Cristine Rose is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama Heroes.
Career She was a regular on the short-lived television series Ferris Bueller which was a TV remake of the famous film Ferris Bueller's Day Off which she co-starred in with a then-unknown Jennifer Aniston. She also had major recurring roles on Picket Fences as Lydia Brock, as Barbara Norton on Grace Under Fire, and on Providence as Cynthia Blake. She also had recurring roles on Ellen as Susan, and on Charmed as Claire Pryce, in both shows' premiere seasons; both characters were the boss of the series lead's characters in their respective jobs.
Rose has had guest roles in various shows, including 7th Heaven, Life Goes On, Friends, Days of Our Lives, Passions, Party of Five, The Wonder Years, Matlock, Malcolm in the Middle, Ally McBeal, Murder, She Wrote, Boston Legal, Diagnosis: Murder, Nash Bridges, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Practice, L.A. Law, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, ER, St. Elsewhere, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gilmore Girls, Kate & Allie, Murphy Brown, Newhart, Growing Pains, How I Met Your Mother, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Clueless, Dharma and Greg, Life with Bonnie, The Nanny, The Jamie Foxx Show, The King of Queens, Two and a Half Men, Big Love, The Mentalist, Six Feet Under, Charmed and How to Get Away with Murder.
From 2006 to 2010, Rose played Angela Petrelli on the NBC series Heroes. In 2008, her role went from recurring to series regular. She reprised her role in 2015 as part of the miniseries Heroes Reborn. As for her roles in movies as of 2009, she had a small role in the movie He's Just Not That Into You and was one of the main supporting characters on the Disney Channel television movie Go Figure.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1977The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldJackie KennedyTelevision movie1986Singing the Blues in RedLucy BernsteinFilm debut1987IshtarSiri DarmaCredited as Christine Rose1988Judgement in BerlinMarsha Stern1985Love, Long DistanceSybil SylverTelevision movie1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiJustice Department WomanTelevision movie1990Burning BridgesGloriaTelevision movie1990Extreme Close-UpMs. GarfieldTelevision movie1991For the Very First TimeMrs. AllenTelevision movie1991PassionVeronica AndrewsTelevision movie1992Just My ImaginationBrenda SandsTelevision movie1996For the Future: The Irvine Fertility ScandalRina ManelliTelevision movie1997The Last Time I Committed SuicideMrs. GreenwayCredited as Christine Rose1999The Big Splitunknown role2000The Lost ChildElaineTelevision movie2000What Women WantSloane/Curtis Attorney2005Go FigureNatasha GobermanTelevision movie2005Mrs. HarrisSuzanneTelevision movie2005Enough About MeRuthTelevision movie2007Cook Off!Victoria Dougherty2008Shades of RayMrs. Khaliq2008FloatPamela Fulton2009He's Just Not That Into YouWealthy DivorceeUncredited2010Jeffie Was HereMrs. Mangold2011Take Me HomeLynnette2014Any Other FridayConnieShort film2014Muffin Top: A Love StoryDeborah2015The Better HalfGwen 2017Cook OffVictoria Dougherty
