Biography
Ricci spent her teens as a gloomy, precocious lead in several successful comedies and melodramas such as "Mermaids" (1990), "The Addams Family" (1991) and "Now and Then" (1995). Still in her teens, she exploited both her maturity and burgeoning sexuality in more artful projects that included "The Ice Storm" (1997), "The Opposite of Sex" (1998) and "Buffalo '66" (1998). Despite the growing respect she received from her peers, the narrow …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Played society matron Clotilde in the Parisian-set period drama "Bel Ami," based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant | |
2011 | Landed a starring role on ABC's 1960s-era drama "Pan Am" as the rebellious Pan Am senior flight attendant Maggie | |
2011 | Co-starred with Nick Swardson in the comedy feature "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" | |
2010 | Voiced the character of Lilly in the animated feature "Alpha and Omega" | |
2010 | Made her Broadway debut in Donald Margulies' "Time Stands Still" (September 23) | |
2008 | Cast as Trixie, the female lead in the Wachowski brothers' live action film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese series "Speed Racer" | |
2008 | Starred in "Penelope" as a cursed woman; film was produced by and co-starred Reese Witherspoon (lensed 2006) | |
2007 | Portrayed a young woman addicted to sex who is kidnaped by Samuel L. Jackson in "Black Snake Moan" | |
2006 | Cast in Irwin Winkler's "Home of the Brave" about the lives of four American soldiers in Iraq and their return back to the US | |
2006 | Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "Grey's Anatomy" | |
2005 | Guest-starred on "Joey" (NBC), playing Joey's (Matt LeBlanc) sister Mary Teresa | |
2005 | Starred in the Wes Craven werewolf movie "Cursed" | |
2003 | Played the lesbian lover of Charlize Theron's character in "Monster" | |
2003 | Had lead in Woody Allen's "Anything Else" | |
2002 | Made feature directorial debut "Speed Queen"; also starred | |
2002 | Had title role in the Sundance-screened "Miranda" | |
2002 | Starred and produced "Pumpkin"; film was shown at the Sundance Film Festival | |
2002 | Cast in the HBO feature ensemble "The Laramie Project," adapted from Moises Kaufman's stage drama about the aftermath of the murder of Matthew Shepard | |
2001 | Co-produced and starred in the film adaptation of "Prozac Nation" | |
2000 | Reteamed with Depp for "The Man Who Cried"; premiered at the Venice Film Festival (released in US in 2001) | |
2000 | Had pivotal role in the thriller "Bless the Child" | |
1999 | Co-starred opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" | |
1998 | Landed a supporting role as the laundry-obsessed girlfriend of a photographer in John Waters' "Pecker" | |
1998 | Played a kidnap victim who pretends to be her abductor's wife in Vincent Gallo's "Buffalo 66" | |
1998 | Earned rave reviews as a pregnant teenager who wreaks havoc in the comedy-drama "The Opposite of Sex" | |
| Formed her production company Blaspheme Films | ||
1997 | Played a troubled suburban teenager in "The Ice Storm" | |
1996 | Made cameo appearance in Anjelica Huston's "Bastard Out of Carolina" (aired on Showtime) | |
1995 | Starred as a relatively 'normal' kid in "Casper" | |
1993 | Reprised role of Wednesday in "Addams Family Values" | |
1991 | Cast in breakthrough screen role as Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family" | |
1990 | Made her feature acting debut as Cher's youngest daughter in "Mermaids" | |
| Did voice-overs and appeared in TV commercials | ||
| Raised in Montclair, NJ | ||
Awards
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Monster |
1999 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in The Opposite of Sex |
1998 | Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actress Gold Space Needle Award in Buffalo '66 |
1998 | Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actress Gold Space Needle Award in The Opposite of Sex |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Opposite of Sex |
1998 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress in The Opposite of Sex |