular role; 52 episodes
1981	The White Shadow	Christine	Episode: "Psyched Out"
1982	Lou Grant	Elsa	Episode: "Suspect"
1982–1988	St. Elsewhere	Nurse Helen Rosenthal	Regular role; 123 episodes
1985	Space	Mrs. McKellar	Episodes: "Part I" and "Part III"
1988	Roseanne	Perfume Saleswoman	Episode: "We're in the Money"
	Family Ties	Ruth Hobart	Episodes: "Heartstrings: Parts 1 & 2"
	Who's the Boss?	Laura	Episode: "A Spirited Christmas"
1989	The People Next Door	Cissy MacIntyre	All 10 episodes
1990	Mancuso, F.B.I.	Judge Laura Kinney	Episode: "Daryl Ross & the Supremes"
1991	In the Heat of the Night	Dr. Lureen Allcott	Episode: "An Execution of Trust"
1991	Veronica Clare	Kelsey Horne	3 episodes
1992	Matlock	Diana Huntington	Episodes: "The Picture: Parts 1 & 2"
1992	Laurie Hill	Mary	Episodes: "Grasshopper" and "Walter and Beverly"
1994	Love & War	Mrs. Tynan	Episode: "A Lonely Nation Turns Its Eyes to You"
1994, 1996–2003	Friends	Judy Geller	Recurring guest star; 19 episodes
1994	Sisters	Didi Poncell	Episode: "Blinders"
1995	Cybill	Betty	Episode: "As the World Turns to Crap"
	The Nanny	Nurse	Episode: "Close Shave"
	Murder, She Wrote	Susan McGregor	Episode: "Frozen Stiff"
1996	Diagnosis: Murder	Bea Michaels	Episode: "Left-Handed Murder"
1998, 2000	JAG	Trish Burnett	3 episodes
1999–2000	Get Real	Elizabeth Parker	All 22 episodes
2000	The Wild Thornberrys	Mali (voice)	Episode: "Forget Me Not" and "Birthday Quake"
2000	Tucker	Tucker's Grandmother	Episode: "The Family Tree"
2002	As Told by Ginger	Carl's Art Teacher (voice)	Episode: "New Girl in Town"
2003	Dragnet	Helena Rosemont	Episode: "Well Endowed"
2004	The Division	Florence Hayes	Episode: "The Fall of the House of Hayes"
2004	Father of the Pride	Barbara Walters (voice)	Episode: "Larry's Debut, and Sweet Darryl Hannah Too"
2006	Medium	Mrs. Walker	Episode: "Blood Relation"
2009	Privileged	Mrs. Bennington	Episode: "All About What Lies Beneath"
2009, 2011	How I Met Your Mother	Rita	2 episodes
2011	Retired at 35	Judy	Episode: "The Matchmakers"
2011	Friends with Benefits	Hazel	Episode: "The Benefit of Being Shallow"
2012	Childrens Hospital	Glenn's Mom	Episode: "Ladies Night"
2013	Animal Practice	Sabrina French	Episode: "Wingmen"
2014	Growing Up Fisher	Dr. La Croix	Episode: "Secret Lives of Fishers"
2014	Rush	Mrs. Atchison	Episode: "Where Is My Mind?"
2015–2018	Break a Hip	Biz	All 16 episodes
2016	Bella and the Bulldogs	Doris Mekkena	Episode: "Bad Grandma"
2017–2018	Family Guy	Queen Elizabeth II, Additional voices	3 episodes
2017	Great News	Mildred Marlock	2 episodes
	Doubt	Gail Meyers	3 episodes
	9JKL	Lenore	Episode: "It Happened One Night"
2019	Dollface	Silvia Goldwyn	Episode: "Feminist"
2021	Friends: The Reunion	Herself	HBO Max special
2021	Tuca & Bertie	The Lighthouse Keeper (voice)	Episode: "The Flood"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1983	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	St. Elsewhere	Nominated
1985				Nominated
1986				Nominated
1987				Nominated
1988				Nominated
1995		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Friends	Nominated
2018		Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series	Break a Hip: Season 2	Won

References

^ Profile, familysearch.org; accessed April 10, 2016.
^ "Herb Edelman, 62, A Character Actor". The New York Times. 27 July 1996.
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"Celebrity Birthdays". Tallahassee Democrat. 17 February 2023. p. 9A. ProQuest 2779329353. Comedian Dame Edna (Barry Humphries) is 89. Actor Christina Pickles ("The Wedding Singer," "St. Elsewhere") is 88. Football player-turned actor Jim Brown ("The Dirty Dozen") is 87. See also:
- The Associated Press (17 February 2011). "Happy Birthday". The Orlando Sentinel. p. D5. ProQuest 2049117131. Singer Bobby Lewis is 78. Actress Christina Pickles is 76. Actress Rene Russo is 57. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 49.
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^ Oliver, Myrna (24 July 1996). "Herbert Edelman; TV Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ Closer Staff (29 August 2015). "'Friends' Star Christina Pickles Invites Closer Into Her Cozy LA Home". Closer.