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British-American actress (born )

Christina Pickles (born February 17, )^[3] is a British-born American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere (–), 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 (, –), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Pickles appeared in Broadway plays in the s and s, including The Misanthrope () and Sherlock Holmes (), and starred on the daytime soap operas Guiding Light (–, ) and Another World (–). Her film appearances include Masters of the Universe (), Legends of the Fall (), Romeo + Juliet (), and The Wedding Singer (). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for the