Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Actress Christine Baranski

Featured in John G. Winslow Lecture at The Elms
A Small Number of Additional Tickets Are Still Available

Celebrated actress Christine Baranski, who stars as Agnes van Rhijn in “The Gilded Age,” will discuss the critically acclaimed series – which HBO announced Monday will return for a fourth season – during a special edition of the annual John G. Winslow Lecture August 7 at The Elms.

Additional tickets have just been released and can be purchased by visiting Christine Baranski in Conversation: "The Gilded Age" and Beyond at www.NewportMansions.org/Events.

Baranski earned an Emmy nomination for her current role in “The Gilded Age,” which has been filmed partly in seven of the Newport Mansions, including The Elms. Season 3 of the series began June 22 and has recorded the show’s highest ratings since it debuted.

This event will be moderated by Jared Bowen, an Emmy Award-winning Executive Arts Editor and host of GBH's "The Culture Show,” a daily radio program and podcast based in Boston.

“We are honored that Christine will be joining us for what will surely be one of the highlights of the summer here in Newport,” Preservation Society CEO Trudy Coxe said. “Like so many other fans of ‘The Gilded Age,’ I marvel at Christine’s talent each week as she animates the character of Agnes van Rhijn, adding color and depth with every new episode. I cannot wait to hear her discuss the series as well as her connections to the real Gilded Age.”

Baranski is one of the entertainment industry’s most honored actresses. She is an Emmy Award, two-time Tony Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Drama Desk Award and American Comedy Award winner. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Baranski received her big break in Tom Stoppard’s hit Broadway comedy “The Real Thing,” directed by Mike Nichols, for which she won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award. She earned her second Tony Award for her performance in Neil Simon’s “Rumors.” She also won an Emmy Award, American Comedy Award and SAG Award for her performance in the hit series “Cybill,” in addition to three subsequent Emmy Award nominations. Baranski received a total of five Emmy Award nominations for her guest roles on “Frasier” and “The Big Bang Theory.”

As the formidable Diane Lockhart on “The Good Wife,” Baranski received six Emmy Award nominations and two Critics’ Choice Television Award nominations for her performance on the CBS series. She then starred as the same character in the critically acclaimed spinoff “The Good Fight." Baranski has been nominated for four Critics’ Choice Television Awards, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination and TCA Award nomination, for her performance in the spinoff. 

Additionally, Baranski recently completed Season 2 of Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers," playing the role of Victoria. The series is based on the psychological thriller novel of the same name, written by Liane Moriarty.

Additional Film Credits
“The Birdcage,” “Chicago,” “Mama Mia!” “Mama Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Into the Woods,” “Bowfinger,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Bad Moms Christmas,” “Reversal of Fortune,” “Cruel Intentions,” “Bullworth,” “Miss Sloane,” “Trolls,” “Dolly Parton’s ‘Christmas on the Square’” and “Addams Family Values.”

Additional Stage Credits
“Sweeney Todd” (Helen Hayes Award),“Boeing-Boeing,” “HurlyBurly,” “The House of Blue Leaves,” “It’s Only a Play,” “Lips Together Teeth Apart,” “The Loman Family Picnic,” “Regrets Only,” “Coming Attractions,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Obie Award), “Mame” at The Kennedy Center, and Encores! productions of “Follies” and “Promises, Promises.”

About The Preservation Society
The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, is a nonprofit organization accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the area's historic architecture, landscapes, decorative arts and social history. Its 11 historic properties – seven of them National Historic Landmarks – span more than 250 years of American architectural and social development.