Baranski said, "I went to Catholic school for 12 years – eight years of grammar school, and then four years to an all-girls Catholic high school.".
"What did going to an all-girls school do for you?".I did things that I might've been shy doing it if I was in a school with guys.
WEB EXTRA: "Break a leg" - Christine Baranski on starring in "Mame" post-surgery:.And in 1970, Baranski applied to New York City's prestigious Juilliard School to study drama.Rocca asked, "I'm curious, what did the teenage, pre-Juilliard Christine Baranski sound like?".The first person Baranski told that she'd gotten into Juilliard was her mother: "I still remember meeting my mother and telling her the news."And I was so happy that she shared in that moment," Baranski said.And I remember going to my high school, and there was a grotto with a statue of the Virgin Mary.
"One night he asked me if I wanted a ride home on his motorcycle," Baranski said."Were you scared?" asked Rocca.And there was a little bit of motorcycle – there was a black stain, so I never had the gown cleaned, 'cause I wanted to keep that black stain.".
The next year proved George Orwell had it wrong; 1984 was a great year for Baranski."That whole year was just … oh, who has a year like that.
"You're bigger than you've ever been – " said Rocca"I don't know if I'm bigger, but I'm busier," said BaranskiIt continues to be a rich life for Christine Baranski, on and off the stage