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Christina Applegate

  • Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
  • Birthday: November 25, 1971

Christina Applegate first rose to fame as a teenager, playing the angel-faced yet promiscuous halfwit, Kelly Bundy, on Fox’s gleefully trashy sitcom "Married... With Children" (1987-1997). She had been a working actress since she was an infant, but Applegate managed to escape the fate of so many child actors by steering clear of the seductive Hollywood lifestyle; instead carving out a respectable adult career with her own sitcom “Jesse” (1998-2000) and a recurring role as Rachel’s sister on “Friends” (NBC, 1994-2004), which earned h…more

Credits

Actor
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Cast as a 30-year-old psychiatrist who is suffering from amnesia in the ABC comedy, "Samantha Who?"; also produced; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations in 2008 for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series

  • 2005

    Co-starred with husband Johnathon Schaech in the CBS movie "James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas"

  • 2005

    Made her Broadway debut as Charity Hope Valentine in "Sweet Charity"; received a Tony nomination for her role

  • 2004

    Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series for her role on "Friends"

  • 2004

    Starred opposite Will Ferrell as an ambitious female journalist in the comedy "Anchorman"

Awards

  • 2003

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

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