Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles
Pickles at the Governor's Ball held immediately after the 39th Annual Emmy Awards telecast, September 20, 1987
Born	Christine Pickles (1935-02-17) February 17, 1935 (age 82) Yorkshire, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1964–present
Spouse(s)	Victor Lobl (1962–1985; divorced); 2 children Ian Masters (2005–present)
Children	Oliver Rebecca

Christina Pickles (born Christine Pickles; February 17, 1935) is an English actress. She began her career performing on Broadway in the 1960s and early 1970s, and well as had starring roles on the daytime soap operas Guiding Light (1970–72), and Another World (1977–79).

Pickles is best known for her long-running role of Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere (1982–1988), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations. She is also well known for her recurring role as Judy Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, for which she also was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Pickles also has appeared in films include Masters of the Universe (1987), Legends of the Fall (1994), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998).

Christine Pickles was born in Yorkshire, England. She is the daughter of Arthur Pickles, Liberal politician and Mayor of Halifax, and Gladys (née Crampton) Pickles. She is the niece of radio presenter Wilfred Pickles and the sister of judge James Pickles. Her niece, Carolyn Pickles, is also an actress. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

In the 1960s Pickles moved to United States and began her acting career appearing in Broadway productions. Her credits include A Severed Head, Inadmissible Evidence, You Can't Take It with You, War and Peace, The Misanthrope, Hamlet, and Sherlock Holmes.