Christine Estabrook

Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series The Crew, Nikki, Desperate Housewives, and American Horror Story; she had a recurring role on the drama Mad Men during the show's fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. Estabrook has received an Obie Award and Drama Desk Award.

Early life Estabrook was born to Julianne Shed in East Aurora, New York, and graduated from East Aurora High School. She has three brothers and one sister.

Career At the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, she created the role of the young daughter in Kevin O'Morrison's Ladyhouse Blues, which then moved to off-Broadway. On Broadway, she was in The Inspector General and Andrei Șerban's production of The Cherry Orchard. She won an Obie Award for her off-Broadway performance in Deborah Eisenberg's Pastorale, at the Second Stage Theater. She created the role of Helen opposite William H. Macy in Durang's Baby with the Bathwater at Playwrights Horizons. On Broadway, she took over the role of Feni in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig. In the fall of 2006, she returned to Broadway in the musical Spring Awakening, playing all the adult female roles.

Since the 1990s, she has mostly done TV and movies, the latter including include Second Sight, Sea of Love, Presumed Innocent, and Spider-Man 2.

She had a recurring role on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives playing Martha Huber, the widowed, nosy neighbor of the street. Her other appearances include a 2002 episode of the HBO series, Six Feet Under, wherein she played Emily Previn, a woman who died alone without any family or friends. The episode sparked much discussion in the following days about the character's death. Estabrook has also guest-starred on 7th Heaven, Dharma & Greg, The Guardian, Veronica Mars, and NYPD Blue. In 2009, she guest-starred in two episodes of the CBS drama Ghost Whisperer as Evelyn James, Eli's mom.

In 2011, she appeared on the first season of FX series Murder House as Marcy. She later appeared in a recurring role in the AMC cable-television series Mad Men, playing Joan Harris' mother, Gail Holloway.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Bell Jar Student editor 1982 The Wall Rutka 1984 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck Janet Reiss Television movie 1985 Almost You Maggie 1989 Sea of Love Gina Gallagher 1989 Second Sight Priscilla Pickett 1990 Presumed Innocent Lydia MacDougall 1991 One Special Victory Ruthie Television movie 1995 The Usual Suspects Dr. Plummer 1995 Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty Television movie 1996 Special Report: Journey to Mars Television movie 1997 Murder Live! Dr. Christine Winter Television movie 2002 Chance Desiree 2003 Living in Walter's World Robin Short film 2003 Grind Sarah Jensen 2004 Catch That Kid Sharon 2004 Spider-Man 2 Mrs. Jameson 2006 Lovers, Liars & Lunatics Elaine Rayne 2008 Meet Marker Mom 2010 Backyard Wedding Joanne Blake Television movie 2016 Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? Shirley Parsons

Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 George Washington Abigail Adams 3 episodes 1985 Hometown Jane Parnell 9 episodes 1987 Tales from the DarksideIrene Episode: "The Enormous Radio" 1990 L.A. Law Susan Parral Episode: "Blood, Sweat and Fears" 1993 Frasier Lou Episode: "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" 1994 The X-Files Agent Henderson Episode: "Young at Heart" 1995 Cybill Patty Episode: "The Replacements" 1995–96 The Crew Lenora Zwick 21 episodes 1997 The Practice Judge Maureen Zisk Episode: "Part VI" 1997 Dharma & Greg Lindsay Episode: "Haus Arrest" 1997 Almost Perfect Lindsay Wolf Episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" 1998 The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer Mary Todd Lincoln 4 episodes 1999 Ally McBeal Bonnie Mannix Episode: "The Green Monster" 2000 Chicago Hope Rene Sederberg Episode: "Boys Will Be Girls" 2000 Titus Juanita Titus Episode: "Mom's Not Nuts" 2000 Touched by an Angel Kate Radcliff Episode: "Pandora's Box" 2000–02 Nikki Marion 11 episodes 2002 Six Feet Under Emily Previn Episode: "The Invisible Woman" 2002 Crossing Jordan Anne Lauer Episode: "Scared Straight" 2002–03 The Guardian Aunt Liz 2 episodes 2004 7th Heaven Ruthie's teacher Episode: "Don't Speak Ill of the Living or the Dead" 2004–12 Desperate Housewives Martha Huber 12 episodes 2004 Strong Medicine Berri Kaplan Episode: "Quarantine" 2004 NYPD Blue Lynn Cahill Episode: "The 3-H Club" 2005 Veronica Mars Madame Sophie Episode: "Blast from the Past" 2006 Numb3rs Laura Price Episode: "Dark Matter" 2006 Bones Lisa Supac Episode: "The Titan on the Tracks" 2008 Law & Order Hensley's attorney Episode: "Angelgrove" 2009 Ghost Whisperer Evelyn James 2 episodes 2010 Nip/Tuck Sheila Carlton Episode: "Sheila Carlton" 2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Marcy 6 episodes 2012–15 Mad Men Gail Holloway 8 episodes 2012 Anger Management Judy Episode: "Charlie Gets Romantic" 2013 Rules of Engagement Moderator Episode: "Baby Talk" 2014 State of Affairs Therapist Episode: "Pilot" 2015 Looking Realtor Episode: "Looking for Sanctuary" 2015 Blunt Talk Mel Episode: "The Queen of Hearts" 2015–16 American Horror Story: Hotel Marcy 3 episodes 2016 Designated Survivor Governor Chris Nichols Episode: "The Interrogation" 2016, 2018 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Mrs. Patricia Davis 2 episodes 2018 American Woman Peggy 3 episodes 2018-2019 9-1-1 Gloria Wagner 2 episodes 2019 Why Women Kill Joyce Dubner 1 episode 2020 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Margaret Fogle Episode: "Debbie" 2020 Bless This Mess Maryanne Episode: "The Table"

Stage Year Title Role Notes 1976 Ladyhouse Blues Eylie 1976–77 Marco Polo Princess Kogatin 1977 The Cherry Orchard Dunyasha 1978 The Inspector General Marya Antonovna 1978 City Sugar Nicola Davies 1979 Ladyhouse Blues Eylie 1981 Inadmissible Evidence Joy 1982 Pastorale Rachel 1983 What I Did Last Summer Elsie 1983 Win/Lose/Draw Various Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1983–84 Baby with the Bathwater Helen 1984 The Flight of the Earls Bridgette Earl 1985–88 I'm Not Rappaport Clara 1988–89 For Dear Life Dottie 1988 The Boys Next Door Sheila Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play 1989 The Widow's Blind Date Maggy Burke 1990 What a Man Weighs Joan 1993–94 The Sisters Rosensweig Pfeni Rosensweig 2006–07 Spring Awakening The Adult Woman