Biography
A trained Broadway singer and dancer, Christine Ebersole started acting in the 1970s on the ABC soap opera
Ryan's Hope. On Broadway, she shared the stage with many greats in shows like Camelot. In 1981, she joined the cast of
Saturday Night Live before returning to soaps to play Maxi McDermott on
One Life to Live and earning a Daytime Emmy nomination. In 1985, Ebersole moved on to the sitcoms The Cavanaughs and
Valerie. She sang the theme song as well as starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom Rachel Gunn, R.N. After making her film debut with a bit part in
Tootsie, she had a few film roles, including opera diva Katerina Cavalieri in
Milos Forman's
Amadeus. She also starred in the family sci-fi feature
Mac and Me, the
Bill Cosby vehicle
Ghost Dad, and several made-for-TV movies. Some of her credits include
My Girl 2, Folks!,
Pie in the Sky, and the
Bette Midler TV version of
Gypsy. In 2001, Ebersole received a Tony award for her work on the Broadway revival of 42nd Street. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide