actress

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In 2020, the actress and CEO of the lifestyle brand Goop started to plan an all-day brasserie in Brentwood, Calif., the wealthy Los Angeles enclave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Despite being better known in recent years for Abba musicals and TV dramas, Baranski noted she started out as "predominantly a theatre actress" and initially had "no desire to be a television actor".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

US actress Christine Baranski has said it will be a "dream come true" to make her West End debut later this year, in a new production of Noel Coward's comedy Hay Fever.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The actress received six Emmy Award nominations for her role as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife, and went on to star in spin-off The Good Fight.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

I heard one of the young men tell another that he knew I’d been an actress, in fact, he thought he remembered seeing me at one of the minor theaters.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott