Christine Ebersole was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Marian Esther (Goodley) and Robert Amos Ebersole, a steel company president. She won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in "Grey Gardens". Previously, she was awarded the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama League awarded her both a citation and the Outstanding Performance of the Year, and she was named to its dais for 2007. She also received a special citation from the New York Drama Critics' Circle and the Obie for her off-Broadway turn in "Grey Gardens".
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Bob ♥ Abishola (2019)
Starring as Dottie
(88 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: Find Your Bench (May 6, 2024)
- Episode 5x07: Worth the Cooties (Mar 18, 2024)
- Episode 5x06: A Tablespoon of Dad (Mar 11, 2024)
- Episode 5x04: The Heart Attack Boys (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 5x03: The Devil's Hot Tub (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 5x02: Kill the Cat (Feb 19, 2024)
- Episode 4x22: Uncharted Waters of Mediocrity (May 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x21: Take Two Yellows and Go to Bed (May 15, 2023)
- Episode 4x20: The Genius Who Fell Out of My Womb (May 8, 2023)
- Episode 4x19: Keep That Under Your Gele (May 1, 2023)
- Episode 4x18: A Hundred CCs of Handsome (Apr 17, 2023)
- Episode 4x17: I'll Never Play Banjo Again (Apr 10, 2023)
- Episode 4x16: Mmm, Fresh Baked Sock! (Mar 20, 2023)
- Episode 4x15: Every Character is the Villain (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x14: Put that Toe on Ice (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 4x13: Happy People Are Lazy (Feb 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x12: My Successful Lawyer Son (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 4x11: Twerk O' Clock (Jan 23, 2023)
- Episode 4x10: An Afro and a Peugeot (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Idle Nigerians (Dec 5, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: Estée Lauder and Goat Meat (Nov 21, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Your Father's Kingdom (Nov 14, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Two Rusty Tractors (Oct 24, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: Kicked Outta the Dele Club (Oct 17, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Inner Boss Bitch (Oct 10, 2022)
- Episode 4x03: Americans and Their Dreams (Oct 3, 2022)
- Episode 4x02: Bibles to Brothels (Sep 26, 2022)
- Episode 4x01: Touched by a Holy Hand (Sep 19, 2022)
- Episode 3x22: Beard in Her Pulpit (May 23, 2022)
- Episode 3x21: A Little Slap and Tickle (May 16, 2022)
- Episode 3x20: Wrangling a Greased Pig (May 9, 2022)
- Episode 3x19: Who Raised You (May 2, 2022)
- Episode 3x18: Greasy Underdog (Apr 18, 2022)
- Episode 3x17: Inappropriate Nakedness (Mar 28, 2022)
- Episode 3x16: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Mar 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x15: Compress to Impress (Mar 14, 2022)
- Episode 3x14: Every Subpoena Is a Tiny Hug (Mar 7, 2022)
- Episode 3x13: One Man, No Baby (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 3x12: Your Beans are Flatlining (Jan 24, 2022)
- Episode 3x11: Cats in a Bathtub (Jan 17, 2022)
- Episode 3x10: Tunde123 (Jan 3, 2022)
- Episode 3x09: I'm Not Edsel (Dec 6, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: Light Duty (Nov 29, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Fumble in the Dark (Nov 8, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: The Devil's Throuple (Nov 1, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Greasy Badge of Honor (Oct 18, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Old Strokey (Oct 11, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Dud (Oct 4, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Bowango (Sep 27, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Welcome to Lagos (Sep 20, 2021)
- Episode 2x18: God Accepts Venmo (May 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x17: The Devil's Taste Buds (May 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x16: Sights and Bites (May 3, 2021)
- Episode 2x15: TLC: Tunde's Loving Care (Apr 26, 2021)
- Episode 2x14: A Tough Old Bird (Apr 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x13: A Big African Bassoon (Apr 12, 2021)
- Episode 2x12: We Don't Rat on Family (Mar 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x11: I Did Not Raise Him to be a Teenager (Mar 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x10: The Cheerleader Leader (Feb 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Tunde the Boy King (Feb 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Honest Yak Prices (Jan 25, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: The Wrong Adebambo (Jan 18, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: A Tight Ass is a Wonderful Thing (Jan 4, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Sleeping Next to an Old Boat (Dec 14, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Camp Bananas (Dec 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Straight Outta Lagos (Nov 30, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: Paris is for Lovers, Not Mothers (Nov 23, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: On a Dead Guy's Bench (Nov 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x20: Randy's a Wrangler (Apr 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x19: Angry, Happy, Same Face (Apr 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x18: Sock Wife (Mar 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x17: A Big, White Thumb (Mar 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x16: Where's Your Other Wives, Tunde? (Feb 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x15: Black Ice (Feb 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x14: Full-Frontal Dottie (Feb 