Christine Baranski on Playing the ‘Christmas Grinch’ in ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’
Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square,” streaming now on Netflix.Christine Baranski grew up watching “White Christmas” with her family when she was a little girl, and that is a tradition she has kept, now watching it year after year with her own grandchildren. But over those years she has also starred in quite a few holiday films, from the satirical “The Ref” to the modern classic adaptation of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the holiday-themed sequel to “Bad Moms” and now the Netflix musical “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.”“It matters to me how they see me,” Baranski tells Variety about her grandchildren.