It’s been 13 years since Christine Baranski first took on the role of Diane Lockhart, a senior partner at a law firm, in two successful CBS shows: The Good Wife from 2009 through 2016 and its sequel, The Good Fight, which wrapped its six-season-run last week.
Christine, who is also currently anchoring the fan-favorite HBO Max show The Gilded Age, recently went on the record to discuss the much talked-about series finale of The Good Fight, her experience on both sets and how the world has changed since she first started inhabiting the role.
“My age was never an issue,” Christine, who is 70 years old, said to Vanity Fair (opens in new tab), referring to the work that Robert and Michelle King, both shows’ creators, have carried forward. “We never compromised the character because she was a certain age. Diane never complained about her age. She was always the warrior. I think only once when she loses her life savings in the Ponzi scheme in the pilot, she can’t find a job, and she does say something like, ;Is this ageism? Am I too old?’ That’s the only time she referenced it.”
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Especially while discussing her character’s age, many audience members have brought up Diane’s not having children throughout the years that the show has been on the air – a storyline that was included on certain episodes but was never really a focal point on the series.
Christine, who is mom to 38-year-old Isabel Cowles and 35-year-old Lily Cowles in real life, addresses the fact in…
