Cristine Rose

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Cristine Rose
Rose at Heroes for Autism event, Hollywood, California, April 19, 2009
Born	Cristine Sue Rose (1951-01-31) January 31, 1951 Lynwood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress

Cristine Sue Rose (born January 31, 1951) is an American actress. She has also been credited as Christine Rose. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama Heroes.

Early life

She was born in Lynwood, California, and is a graduate of Stanford University.

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 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.

She 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, and Charmed

From 2006 to 2010, she played Angela Petrelli on the NBC series Heroes. In 2008, her role went from recurring to series regular. She will reprise 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.

Selected Filmography

Title
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Ferris Bueller	Barbara Bueller	Series regular: 13 episodes
1992–1996	Picket Fences	Lydia Brock	Recurring role: 5 episodes
1993–1996	Grace Under Fire	Barbara Norton	Recurring role: 4 episodes
1993	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Gi'ral	2 episodes: Birthright, Part I & Birthright, Part II
1994	Ellen	Susan	Recurring role: 4 episodes
1998	The King of Queens	Helen	Episode: "Supermarket Story"
1999	Charmed	Claire Pryce	Recurring role: 5 episodes
1999–2000	Providence	Cynthia Blake	Recurring role: 7 episodes
2001-2003	Gilmore Girls	Francine Hayden	Recurring role: 2 episodes
2002-2004	Friends	Bitsy Hannigan	Recurring role: 2 episodes
2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Ronnie Demarco's Mother
2003	Two and a Half Men	Lenore	Episode: "Merry Thanksgiving"
2005	Go Figure	Natasha Goberman
2006–2014	How I Met Your Mother	Virginia Mosby	Recurring role: 7 episodes
2006–2010	Heroes	Angela Petrelli	Series regular: 53 episodes
2010	The Mentalist	Pauline Fitz-Williams	Episode "Pink Chanel Suit"
2011	Private Practice	Cooper Freedman's mother	Recurring role: 1 episode
2011	Take Me Home	Lynnette Colvin
2012	Longmire	Donna Craig	Episode: "The Worst Kind of Hunter"
2015	Heroes Reborn	Angela Petrelli	Guest

External links

• Cristine Rose at the Internet Movie Database