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Cristine Rose on "Heroes"
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Cristine Rose stars in NBC's Emmy Award-nominated ensemble drama series "Heroes" as the mysterious, calculating martriarch Angela Petrelli, who is willing to sacrifice anything, including her gifted sons Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and Peter (Milo Ventimeglia), to change the world. She and her late husband were part of a core group of special individuals associated with The Company. "Heroes" follows the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities.

On the small screen, Cristine Rose starred as Mrs. Bueller in NBC's "Ferris Bueller" and as Mrs. Barash in Fox's "Flying Blind." Cristine Rose has had recurring roles on NBC's "Picket Fences" as Lydia Brock, "Providence" as Cynthia Blake, and "Friends" as Bitsy Hannigan. On ABC, Cristine Rose recurred on "Ellen" as Susan and on "Grace Under Fire" as Barbara Norton. Cristine Rose has also guest-starred on several shows, including "How I Met Your Mother," "Big Love," "Crossing Jordan," and "The Practice." Rose was featured in HBO's "Mrs. Harris," playing Suzanne.

Cristine Rose's film credits include "What Women Want" and Ken Loach's "Singing the Blues in Red" ("Fatherland").

Cristine Rose set off to study psychology and sociology at Stanford University, but her head and heart were swayed by her experiences on the stage, and she graduated with a degree in theatre. Cristine Rose spent many years thereafter performing almost solely on the stage. In New York, Cristine Rose starred in Wendy Wasserstein's long-running hit "Isn't It Romantic" at Playwrights Horizons and played Elfriede in Richard Foreman's production of "Three Acts of Recognition" at Joe Papp's Public Theatre. Cristine Rose has performed at several regional theatres, including the Guthrie Theatre, where she played the Countess in Andre Serban's acclaimed production of "The Marriage of Figaro," as well as Yelyena in "Uncle Vanya," directed by Garland Wright. Her most recent foray onto the stage was in Charles Mee's "A Perfect Wedding," directed by Gordon Davidson as the inaugural production of the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles.

In 2007, Cristine Rose received her Master of Arts degree in theatre with distinction from California State University, Northridge. Cristine Rose's masters thesis centered on the actor's role in American new play development, for which she crisscrossed the country, interviewing 21 accomplished directors and playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners Lanford Wilson, Wendy Wasserstein, Lee Blessing, and Donald Margulies.

Cristine Rose served on the board of Child S.H.A.R.E. (Shelter Homes: A Rescue Effort), a non-profit organization helping to find foster and adoptive homes for children in need. At present, Cristine Rose is involved with Stillpoint Resources, a non-profit providing counseling and education to families in crisis.






CRISTINE ROSE: FACTS

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Age: 58 years old
Birthday: January 31, 1951
Height: 5' 5"
Full Name / Real Name: Cristine Sue Rose
Birthplace: Lynwood, CA





 

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