Cristine Sue Rose is an American

United States

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 actress. She has also been credited as Christine Rose. She's best known for her role as Angela Petrelli

Angela Petrelli

Angela Petrelli , portrayed by Cristine Rose, is a fictional character featured in the television show Heroes. She is the mother of Nathan and Peter Petrelli. The character is based upon the Angela Lansbury character Mrs. Iselin in the film The Manchurian Candidate...

 on the hit NBC science fiction

Science fiction

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 drama

Drama

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 Heroes

Heroes (TV series)

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Early life

She was born in Lynwood, California

Lynwood, California

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, and is a graduate of Stanford University

Stanford University

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Career

She was a regular on the short-lived television series Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller (TV series)

Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It debuted on August 23, 1990, on NBC and was cancelled within its first season, a few months after its debut....

which was a TV remake of the famous film Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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which she co-starred with a then unknown Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

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. She also had major recurring roles on Picket Fences

Picket Fences

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as Lydia Brock, Barbara Norton on Grace Under Fire, and on Providence

Providence (TV series)

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as Cynthia Blake. She also had recurring roles on Ellen

Ellen (TV series)

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as Susan, and on Charmed

Charmed

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as Claire Pryce, in both shows' premiere seasons; both characters were the boss of the series lead's characters in their respective jobs.

She has had guest roles in various shows, including 7th Heaven

7th Heaven

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, Life Goes On

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, Friends

Friends

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, Days of Our Lives

Days of our Lives

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, Passions

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, Party of Five

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, The Wonder Years

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, Matlock

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, Malcolm in the Middle

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, Ally Mcbeal

Ally McBeal

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, Murder, She Wrote

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, Boston Legal

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, Diagnosis: Murder

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, Nash Bridges

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, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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, NCIS

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, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Practice

The Practice

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, L.A. Law

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, Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

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, Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

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, ER

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, St. Elsewhere

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, Star Trek: The Next Generation

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, Gilmore Girls

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, Kate & Allie

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, Murphy Brown

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, Newhart

Newhart

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, Growing Pains

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, How I Met Your Mother

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, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)

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, Clueless

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, Dharma and Greg, Life with Bonnie

Life With Bonnie

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, The Nanny

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, The Jamie Foxx Show

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, The King of Queens

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, Two and a Half Men

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, Big Love

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, The Mentalist

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, and Six Feet Under.

From 2006 to 2010, she played Angela Petrelli

Angela Petrelli

Angela Petrelli , portrayed by Cristine Rose, is a fictional character featured in the television show Heroes. She is the mother of Nathan and Peter Petrelli. The character is based upon the Angela Lansbury character Mrs. Iselin in the film The Manchurian Candidate...

 on the NBC series Heroes

Heroes (TV series)

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. In 2008, her role went from recurring to series regular. As for her roles in movies as of 2009, she had a small role in the movie He's Just Not That into You

He's Just Not That into You (film)

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and was one of the main supporting characters on the Disney Channel

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 television movie Go Figure

Go Figure (film)

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Notable roles

Title
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Ferris Bueller Ferris Bueller (TV series) Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It debuted on August 23, 1990, on NBC and was cancelled within its first season, a few months after its debut....	Barbara Bueller	Series regular: 13 episodes
1992–1996	Picket Fences Picket Fences Picket Fences is a 60-minute American television drama about the residents of the fictional town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS television network in the United States...	Lydia Brock	Recurring role: 5 episodes
1993–1996	Grace Under Fire	Barbara Norton	Recurring role: 4 episodes
1994	Ellen Ellen (TV series) Ellen is a U.S. television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, producing 109 episodes.The theme song, "So Called Friend" is by Scottish band Texas...	Susan	Recurring role: 4 episodes
1999	Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...	Claire Pryce	Recurring role: 5 episodes
1999–2000	Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...	Cynthia Blake	Recurring role: 7 episodes
2005	Go Figure (film) Go Figure (film) Go Figure is a 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie. Walt Disney Records released the Go Figure soundtrack on June 7, featuring the title track by Everlife along with a music video.- Plot :...	Natasha Goberman
2006–2011	How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...	Virginia Mosby	Recurring role: 3 episodes
2006–2010	Heroes Heroes (TV series) Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...	Angela Petrelli Angela Petrelli Angela Petrelli , portrayed by Cristine Rose, is a fictional character featured in the television show Heroes. She is the mother of Nathan and Peter Petrelli. The character is based upon the Angela Lansbury character Mrs. Iselin in the film The Manchurian Candidate...	Series regular: 53 episodes

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