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ACTRESS CHRISTINE BARANSKI SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AT Kennedy Center Honorees White House Speech SHE IS A BROADWAY, SCREEN AND TV ACTRESS BEST KNOW FOR HER TV ROLE OF Cybill Shepherd's hard-drinking friend Maryanne Thorpe in the CBS sitcom Cybill, which ran from 1995 until 1998, during which time SHE won an Emmy Award as best supporting actress in a comedy series along with three other nominations. Since 2009, she has played the role of Diane Lockhart, a top litigator and senior partner of a Chicago law firm on The Good Wife. She was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for an Emmy in 2010 AND 2011 THIS WAS DURING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE SPEECH ON THE The Kennedy Center Honorees, an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in Washington, D.C., during gala weekend-long events which culminate in a performance for—and honoring—the Honorees at the Kennedy Center Opera House SHE IS SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AND WEARING A STRAPLESS BLACK GOWN