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Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Acting
Born: Nov 25, 1971
From: Hollywood, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress and dancer. As a child actress, she started playing the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married...with Children (1987–1997). In her adult years, Applegate established a film and television career, winning an Emmy Award (for her guest role in the sitcom Friends) and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations. Applegate has had major roles in several films, including Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), The Big Hit (1998), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Grand Theft Parsons (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Hall Pass (2011), Vacation (2015), and Bad Moms (2016). She has also starred in the 2005 Broadway revival of the musical Sweet Charity, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Applegate has played the lead role in the television sitcoms Jesse (1998–2000), Samantha Who? (2007–2009) and Up All Night (2011–12), and in the Netflix dark tragicomedy series Dead to Me (2019–2022).

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina Applegate Meryl Streep 2015 6.0
FOX 25th Anniversary Special Self 2012 7.75
Hall Pass Grace Searing 2011 5.706
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Brittany (voice) 2011 5.702
Going the Distance Corrine Berlin 2010 6.1
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Catherine (voice) 2010 5.204
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Brittany (voice) 2009 5.656
The Rocker Kim 2008 6.039
Farce of the Penguins Melissa (voz) 2006 4.194
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas Dr. Suzanne Bedford 2005 5.615
Employee of the Month Sara Goodwin 2004 5.694
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Veronica Corningstone 2004 6.7
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Veronica Corningstone 2004 6.029
Surviving Christmas Alicia Valco 2004 5.73
Grand Theft Parsons Barbara 2004 5.989
Wonderland Susan Launius 2003 6.1
View from the Top Christine Montgomery 2003 5.563
Sol Goode Tramp (uncredited) 2003 4.2
The Sweetest Thing Courtney Rockcliffe 2002 5.612
Prince Charming Kate 2001 6.988
Just Visiting Rosalind / Julia 2001 4.764
The Big Hit Pam Shulman 1998 5.971
Jane Austen's Mafia! Diane Steen 1998 5.495
Claudine's Return Claudine Van Doozen 1998 4.875
Nowhere Dingbat 1997 6.8
Wild Bill Lurline Newcomb 1995 5.741
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Swell 1991 6.167
Streets Dawn 1990 5.389
Dance 'Til Dawn Patrice Johnson 1988 5.967
Grace Kelly Young Grace Kelly 1983 6.444
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1971
FromHollywood, California, USA