Christine Ebersole

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Birthday: February 21, 1953

One of the brightest lights in American musical theater for the past decade, actress and singer Christine Ebersole was a Tony Award-winning performer who wowed critics and audiences in productions like “Dinner At Eight,” “42nd Street,” and “Grey Gardens,” for which she played two challenging roles. Ebersole also enjoyed a career in film and television, most notably as a Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Player on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) during the troubled 1981-82 season.

Born Feb. 21, 1953 in Winnetka, IL, Ebersole found h…more

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Actor

Miss Jones
Thea Jones
Rachel Gunn, R.N.
Rachel Gunn
The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty
Dying to Love You
Cheryl New
Double Platinum
Peggy

Music

Rachel Gunn, R.N.
Theme Song ("Working For a Living")
The Truth About Teachers
Song Performer ("You'll Never Walk Alone")
Miss Jones
Theme Music Performer
Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Song Performer ("Saga of Jenny")
The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty
Song Performer ("The Lady Is a Tramp" "Sing For Your Supper")

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Career Milestones

2006
Played the dual role of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale ("Big Edie") and Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") in "Grey Gardens"
2005
Cast as M'Lynn in the Broadway production of "Steel Magnolias"
2002
Played Millicent Jordan in "Dinner at Eight," which she was nominated for a Tony Award
2001
Played the actress Dorothy Brock in the revival of the musical "42nd Street"; earned Tony Award
2000
Co-starred in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man"