Christina Applegate

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

A true child of Hollywood, Christina Applegate first rose to fame as a teenager by 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 real-life buddy Jennifer Anist…more

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Actor

James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Suzanne Bedfor
Dance 'Til Dawn
Patrice
Samantha Who?
Samantha Sam Newly
Rate the '80s Awards
Samantha Who?
Samantha 'Sam' Newly

Producer

Samantha Who?
Co-Executive Producer
Samantha Who?
Producer
Jesse
Co-Producer

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Career Milestones

2009
Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2008
Joined Rainn Wilson in the comedy "The Rocker"
2007 to 2009
Played a 30-year-old psychiatrist who suffered from amnesia in the ABC comedy, "Samantha Who?"; also produced; earned Golden Globe (2008, 2009), SAG (2008, 2009) and Emmy (2008, 2009) nominations for Best Actress in a 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