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Christina Pickles is a British-American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), for which she received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for her recurring role as Judy Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2003), for which she was nominated for the 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
Birth Name
Christine Pickles
Born
Sunday, 17 February 1935
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dark Shadows and Beyond - The Jonathan Frid Story | Self | 2021 |
| Unhealthy Comedian | Self | 2021 |
| Friends: The Reunion | Self / Self - Guest Star | 2021 |
| Dollface | Sylvia | 2019 |
| Tuca & Bertie | The Lighthouse Keeper | 2019 |
| 9JKL | Lenore | 2017 |
| Great News | Gram | 2017 |
| Doubt | Gail Meyers | 2017 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Self | 2016 |
| Break a Hip | Biz | 2015 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dark Shadows and Beyond - The Jonathan Frid Story | Self | 2021 |
| Unhealthy Comedian | Self | 2021 |
| Friends: The Reunion | Self / Self - Guest Star | 2021 |
| Dollface | Sylvia | 2019 |
| Tuca & Bertie | The Lighthouse Keeper | 2019 |
| 9JKL | Lenore | 2017 |
| Great News | Gram | 2017 |
| Doubt | Gail Meyers | 2017 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Self | 2016 |
| Break a Hip | Biz | 2015 |
| Bella and the Bulldogs | Doris Mekkena | 2015 |
| Rush | Mrs. Atchison | 2014 |
| Growing Up Fisher | Dr. La Croix | 2014 |
| Live at the Foxes Den | Mrs. Ducksworth | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Animal Practice | Sabrina French | 2012 |
| Friends with Benefits | Hazel | 2011 |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Mother Rearden | 2011 |
| Retired at 35 | Judy | 2011 |
| The Flower Girl | Evangeline Walker | 2009 |
| Flower Girl | Evangeline Walker | 2009 |
| Childrens Hospital | Glenn's Mom | 2008 |
| Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) | Harriet | 2008 |
| Privileged | Mrs. Bennington | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| The Family Holiday | Mrs. Pendergast | 2007 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Rita | 2005 |
| Medium | Mrs. Walker | 2005 |
| Father of the Pride | Barbara Walters | 2004 |
| Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends | Judy Geller | 2004 |
| George of the Jungle 2 | Beatrice Stanhope | 2003 |
| Sol Goode | Sol's Mom | 2003 |
| Dragnet | Helena Rosemont | 2003 |
| Angels Don't Sleep Here | Angela Porter | 2002 |
| The Division | Florence Hayes | 2001 |
| As Told by Ginger | Carl's Art Teacher | 2000 |
| Tucker | Tucker's Grandmother | 2000 |
| Get Real | Elizabeth Parker | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Queen Elizabeth II / Newport Heiress / Left Eyeball | 1999 |
| Valerie Flake | Meg Darnell | 1999 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Mali | 1998 |
| The Wedding Singer | Angie Sullivan | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Mim Sanburne | 1997 |
| The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | Elsie (voice) / Elsie | 1997 |
| Weapons of Mass Distraction | Mrs. Frieda Messinger | 1997 |
| Romeo + Juliet | Caroline Montague | 1996 |
| The Pretender | Jarod's Employer | 1996 |
| Grace of My Heart | Mrs. Buxton | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Narrator | 1996 |
| No Easy Way | Mrs. Livingston | 1996 |
| JAG | Trish Burnett | 1995 |
| Cybill | Betty | 1995 |
| Legends of the Fall | Isabel Ludlow / Isabel | 1994 |
| Friends | Judy Geller | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Stephanie Hancock | 1994 |
| Party of Five | Barbara | 1994 |
| Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Tippy | 1994 |
| The Nanny | Nurse | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Bea Michaels | 1993 |
| A Twist of the Knife | Marilyn Cabot | 1993 |
| Nightmare in the Daylight | Sarah Jenner | 1992 |
| Laurie Hill | Mary | 1992 |
| Love & War | Mrs. Tynan | 1992 |
| Silk Stalkings | Evelyn St John / Evelyn St. John | 1991 |
| Veronica Clare | Kelsey Horne | 1991 |
| Sisters | Didi Poncell | 1991 |
| Mancuso, FBI | Judge Kinney | 1989 |
| The People Next Door | Cissy MacIntyre | 1989 |
| The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | Charlotte | 1989 |
| Roseanne | Perfume Counter Saleswoman | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Dr. Lureen Allcott | 1988 |
| Masters of the Universe | Sorceress of Castle Grayskull / Sorceress | 1987 |
| Star's Table | Self | 1986 |
| Matlock | Diana Huntington | 1986 |
| Space | Mrs. McKellar | 1985 |
| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Chris | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Susan McGregor | 1984 |
| Who's the Boss? | Laura | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | Nurse Helen Rosenthal / Helen Rosenthal | 1982 |
| Family Ties | Mrs. Ruth Hobart | 1982 |
| The White Shadow | Teacher | 1978 |
| Rush It | Eve | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Elsa | 1977 |
| The Andros Targets | Mrs. Fuller | 1977 |
| Seizure | Nicole Blackstone | 1974 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1962 |
| Guiding Light | Linell Conway | 1952 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Break a Hip | 2015 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
