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Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971)[1] is an American actress. As a child actress, she gained recognition for starring as Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). Applegate established a successful film and television career in her adult years, winning a Primetime Emmy Award from seven nominations as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.

Christina Applegate
Applegate at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1971-11-25) November 25, 1971 (age 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–present
Television	Married... with Children Jesse Samantha Who? Up All Night Dead to Me
Spouses	Johnathon Schaech ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2007)​ Martyn LeNoble ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Parent	Nancy Priddy (mother)

Applegate starred in the title role of the NBC sitcom Jesse (1998–2000), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She received a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in the NBC sitcom Friends (2002–2003). For her role in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity (2005), she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She went on to star in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–2009), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations; the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012); and the Netflix dark tragicomedy series Dead to Me (2019–present), which earned her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.

Applegate has also 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), Hall Pass (2011), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Vacation (2015), Bad Moms (2016), and Crash Pad (2017).

Early and family life

Applegate was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Her father, Robert William "Bob" Applegate, was a record producer and record company executive;[2] her mother, Nancy Priddy, is a singer and actress. Her parents separated shortly after her birth. She has two half-siblings, Alisa and Kyle, from her father's second marriage. After her divorce, Applegate's mother had a relationship with musician Stephen Stills. As a child, Applegate trained as a dancer in various styles, including jazz and ballet.[3]

Career

1972–1986: Early projects

Applegate made her television debut in 1972 alongside her mother in the soap opera Days of Our Lives and starred in a commercial for Playtex baby bottles at 3 months old.[4] She made her film debut in the 1981 horror film Jaws of Satan (or King Cobra) and appeared in the 1981 movie Beatlemania. She debuted as a young Grace Kelly in the television biopic Grace Kelly (1983) and appeared in her first television series in Showtime's political comedy Washingtoon (1985), in which she played a congressman's daughter.

Applegate was a guest in the series Father Murphy (1981), Charles in Charge (1984–1985), and Silver Spoons (1986). In 1986, she won the role of Robin Kennedy, a policeman's daughter, in the police drama series Heart of the City (1986–1987). For her performance, she received a Young Artist Award. She guest-starred in several television series, including All is Forgiven, Still the Beaver, Amazing Stories, and Family Ties.

1987–2001: Breakthrough and Married... with Children

From 1987 to 1997, Applegate played the ditzy, sexually promiscuous daughter, Kelly Bundy, on Fox's first sitcom, Married... with Children. While working on the series, Applegate was seen in Dance 'til Dawn (1988) and Streets (1990), in which a teenage drug addict is stalked by a psychotic police officer. She guest-starred in 21 Jump Street (1988) and Top of the Heap (1991) and hosted Saturday Night Live (1993) and MADtv (1996). The character of Sue Ellen Crandell in the black comedy feature Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) was Applegate's first starring role in a mainstream film, playing a rebellious teenager who is forced to take care of siblings after their summer babysitter dies. She had roles in films such as Vibrations (1995), Across the Moon (1995), Wild Bill (1995), Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! (1996), and Gregg Araki's Nowhere (1997). In 1996, she auditioned for the role of Rose in James Cameron's blockbuster hit Titanic, but lost to Kate Winslet. When Married... with Children was cancelled in 1997, producers pitched a spinoff centered on Kelly Bundy, but Applegate declined.[5]

In 1998, Applegate starred as Claudine Van Doozen in the independent feature Claudine's Return (or Kiss of Fire), appeared in the action-comedy The Big Hit and played the fiancée of a mob boss in the Mafia satire Jane Austen's Mafia.

Applegate was one of the founding members of The Pussycat Dolls, which debuted at Johnny Depp's Viper Room on the Sunset Strip in 1995.[6][7] She emceed for the group when they moved to The Roxy Theatre in 2002.[8]

In 1998, Applegate began portraying the title role in the NBC sitcom Jesse, which received rave reviews. She won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series and the TV Guide Award for Favorite Star of a New Series and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. The series was cancelled in 2000.[9]

2002–2009: Anchorman, stage, and television

Applegate played the dual role of a 12th-century noblewoman, Princess Rosalind, and her 21st-century descendant, Julia Malfete, in the time-travel comedy Just Visiting (2001). She was Princess Gwendolyn and Kate in the movie Prince Charming (2001). After playing Cameron Diaz's level-headed best friend, Courtney Rockcliffe, in The Sweetest Thing (2002), she appeared in Heroes (2002), the romantic airplane comedy View from the Top (2003), the true-crime film Wonderland (2003) based on the Wonderland murders, and the Gram Parsons biopic Grand Theft Parsons (2003). In 2004, she starred with Ben Affleck in the holiday comedy Surviving Christmas and with Matt Dillon in Employee of the Month. She was the executive producer of Comforters, Miserable (2001).

Applegate guest-starred on Friends in the ninth (2002) and tenth (2003) seasons in episodes titled "The One with Rachel's Other Sister" and "The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits" as Amy Green, Rachel Green's (Jennifer Aniston) sister. She won the Primetime Emmy Award from two nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[10] for her performance in "The One with Rachel's Other Sister."

