Christine Jane Baranski (born 2 May 1952) is an American actress, singer and producer. She is a fifteen-time Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryanne Thorpe in the sitcom Cybill (1995–98). Baranski has received further critical acclaim for her performance as Diane Lockhart in the legal drama series The Good Wife (2009–2016) and its subsequent spinoff series The Good Fight (2017–present). She is also known for her recu