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1984Kate & AllieRosieTelevision debutEpisode: "Candidate"1985Spenser: For HireUnknown roleEpisode: "Children of a Tempest Storm"1987MatlockLacey St. JohnEpisode: "The Nurse"1987Growing PainsRoseanne FlaggEpisode: "A Reason to Live"1988Mr. PresidentAgent BellEpisode: "Insecurity"1988MoonlightingLauren BaxterEpisode: "Eek! A Spouse!"1988Just the Ten of UsKate DibieEpisode: "Close Encounters"1988St. ElsewhereUnknown roleEpisode: "The Abby Singer Show"credited as Christine Rose1988Dear JohnGloriaEpisode: "Pilot"1988My Sister SamPhyllisEpisode: "The Good, the Bad and the Auditor"1988L.A. LawGay HalloranEpisode: "Hand Roll Express"1988-1989TV 101Mary Alice PeeveyRecurring role; 4 episodes1989Murder, She WroteMiss HayesEpisode: "From Russia...with Blood"1989ValerieRita Traeger2 episodes1989NewhartDebbieEpisode: "Cupcake in a Cage"1990Murphy BrownBethEpisode: "Subpoena Envy"1990Life Goes OnMs. DoughertyEpisode: "Corky's Crush"1990The Famous Teddy ZUnknown roleEpisode: "Pitching the Net"1990-1991Ferris BuellerBarbara BuellerSeries regular; 13 episodes1991The Wonder YearsDr. FerlegerEpisode: "Buster"1991CBS Schoolbreak SpecialMarilyn MillersEpisode: "Dedicated to the One I Love"1991Growing PainsLucy SnyderEpisode: "The Big Fix"1991Civil WarsDoris StipesEpisode: "Daveja-Vu All Over Again"1991Anything But LoveUnknown roleEpisode: "Salmonella Is Coming to Town"1991Davis RulesUnknown roleEpisode: "They're Writing Songs of Love, But Nun for Me"1991Uncle BuckGwenEpisode: "The Music Man"1991Palace GuardUnknown roleEpisode: "House Arrest"1992Night CourtDr. Weeks2 episodes1992Down the ShoreWilma ShryerEpisode: "Schwing Time"1992-1993Flying BlindEllen BarashSeries regular; 12 episodes1992-1996Picket FencesLydia BrockRecurring role; 5 episodes1993Star Trek: The Next GenerationGi'ral2 episodes1993Almost HomeThe DirectorEpisode: "You Ought to Be in Pictures"credited as Christine Rose1993The NannyDr. BortEpisode: "Imaginary Friend"credited as Christine Rose1993L.A. LawAttorney for Nat's SonEpisode: "Rhyme and Punishment"1993The Elvira ShowLindsayUnknown episode1993-1996Grace Under FireBarbara NortonRecurring role; 4 episodes1994Models Inc.Dr. Townsend2 episodes1994Empty NestNanEpisode: "The Courtship of Carol's Father"1994The Boys Are BackDinaEpisode: "Fred Runs Away"1994EllenSusanRecurring role; 3 episodes1996Chicago HopeJudy BeckmanEpisode: "Liar, Liar"1996The Jeff Foxworthy ShowKatherine BlosierEpisode: "Puppy Love Triangle"1996Nash BridgesDesk SergeantEpisode: "25 Hours of Christmas"1997EllenEmilyEpisode: "Alone Again...Naturally"1997MoloneyAndrea YatesEpisode: "Ball & Chain"1997The Jamie Foxx ShowMarsha DardenEpisode: "I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up"1997Men Behaving BadlyDorothy HalversonEpisode: "The Box"1997Party of FiveJenny Selby2 episodes1997Cracker: Mind Over MurderMrs. LangEpisode: "Lemmings Will Fly"1997George & LeoRonnieEpisode: "The Review"1997Ally McBealMarci HatfieldEpisode: "Drawing the Lines"1997413 Hope St.Mrs. JeffersonEpisode: "Quentin Goes Home"1997-1998CluelessMrs. MumfordRecurring role; 3 episodes1998Sabrina, the Teenage WitchMrs. ChesslerEpisode: "Five Easy Pieces of Libby"1998ERMrs. MartinezEpisode: "Shades of Gray"1998C-16: FBILeslie DreyfussEpisode: "Green Card"1998PreySandra CookEpisode: "Collaboration"1998Buddy FaroUnknown roleEpisode: "Touched by an Amnesiac"1998Dharma & GregAutumnEpisode: "Unarmed and