Applegate received recognition for her portrayal of anchorwoman Veronica Corningstone in the 2004 comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, an alternative film comprising alternate takes and deleted scenes and story elements.

Applegate has performed on stage in The Axeman's Jazz, Nobody Leaves Empty Handed, The Runthrough, and John Cassavetes' The Third Day (co-starring Gena Rowlands). In 2004, she debuted on Broadway as Charity Hope Valentine in a revival of the 1966 musical Sweet Charity. In late April 2005, she took part in the annual Broadway Cares' Easter Bonnet Competition, being sawed in half by a magician in their Clearly Impossible sawing illusion. Sweet Charity ended its Broadway run on December 31, 2005.[11] Applegate won the 2005 Theatre World Award and was nominated for a 2005 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the musical.

While appearing in Sweet Charity, Applegate broke her foot and it was announced that the musical would close during previews. She persuaded the producers to rescind their decision.[11] Because of her injury, she had to wear special shoes to prevent another accident. In a 2013 interview, she said that because of what happened, she "actually can't dance anymore. And that is sad for me because I always wanted to go back. But I probably won't be able to."[12] She does dance whenever the opportunity presents, but cannot perform in strenuous roles.[12]

In 2006, Applegate appeared in Jessica Simpson's music video for "A Public Affair" with Eva Longoria, Ryan Seacrest, and Christina Milian. She starred in the ABC comedy Samantha Who? from October 15, 2007, until it was cancelled on May 18, 2009; the finale aired on July 23, 2009. The series co-starred Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, and Melissa McCarthy and focused on a 30-year-old who, after a hit-and-run accident, develops amnesia and has to rediscover her life, her relationships, and herself.[13] She received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Shortly after the cancellation was announced, she began a campaign to get the show back into production,[14] which failed. She topped the list of People's Most Beautiful People in 2009.[15] She appeared with her Married With Children brother David Faustino in an episode of Faustino's comedy series Star-ving.[16]

2010–present: Dead to Me and further acclaim

Applegate voiced Catherine the Cat in the three-dimensional talking animal sequel Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010). She said her mother wanted her to be involved in the film. Prior to Cats & Dogs 2, she voiced Brittany, one of the Chipettes, in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011), and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015).

Applegate starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night with Maya Rudolph and Will Arnett, which debuted on September 14, 2011.[17] On February 8, 2013, she left the series after its second-season hiatus, which was leading into a planned format change. The series was ultimately cancelled.[18]

On July 31, 2013, Applegate was featured on the second episode of the fourth season of the revived American version of the TLC series Who Do You Think You Are?. The episode centered on Applegate trying to find information about her paternal grandmother, Lavina Applegate Walton, who was absent for most of Applegate's father's life and died when he was young. Applegate learned that Walton died in 1955 from tuberculosis and alcohol-related cirrhosis.[19]

In 2013, Applegate reprised her role as Veronica Corningstone in the comedy sequel film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. In 2014, she had a starring voice role as Mary Beth in the animated musical fantasy film The Book of Life. In 2015, she starred with Ed Helms in the National Lampoon sequel Vacation, the fifth full-length movie episode of the road-trip comedies. They played Rusty Griswold and his wife, Debbie, who with their two sons take a trip to Walley World, just as Rusty did with his parents in the 1983 original film, National Lampoon's Vacation. The film was poorly reviewed, but was a box office success. In 2016, she starred as Gwendolyn James in the comedy film Bad Moms with Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn. The film earned mixed reviews from critics and was a box office success.[20] She reprised her role for a cameo appearance in the November 2017 sequel A Bad Moms Christmas.

In July 2018, Applegate co-starred with Linda Cardellini in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me[21] and executive produced the series with Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Jessica Elbaum.[22] The series received critical acclaim. Applegate received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in seasons one and two and[23][24] nominations for a Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and TCA Award.

Personal life

On October 20, 2001, Applegate married actor Johnathon Schaech in Palm Springs, California.[25] Schaech filed for divorce in December 2005, citing irreconcilable differences,[25] and the divorce was finalized in August 2007.[26] In 2009, she began dating Dutch musician Martyn LeNoble. The couple became engaged on Valentine's Day 2010[27] and married on February 23, 2013, at their Los Angeles home.[28] It was the second marriage for both.[29] They have one daughter, born in January 2011.[30] Applegate is a vegetarian,[31] and in 2007 appeared in an anti-fur advertisement for PETA.[32]

Health

In 2008, People reported that Applegate had been diagnosed with breast cancer. A representative stated, "Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer. Detected early through a doctor-ordered MRI, the cancer was not life-threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."[33] It was announced that she was cancer-free after a double mastectomy, although cancer had been found in only one breast.[34] She has an inherited genetic trait, a BRCA1[35] mutation, which can trigger breast and ovarian cancer. Her mother is also a breast cancer survivor. Applegate said when she first was diagnosed, "I was just shaking and then, also immediately, I had to go into 'take-care-of-business mode,' which included a change to a more healthy diet."[35]

