Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles
Pickles in 1987
Born
Christine Pickles[1]

(1935-02-17) February 17, 1935 (age 89)
Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1961–present
Spouses
Victor Lobl
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(m. 1962; div. 1985)​
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(m. 2005)​
PartnerHerb Edelman (1984–1996)[2]
Children2
Relatives

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.

  1. ^ Profile, familysearch.org; accessed April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Herb Edelman, 62, A Character Actor". The New York Times. 27 July 1996.
  3. ^ "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.