Why Christine Baranski Fought the Good Fight

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 11 a.m.

b'The veteran stage and screen actress Christine Baranski first became a household name thanks to her Emmy-winning turn on the nineties sitcom \\u201cCybill,\\u201d and her Tony-award winning work on Broadway. But \\u201cThe Good Fight\\u201d took her to another level. As Diane Lockhart, a Chicago attorney and diehard liberal, Baranski captured the tensions of the political moment of Donald Trump, and the show ended its run this month. Emily Nussbaum could barely contain her excitement when sat down with Baranski at The New Yorker Festival in 2018 for a wide-ranging conversation about Baranski\\u2019s career and the timeliness of \\u201cThe Good Fight.\\u201d \\nThis segment originally aired April 12, 2019.'