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Christina Applegate - Biography |
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Christina Applegate (born November
25, 1971) is an American Emmy Award-winning actress, particularly
well-known for playing Kelly Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children.
She has since established a film career, with major roles in several
pictures, such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and recently
starred on Broadway in a revival of the musical Sweet Charity.
Applegate was born in Hollywood, California. Her father, Robert Applegate,
was a record producer. Her mother, Nancy Lee Priddy, was a singer and an
actress who survived breast cancer. Her parents split up after she was
born, and her father remarried.
On October 20, 2001, Applegate married longtime boyfriend Johnathon
Schaech, in a small mixed-religion Palm Springs ceremony attended by
family and close friends. On December 5, 2005, the publicists of Applegate
and Schaech confirmed that they had filed for divorce in Los Angeles
Superior Court.
Applegate quit school at age 17 to pursue acting. From 1987 to 1997, she
played Kelly Bundy on Married... with Children. From 1998 to 2000, she
starred in her own sitcom, Jesse, on NBC.
While playing the title role in a revival of Sweet Charity, she injured
her foot, and it was announced that the musical would close during
previews. She persuaded the producers to rescind their decision, and on
May 4, 2005, she made her Broadway debut to moderately good reviews. Sweet
Charity ended its Broadway run on December 31, 2005. She also
guest-starred on two episodes of Friends (in 2002 and 2003) as Amy Green,
Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston) irresponsible older sister.
Applegate won a prime-time Emmy Award for her guest-starring role as Amy
Green on Friends. In the 1980s and early 1990s, she was nominated four
times in the annual Youth in Film Awards, two of which she won.
Applegate was the 2003 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day
fundraiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer education
and research. Applegate's mother is a breast cancer survivor.
Applegate is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. She appeared in a
holiday advertisement for PETA to remind people to forget fur for the
shopping season. |
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Christina Applegate - Personal Quotes |
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"This was a major commitment.
I really had to sit and think about it. I eventually came to the
conclusion that it came into my life for a reason." - on accepting
her role in the sitcom "Jesse" (1998).
"There are a lot of sacrifices a mother makes when she's raising a
child by herself. I saw it when I was growing up, watching all my
mother did for me. But it wasn't until recently that I fully
understood the price she paid because of how we had to struggle."
"The person who I have my child with is going to be the right
person. I don't want to raise a child by myself. I could do it. But
I definitely don't want to. I want to be a mother who has the
original father there. And I want to be with that person until I'm
80 years old, sitting out on the porch with our glasses of lemonade,
laughing about our lives."
"The show definitely shocked and disgusted people. But, privately,
they enjoyed laughing at it. I think all too often people look at
the perfect families on television and think 'Why can't my family be
like that?' In the case of "Married with Children" (1987), people
were able to say, 'Thank God my family's not like that!'" - on her
sitcom "Married with Children" (1987), which ran from 1987 to 1997.
"I've always been shy and sort of vulnerable. My mom says that when
she would drop me off at school, I'd stand back and check out the
situation - see if it was safe before I'd join the other kids."
"I wasn't one to go out and buy a new car and stereo system and
expensive clothes. My mom helped keep me grounded." - on becoming a
TV star in her teens
"We're best friends. And that spark is always there. I can't wait to
see him, even though I saw him a few hours ago." - about her husband
actor Johnathon Schaech.
"I started doing radio commercials for Kmart when I was 4. They had
to splice all my consonants together because I couldn't talk very
well. But these jobs helped my mother and me put food on the table.
It took the two of us working."
"It was not easy for my mother, being a struggling actress and
raising a child. We were these two sort of vagabonds, never knowing
where the money was going to come from. She always says she couldn't
afford a babysitter, which is why she put me on the stage."