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: The Canadians of Africa (Jan 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x12: There's My Nigerians (Jan 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x11: Splitting the Hairs (Dec 16, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Ice Cream for Breakfast (Dec 9, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: We Were Beggars, Now We Are Choosers (Nov 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Useless Potheads (Nov 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine (Nov 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Ralph Lauren and Fish (Oct 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Whacking the Mole (Oct 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Square Hamburger, Round Buns (Oct 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: A Bird May Love a Fish (Oct 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Nigerians Don't Do Useless Things (Sep 30, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2019)
The Kominsky Method (2018)
Guest starring as Estelle Schneider
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Chapter 22. The fundamental things apply (May 28, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x05: Chapter 21. Near, far, wherever you are (May 28, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
Search Party (2016)
Guest starring as Mariel
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: The Shadows (Jan 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: The Riddle Within the Trash (Nov 24, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Girl No One Knew (Nov 21, 2016)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
Guest starring as Helene
- Episode 1x10: Kimmy's in a Love Triangle! (Mar 6, 2015)
Madam Secretary (2014)
Guest starring as Lydia Dalton
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x01: E Pluribus Unum (Oct 7, 2018)
- Episode 4x15: The Unnamed (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 4x12: Sound and Fury (Jan 14, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Waiting for Taleju (Oct 25, 2015)
American Horror Story (2011)
Guest starring as Anna Leigh Leighton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: Fearful Pranks Ensue (Oct 30, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: The Replacements (Oct 23, 2013)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Christine Ebersole
- Episode 2023-03-15: Christine Ebersole, Susan Stroman (Mar 15, 2023)
Blue Bloods (2010)
Guest starring as Lena Janko
(3 episodes)
- Episode 9x22: Something Blue (May 10, 2019)
- Episode 9x19: Common Enemies (Apr 12, 2019)
- Episode 9x07: By Hook or By Crook (Nov 9, 2018)
Royal Pains (2009)
Guest starring as Ms. Newberg
(11 episodes)
- Episode 8x07: The Good News Is... (Jun 29, 2016)
- Episode 8x01: Stranger Danger (May 18, 2016)
- Episode 7x01: Rebound (Jun 2, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: Traffic (Jun 29, 2011)
- Episode 2x12: Open Up Your Yenta Mouth and Say Ah (Aug 26, 2010)
- Episode 2x10: Whole Lotto Love (Aug 12, 2010) [Uncredited]
- Episode 2x03: Keeping the Faith (Jun 17, 2010)
- Episode 2x02: Lovesick (Jun 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: If I Were a Sick Man (Jul 16, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Strategic Planning (Jun 18, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 4, 2009)
Related (2005)
Guest starring as Renee
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Not Without My Daughter (Feb 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x12: Daddy's Little Girl (Feb 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: The Godmother (Jan 23, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: Have Yourself a Sorelli Little Christmas (Dec 12, 2005)
- Episode 1x08: Driving Miss Crazy (Nov 21, 2005)
- Episode 1x07: Francesca (Nov 14, 2005)
- Episode 1x05: The Naked Truth (Oct 31, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: Hello, Deli (Oct 26, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: Hang in There, Baby (Oct 12, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: Moving Out, Moving In, Moving On (Oct 5, 2005)
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Guest starring as Mrs. Maguire
- Episode 4x08: Fire from the Sky (Nov 14, 2004)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Hilary Regnier
- Episode 10x10: Smut (Dec 9, 2008)
Will & Grace (1998)
Guest starring as Candace Pruitt
- Episode 3x19: Poker? I Don't Even Like Her (Mar 29, 2001)
Rachel Gunn, R.N. (1992)
Starring as Rachel Gunn
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Come Ona My House ()
- Episode 1x12: I Dream of Squidhead ()
- Episode 1x11: Rachel Sees Red ()
- Episode 1x10: Love Is Here to Stay (Sep 4, 1992)
- Episode 1x09: Who's That Knockin' on My Head? (Aug 21, 1992)
- Episode 1x08: My Left Feet (Aug 14, 1992)
- Episode 1x07: Jeanette Meets Strasberg (Aug 9, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: A Kept Woman (Aug 2, 1992)
- Episode 1x05: The Pet Peeve (Jul 26, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: A Fistful of Savings (Jul 19, 1992)
- Episode 1x03: To Plea or Not to Plea (Jul 12, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Walkin' the Floor Over You (Jul 5, 1992)
- Episode 1x01: The Huse of Rachel (Jun 28, 1992)
The Hogan Family (1986)
Starring as Barbara Goodwin
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Executive Material (May 19, 1986)
- Episode 1x07: Happy Anniversary (Apr 7, 1986)
- Episode 1x06: Dog Day Afternoon (Mar 31, 1986)
- Episode 1x05: Benefit of the Doubt (Mar 24, 1986)
- Episode 1x02: The Six (Mar 3, 1986)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Starring as Christine Ebersole
- Episode 7x15: Blythe Danner / Rickie Lee Jones (Mar 27, 1982)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Christine Ebersole
- Episode 2001-06-03: The 55th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 3, 2001)