She is one of those actresses who are immediately recognizable but whose name is unknown.
Perhaps even the lucky ones who managed, despite its mishandled distribution in France, to see the seven seasons of
The Good Wife
,
carried by Julianna Margulies, and the six of its spin- off series
The Good Fight
of which she is the heroine , Diane Lockhart, high-flying associate lawyer, with her chic and extravagant toilets.
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A powerful woman over 50
Like any self-respecting American actress, Christine Baranski, originally from a modest family of Polish immigrants from Connecticut, made her theater debut on Broadway in the 1980s. She appears in
9 and 1/2 weeks, Les Valeurs de the Addams family,
The Grinch
,
presents
Saturday Night Live,
and plays hit musicals like
Chicago, Mamma Mia!
or
Into the Woods.
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When The Good Wife
launched
in 2009, there were few roles for powerful women over 50.
What to say about this last season of her spin-off, when the actress is now 69 years old!
Especially since his age has never been a problem or even a question during all these years and that the sentimental and sexual life of his character has never been hidden.
Nice revenge for the actress who readily admits having been refused a number of roles because she was not considered pretty enough.
"
I think it's a professional obligation to be in shape,
" she confided in January to the
Guardian.
I do pilates because it keeps me toned.
As an actor you have to protect your instrument so I don't smoke because it affects the voice.
And you have to be able to do everything that is necessary, even after 14 hours of work
”.
“Diane has always been a woman of authority who broke a glass ceiling.
»
Christine Baransky
Christine Baranski recently analyzed the evolution of her character over 13 seasons for
Vanity Fair
: "
When I started
The Good Wife
, Diane was the head of the law firm, and she was always a woman of authority who had shattered a glass ceiling and reached the top with his partner.
She was able to get along with her male colleagues and was able to live comfortably in a man's world.
We continued the adventures of Diane in
The Good Fight
.
And because we started the show with the election of Donald Trump, it pivoted to become primarily the story of a liberal feminist working in a black business, living through the Trump years.
She made an effort to stay centered, balanced, channel her impulses with her martial arts or try to see the world from another angle
.
An anxious atmosphere
This last season, in fact, Diane tries to resolve her existential questions, a diffuse sadness coupled with a feeling of already experienced that torments her, with a treatment based on hallucinogenic drugs!
Because as always, and even if the series often turns out to be funny,
The Good Fight
sticks in a relevant way to current events and questions American society and democracy in its darkest and most anxiety-provoking aspects.
Anger rumbles at the foot of the Chicago law firm building.
Demonstrations, police violence, helicopters, tear gas... An atmosphere of the end of the world.
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After the theatre, comedy in the cinema, Christine Baranski thus enjoyed great recognition as a dramatic actress on television for 13 years - she is also the heroine of
The Gilded Age
by Jullian Fellow, creator of
Downton Abbey
, in a worthy role of Maggie Smith to which she devotes a cult!
And as this new chapter of her career comes to an end, the septuagenarian says she wants to study singing, to continue her work of memorizing Tennyson's
Ulysses
, her reading of Henry James, "
almost a meditative experience
" and .... try to take a step back from your phone to find a "
slow time
".
Above all, let's hope for another beautiful role commensurate with his talent!