"It's one of those choices that I can honestly say was a big
mistake. I wish I had a better knowledge of history and the other
things I could've learned. Of course, nothing is stopping me from
learning now. In fact, I'm probably better prepared." - on having
quit school
"Every single kid in my group of friends at school was from a
single-parent family." |
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Christina Applegate - Filmography |
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Farce of the Penguins (2007)
(V) (voice) .... Melissa
Tilt-A-Whirl (2005) .... Customer #1
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2005) (TV) .... Dr. Suzanne Bedford
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) (V) .... Veronica
Corningstone
... aka Anchorman: Wake-Up Ron Burgundy (USA)
... aka Wake Up Ron Burgundy (USA: closing credits title)
"Father of the Pride" .... Candy (1 episode, 2004)
- One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend (2004) TV Episode
(voice) .... Candy
Surviving Christmas (2004) .... Alicia Valco
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) .... Veronica
Corningstone
... aka Anchorman (USA: short title)
"King of the Hill" .... Attorney / ... (1 episode, 2004)
- My Hair Lady (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Colette/Attorney
Employee of the Month (2004) .... Sara Goodwin
Grand Theft Parsons (2003) .... Barbara
"Friends" .... Amy Greene (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
- The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits (2003) TV Episode .... Amy
Greene
- The One with Rachel's Other Sister (2002) TV Episode .... Amy
Greene
Wonderland (2003) .... Susan Launius
View from the Top (2003) .... Christine Montgomery
Heroes (2002/I) .... Wife
The Sweetest Thing (2002) .... Courtney Rockcliffe
Prince Charming (2001) (TV) .... Kate
Just Visiting (2001) .... Julia Malfete/Princess Rosalind
... aka Visiteurs en Amérique, Les (France)
Sol Goode (2001) (uncredited) .... Happy Fan
The Giving Tree (2000) .... Emily
... aka Brutal Truth (USA: DVD title)
... aka Shaded Places (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Brutal Truth (UK: video title)
Out in Fifty (1999) .... Lilah
"Jesse" (1998) TV Series .... Jesse Warner (unknown episodes,
1998-2000)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) .... Diane Steen
... aka Mafia! (USA: short title)
The Big Hit (1998) .... Pam Shulman
Claudine's Return (1998) .... Claudine Van Doozen
... aka Fire of Love
... aka Kiss of Fire (USA: video title (DVD title))
"Married with Children" .... Kelly Bundy (229 episodes, 1987-1997)
- Chicago Shoe Exchange (1997) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
- How to Marry a Moron (1997) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
- Damn Bundys (1997) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
- Lez Be Friends (1997) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
- Birthday Boy Toy (1997) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
(224 more)
Nowhere (1997) .... Dingbat
"Pauly" .... Mariah (1 episode, 1997)
- Through the Ringers (1997) TV Episode .... Mariah
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Sharona
Vibrations (1996) (V) .... Anamika
... aka Cyberstorm
Wild Bill (1995) .... Lurline Newcomb
Across the Moon (1995) .... Kathy
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1993)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil (1993) TV Episode .... Host
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) .... Sue Ellen Crandell
"Top of the Heap" .... Kelly Bundy (2 episodes, 1991)
- The Last Temptation of Charlie (1991) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
- Behind the Eight Ball (1991) TV Episode .... Kelly Bundy
Streets (1990) .... Dawn
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) (TV) .... Patrice Johnson
"21 Jump Street" .... Tina (1 episode, 1988)
- I'm OK - You Need Work (1988) TV Episode .... Tina
"Family Ties" .... Kitten (1 episode, 1987)
- Band on the Run (1987) TV Episode .... Kitten
"Heart of the City" (1986) TV Series .... Robin Kennedy (unknown
episodes, 1986-1987)
"Amazing Stories" .... Holly (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Welcome to My Nightmare (1986) TV Episode .... Holly
"Still the Beaver" (1 episode, 1986)
... aka The New Leave It to Beaver (USA: new title)
- Farewell to Freddie (1986) TV Episode
Heart of the City (1986) (TV) .... Robin Kennedy
"All Is Forgiven" .... Simone (1 episode, 1986)
- Mother's Day (1986) TV Episode .... Simone
"Silver Spoons" .... Ricky's Date (1 episode, 1986)
- A Family Affair (1986) TV Episode .... Ricky's Date
"Washingtoon" (1985) TV Series .... The daughter
"Charles in Charge" .... Stacy (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Snowed In (1985) TV Episode .... Stacy
- Slumber Party (1984) TV Episode .... Stacy
Grace Kelly (1983) (TV) .... Young Grace Kelly
... aka The Grace Kelly Story (USA: video title)
"Father Murphy" .... Ada (1 episode, 1981)
- A Horse from Heaven (1981) TV Episode .... Ada
Beatlemania (1981)
... aka Beatlemania: The Movie
Jaws of Satan (1981) .... Kim Perry
... aka King Cobra |
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