Dangerous"1998The King of QueensHelenEpisode: "Supermarket Story"1999Beverly Hills, 90210Judge Mary AddisonEpisode: "Trials and Tribulations"1999Zoe, Duncan Jack & JaneLilian Gottlieb/Johnny's MotherEpisode: "When Zoe Met Johnny"1999It's Like, You Know...ZoeEpisode: "Welcome to L.A., Part 1"1999CharmedClaire PryceRecurring role; 5 episodescredited as Christine Rose1999Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowMadame CurieEpisode: "Honey, It's a Blunderful Life"1999-2000ProvidenceCynthia BlakeRecurring role; 7 episodes2000Diagnosis MurderSarah PrinceEpisode: "Jake's Women"2000Days of Our LivesDawn LarsonEpisode: "#1.8849"2000BullMrs. SpencerEpisode: "Love's Labors Lost"2001Six Feet UnderHannahEpisode: "An Open Book"2001The AgencyMargaret CallanEpisode: "Closure"2001Malcolm in the MiddleMrs. DemarcoEpisode: "Malcolm's Girlfriend"2001PhillyDr. Ellen KovellEpisode: "Loving Sons"2001-2003Gilmore GirlsFrancine Hayden2 episodes2002Any Day NowBarbara HoffmanEpisode: "In Too Deep"2002Life with BonnieShellyEpisode: "Pilot"2002The PracticeBernice White2 episodes2002Presidio MedUnknown roleEpisode: "When Approaching a Let-Go"2002-2004FriendsBitsy Hannigan2 episodes20037th HeavenMrs. IglitzEpisode: "Dick"2003The Lyon's DenMs. ConninghamEpisode: "Beach House"2003Two and a Half MenLenoreEpisode: "Merry Thanksgiving"2004NCISPat StoneEpisode: "Dead Man Talking"2004CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationGrandma GilesEpisode: "Down the Drain"2004Without a TraceIrene ShawEpisode: "American Goddess"2005Boston LegalMeredith WatersEpisode: "Men to Boys"2006Crossing JordanDr. WassermanEpisode: "Dreamland"credited as Christine Rose2006Commander in ChiefAlice MarlowEpisode: "The Elephant in the Room"2006Lovespring InternationalAliceEpisode: "Lydia's Perfect Man"2006SavedAmanda AldenEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"2006-2010HeroesAngela PetrelliRecurring (seasons 1-2), main cast (seasons 3-4); 53 episodes2006-2011Big LoveEvelyn Linton2 episodes2006-2014How I Met Your MotherVirginia MosbyRecurring role; 7 episodes2007State of MindRosalind Warren, MD2 episodes2008Heroes: Going PostalAngela PetrelliTelevision miniseries; episode: "Let's Talk"2008-2009Heroes: The RecruitTelevision miniseriesseries regular; 6 episodes2010The MentalistPaulineEpisode: "Pink Chanel Suite"2010-2011Brothers & SistersDean Danielle Whitley2 episodes2011Private PracticeMyra FreedmanEpisode: "Something Old, Something New"2011Mad LovePennyEpisode: "After the Fireworks"2011NCIS: Los AngelesAlexa Comescu2 episodes2012LongmireDonna CraigEpisode: "The Worst Kind of Hunter"2014NCIS: New OrleansHannah TarlowEpisode: "Chasing Ghosts"2015AquariusGrace's MotherEpisode: "A Whiter Shade of Pale"2015-2016Heroes RebornAngela PetrelliTelevision miniseries; 3 episodes2016-2017How to Get Away with MurderJudge Wenona Sansbury2 episodes2017Trial & ErrorJosie DavisRecurring role; 8 episodes2018Sharp ObjectsNurse BeverlyTelevision miniseries; episode: "Falling"
Theater YearTitleRoleNotes1979The RainmakerUnknown roleCape Playhouse1981My Sister in This HouseChristineHumana Festival1981SwopRuth AnneHumana Festival1981Cul-De-SacUnknown roleTyrone Guthrie Theater1987Reno and YolandaRaylene1989-1990Uncle VanyaUnknown roleTyrone Guthrie Theater
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