Christine Campbell (character)

Christine Campbell
Christine Campbell
First appearance	Pilot
Last appearance	Get Smarter
Portrayed by	Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Nickname(s)	Pooder (only mentioned in Season 1 episode 8 "Teach Your Children Well"), Old Christine, C-Cup Kimble (only mention in Season 4 episode 13 "Notes on a 7th Grade Scandal")
Gender	Female
Occupation	Gym Owner
Family	Angela Kimble (mother) Larry Kimble (father) Matthew Kimble (brother)
Spouse(s)	Richard Campbell (ex-husband) Barbara "Barb" Baran (ex-wife)
Children	Ritchie Campbell

Christine "Old Christine" Campbell (née Kimble) is the title character of The New Adventures of Old Christine, portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her Primetime Emmy Award winning role. The series surrounds her as she starts to live a more complicated daily life when her ex-husband dates a younger woman, also named Christine. Julia Louis-Dreyfus received critical acclaim for her performance as Christine, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2006.

Christine is a divorcee with a young son. Christine's competitive and aggressive nature are common factors that get in the way of her happiness, such as in the episode Ritchie has two Mommies, where she refuses to let her son meet her ex-husband's new girlfriend, fearing he'll like her more. Christine is seen as very self-centered, as she often makes situations revolving around other people about her.

Christine likes to be seen as politically and socially progressive and liberal, but her oblivious attitude towards current events and politics frequently go back to her obsession with American Idol (in which she is so invested that she took to her bed for three days after the elimination of Melinda Doolittle). In "Strange Bedfellows", Christine attempts to get more involved with the world to be a good role model for her son, which goes horribly wrong when she supports a cause sponsored by the oil company. Christine often gets obsessions with celebrities, as her peers have brought up Jon Stewart, and she has brought up people including Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Hicks. It's hinted throughout the series that Christine had occasional sexual encounters with women in her college years.

Richard Campbell (Clark Gregg), Christine's ex-husband and current friend. Richard often criticizes Christine for being too controlling and being a bad role model for their son Ritchie. They remain friends and Christine often gets herself tangled up in his problems, resulting in them being worse.