Christine Ebersole (born February 21, 1953) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in

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, and on

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. She starred in the

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musicals '' 42nd Street'' and ''

Grey Gardens ''Grey Gardens'' is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a ...

'', winning two

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s. She has co-starred on the TBS sitcom ''

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'', in which she played Carol Walsh, and earned an

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nomination for her work in ''

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''. Since 2019, she has played the role of Dottie on '' Bob Hearts Abishola''.

Early life

Ebersole was born in

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, the daughter of Marian Esther (née Goodley) and Robert "Bob" Ebersole. Her father was the president of a steel company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has Swiss-German and Irish ancestry. Ebersole graduated from

New Trier High School New Trier High School (, also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school, with its main campus for sophomores through seniors located in Winnetka, Illinois, United States, and a campus in Northfield, Illinoi ...

in 1971. She attended

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,LeVasseur, Andre
"Christine Ebersole biography"
''The New York Times'' (Rovi), accessed November 27, 2011 class of 1975, and the

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Career

She met

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when he was 19 and the

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of her first club act.Cerasaro, Pa
"InDepth InterView: Christine Ebersole"
broadwayworld.com, October 22, 2010 She appeared in two different parts on ''

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'' in 1977 (as a nurse) and 1980 (as Lily Darnell), and was a cast member of ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

'' during 1981–82, the first full season under new producer

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(their similar surnames being a coincidence),Hamlin, Jess
"Christine Ebersole wraps up S.F. cabaret"
''

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'', April 22, 2010 acting as "Weekend Update" co-anchor with

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and at times impersonating

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, and

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. Following ''SNL'', she appeared in ''

'' as daffy Maxie McDermott (receiving an Emmy nomination) and ''

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''. She co-starred with

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on the sitcom '' The Cavanaughs'', played the title role in the short-lived sitcom '' Rachel Gunn, R.N.'', and guest-starred on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Just Shoot Me'', ''

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'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1991, she appeared as the titular Miss Jones in a pilot for an

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series about a single mother, but the series was not taken up. She appeared in the 1993 television movie adaptation of ''

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'' starring

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, and in the 2000 ABC-TV movie ''

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'' starring

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and

Valerie Harper Valerie Kathryn Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut as a replacement in the musical ''Li'l Abner''. She is best remembered for her role as Rhod ...

. In 2011, she had a recurring role on the

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''. In 2014, she played Carol Walsh on the TBS sitcom ''Sullivan & Son''. She has a recurring role on the

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television show ''Royal Pains'' as Ms. Newberg. Ebersole's films have included ''

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'' (1982), ''

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'' (1984), ''

Three Men and a Baby ''Three Men and a Baby'' is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy. It stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love ...

'' (1987), ''

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'' (1988), ''

My Girl 2 ''My Girl 2'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky and Austin O'Brien. A sequel to '' My Girl'' (1991), its plot follows a now-teenaged Vada Sultenfuss, who travels from her home in suburban ...

'' (1994), '' Richie Rich'' (1994), '' Black Sheep'' (1996), and ''

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'' (1999). Ebersole has found considerable success on stage. She appeared in ''Going Hollywood'', a

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and Jeremy Shaeffer. She was in the chorus in 1983 with

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. They were both excited about the possibility of going to Broadway but never made it. She was featured in ''Paper Moon'' by Larry Grossman and

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and Carol Hall, which ran at the

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(Millburn, New Jersey) in September 1993.

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, she has appeared in '' Three Sisters'' and ''

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'', and her

credits include ''

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'', the 1979 revival of ''

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'' (as Ado Annie), the 1980 revival of ''

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'' and the 2000 revival of '' Gore Vidal's The Best Man''. In 2001, she appeared in the Broadway revival of '' 42nd Street'' as Dorothy Brock, for which she won her first

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, She next appeared in the 2002 Broadway revival of '' Dinner at Eight'' as Millicent Jordan for which she was

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for the Tony Award, Featured Actress in a Play. In 2005 she played M'Lynn in the Broadway production of ''

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''. In 2006, Ebersole took the dual roles of

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("Big Edie") and

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("Little Edie") in ''

'', a musical based upon the film of the same name. After a sold-out off-Broadway run, Ebersole remained with the roles when the

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moved to Broadway in November 2006, and remained with the show through its closing in July 2007. For this role, she won her second

. She appeared as Elvira in the 2009 Broadway revival of the

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comedy '' Blithe Spirit''. She appeared in the new musical '' War Paint'', which premiered at the

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in Chicago on June 28, 2016, for a run through August 2016. The show began previews at the

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on Broadway on March 7, 2017, and opened on April 6, 2017. It closed on November 5, 2017. She played the role of

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, opposite

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. The musical had a book by

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with the music composed by

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(music) and

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(lyrics).

Concerts

Ebersole appears in concerts and cabaret engagements at venues such as the Cinegrill and

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. She won the 2010 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist in a Major Engagement for her 2009 Café Carlyle cabaret. In 2009 she performed with

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at his club, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, (New York City) in a cabaret titled "Good Friends". She was one of the performers on the ''

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'' Cruise in September 2011. In November 2011, she performed for two sold-out nights at Birdland in New York City with

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ist

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and his trio. In 2015, Ebersole toured her show ''Big Noise from Winnetka'', which included the 1938

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song ''

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'' and a stop in Illinois.

Recording

She also has appeared on several albums. She was featured on the '' Bright Lights, Big City''

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. She also released an album of

songs after browsing through them for scene change music for ''Blithe Spirit''. She is also the voice actress for White Diamond on the popular show ''

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''. In 2012, Christine Ebersole appeared on

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' The

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Show, expressing her misgivings about the

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and the

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Personal life

Ebersole has been married twice, to actor

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from 1976 through 1981, and since 1988 to Bill Moloney, with whom she has adopted three children. She lives in

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, with her family.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* * * *
Production: Grey Gardens
''Working in the Theatre'' by the

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, November 2006
Performance
''Working in the Theatre'' video from the

, September 2001
Star File: Christine Ebersole
a
Broadway.com
TonyAwards.com
interview with Christine Ebersole
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