Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952)[1] 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.
[2] 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.
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.
She later appeared in a recurring role in the AMC cable-television series Mad Men, playing Joan Harris' mother, Gail Holloway.