Christina Pickles (born on February 17, 1935 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is a British-born American actress. She has appeared in such television shows as Roseanne, Matlock, Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote, as well as the soap operas The Guiding Light and Another World.
However her most famous television role is that of "Nurse Helen Rosenthal" in the long-running hospital drama St. Elsewhere (for which she was nominated for four Emmys). She also appeared as "Judy Geller", the mother of Ross and Monica Geller, in the U.S. sitcom Friends, making appearances throughout the ten-year run of the series.
She has also appeared in many films including Masters of the Universe, The Wedding Singer and George of the Jungle 2. She also appeared in 1994's Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love as Tippy. However, of all her film work, she is probably best remembered for her role as Caroline Montague in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet.
She is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
She was romantically linked with the late actor Herb Edelman, who also played her boyfriend in several episodes of St. Elsewhere.
She is the niece of radio presenter Wilfred Pickles and the sister of judge James Pickles.
She has a son, Oliver, and a daughter, Rebecca.
Best known for her sly, subtle digs as Elliott Gould's wife in a recurring role on the classic sitcom "Friends," the politely disapproving mother of Courteney Cox Arquette and David Schwimmer.
Broadway stage actress born in Britain who has played everything from Ibsen and Chekhov to Pirandello and Moliere in New York during the 60s. Turned to TV soaps and guest comedy roles in the mid-70s.
Naturalized U.S. citizen.
Auditioned for the role of Dr. Katharine Pulaski on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
