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Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles

Actor · Born February 17, 1935 (91) · Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

Christina Pickles (born February 17, 1935) is an English actress, best known for role of Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the hospital drama St. Elsewhere, for which she was nominated for four Emmys. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 17, 1935 (91)
From
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Christina Pickles' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
27%
Morality
14%
Survival
13%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Tense
7
Joyful
7
Romantic
5
Melancholic
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christina Pickles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christina Pickles' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Baby Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dr. Tammy Freeman

  • Finding Hannah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hannah 1

  • Dollface(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • 9JKL(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenore

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Great News(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gram

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Break a Hip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Biz

  • Growing Up Fisher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. La Croix

  • Live at the Foxes Den(2013)

    as Mrs. Ducksworth

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Animal Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Sabrina French

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Hazel

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Atlas Shrugged: Part I(2011)

    as Mother Rearden

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Flower Girl(2009)

    as Evangeline Walker

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn's Mom

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Family Holiday(2007)

    as Mrs. Pendergast

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rita

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Walker

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Walters (voice)

  • George of the Jungle 2(2003)

    as Beatrice Stanhope

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    as Sol's Mom

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dragnet(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Legally Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Professor Abbott

  • Angels Don't Sleep Here(2002)

    as Angela Porter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Florence Hayes

  • As Told by Ginger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Art Teacher (voice)

  • Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 22 episodes · as Elizabeth Parker

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Left Eyeball (voice) · as Newport Heiress (voice) · as Queen Elizabeth II (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Valerie Flake(1999)

    as Meg Darnell

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery(1998)

    as Mim Sanburne

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Monday After the Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Kate Keller

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mali (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wedding Singer(1998)

    as Angie Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island(1997)

    as Elsie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Weapons of Mass Distraction(1997)

    as Frieda Messenger

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Romeo + Juliet(1996)

    as Caroline Montague

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Grace of My Heart(1996)

    as Mrs. Buxton

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Trish Burnett

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty

  • Legends of the Fall(1994)

    as Isabel Ludlow

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 17 episodes · as Judy Geller

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephanie Hancock

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love(1994)

    as Tippy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bea Michaels

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • A Twist of the Knife(1993)

    as Marilyn Cabot

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare in the Daylight(1992)

    as Sarah Jenner

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Love & War(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Tynan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Clare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mancuso, F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show Actor

  • The People Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Cissy MacIntyre

  • The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro(1989)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • In the Heat of the Night(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Masters of the Universe(1987)

    as Sorceress

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diana Huntington

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear(1984)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan McGregor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 137 episodes · as Helen Rosenthal

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Ruth Hobart

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The White Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Teacher

  • Rush It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Eve

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Andros Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fuller

  • Seizure(1974)

    as Nicole Blackstone

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1964 to 2024; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

$148M worldwide

Highest rated

Friends (1994)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19642024

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Christina Pickles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

86th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friends (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christina Pickles' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles14–56 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles25–48 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles20–50 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles21–41 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christina Pickles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christina Pickles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maggie Wheeler shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers