Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayNov 25, 1971
BiographyChristina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. With a career spanning five decades, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, along with nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.

After appearing in several roles since early childhood, Applegate gained recognition in the late 1980s for playing Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). For her titular role in the sitcom Jesse (1998–2000), she earned her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. For her guest role in the NBC sitcom Friends (2002–2003), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She received additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her roles in the television sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–2009) and the dark tragicomedy series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and also starred in the short-lived sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012). Applegate served as a producer of all three aforementioned projects. She has also achieved success in films of varying genres, particularly in comedies such as Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), The Big Hit (1998), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, Hall Pass (2011), Vacation (2015), Bad Moms (2016), and Crash Pad (2017).

On stage, Applegate received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her debut performance as the title character in the Broadway musical revival Sweet Charity (2005).

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, Applegate announced she had retired from appearing on screen, but would continue doing voice work.

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