Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles is an English actress who has worked extensively in the United States. Born in Yorkshire, England, she began training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London at 14 and moved to New York City after graduating. Her acting career started in 1961 with Look Back in Anger at the Arena Stage, and she went on to appear in Broadway productions including The Misanthrope and Sherlock Holmes. On television, she played Linell Conway on Guiding Light and Countess Elena dePoulignac on Another World before taking the role of Nurse Helen Rosenthal on St. Elsewhere, which earned her five Primetime Emmy nominations. She later played Judy Geller on Friends from 1994 to 2003 and received a 1995 Emmy nomination for that part. Her films include Masters of the Universe (1987) and Legends of the Fall (1994), along with Romeo + Juliet (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998). She won a 2018 Primetime Emmy for Break a Hip.