In August 2021, Applegate announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a few months prior.[36]

Philanthropy

Applegate has supported Entertainment Industry Foundation, Adopt-A-Classroom, The Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation, World Animal Protection, and the Trevor Project.[37] In 2003, she was the spokesman for the Lee National Denim Day, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer education and research.[38] Following her breast cancer diagnosis, she appeared on a television special, Stand Up to Cancer, designed to raise funds for breast cancer research. The one-hour special was broadcast on CBS, NBC and ABC television networks on September 5, 2008.[39]

In 2009, Applegate announced plans to return as the ambassador for Lee National Denim Day.[40] Also in 2009, she founded Right Action for Women, a charitable foundation dedicated to breast-cancer screening for women and focused on the type of MRI scan that saved her life.[41] In February 2015, she was awarded the Saint Vintage Love Cures Award at the 2nd annual unite4:humanity event hosted by Variety magazine for her dedication to and work with Right Action for Women.[42]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Jaws of Satan	Kim Perry
	Beatlemania	Dancer
1990	Streets	Dawn
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	Sue Ellen Crandell
1994	Across the Moon	Kathy
1995	Vibrations	Anamika
	Wild Bill	Lurline Newcomb
1996	Mars Attacks!	Sharona
1997	Nowhere	Dingbat
1998	Jane Austen's Mafia!	Diane Steen
	The Big Hit	Pam Schulman
	Claudine's Return	Claudine Van Doozen
1999	Out in Fifty	Lilah
2000	The Brutal Truth	Emily
2001	Just Visiting	Princess Rosaline / Julia Malfete
	Sol Goode	Girl at the Bar	Uncredited
2002	The Sweetest Thing	Courtney Rockcliffe
	Heroes	Wife	Short film
2003	Grand Theft Parsons	Barbara
	Wonderland	Susan Launius
	View from the Top	Christine Montgomery
2004	Surviving Christmas	Alicia Valco
	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Veronica Corningstone
	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Veronica Corningstone
	Employee of the Month	Sara Goodwin
2005	Tilt-A-Whirl	Customer #1	Short film
2007	Farce of the Penguins	Melissa (voice)
2008	The Rocker	Kim Powell
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Brittany Miller (voice)
2010	Going the Distance	Corinne
	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Catherine (voice)
2011	Hall Pass	Grace
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Brittany Miller (voice)
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Veronica Corningstone-Burgundy
2014	The Book of Life	Mary Beth (voice)
2015	Vacation	Debbie Fletcher Griswold
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	Brittany Miller (voice)
2016	Youth in Oregon	Kate Gleason
	Bad Moms	Gwendolyn James
2017	Crash Pad	Morgan Dott
	A Bad Moms Christmas	Gwendolyn James	Cameo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Days of Our Lives	Baby	3 months old
1981	Father Murphy	Ada	Episode: "A Horse from Heaven"
1983	Grace Kelly	Young Grace Kelly	Television film
1984–1985	Charles in Charge	Stacy	2 episodes
1985	Washingtoon	Sally Forehead	10 episodes
1986	Silver Spoons	Jeannie Bolens	Episode: "A Family Affair"
	All Is Forgiven	Simone	Episode: "Mother's Day"
	Still the Beaver	Mandy / Wendy	2 episodes
	Amazing Stories	Holly	Episode: "Welcome to My Nightmare"
1986–1987	Heart of the City	Robin Kennedy	13 episodes
1987	Family Ties	Kitten	Episode: "Band on the Run"
1987–1997	Married... with Children	Kelly Bundy	259 episodes[43]
1988	Dance 'til Dawn	Patrice Johnson	Television film
	21 Jump Street	Tina	Episode: "I'm Okay, You Need Work"
1990	The Earth Day Special	Kelly Bundy	Television special
1991	Top of the Heap	Kelly Bundy	2 episodes
1993	Saturday Night Live	Herself / Host	Episode: "Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil"
	Highlander	Greta	Episode: "The Darkness"
1996	Mad TV	Herself / Host	Episode: "#201"
1997	Pauly	Mariah	Episode: "Through the Ringers"
1998–2000	Jesse	Jesse Warner	42 episodes; also co-producer
2001	Prince Charming	Kate / Princess Gwendolyn	Television film
2002–2003	Friends	Amy Green	2 episodes
2004	King of the Hill	Colette / Attorney (voice)	Episode: "My Hair Lady"
	Father of the Pride	Candy (voice)	Episode: "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend"
2005	Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas	Dr. Suzanne Bedford	Television film
2007–2009	Samantha Who?	Samantha "Sam" Newly	35 episodes; also producer
2008	Reno 911!	Seemji	Episode: "Did Garcia Steal Dangle's Husband?"
2009	Star-ving	Herself	Episode: "Married with Children...The Movie"
2011–2012	Up All Night	Reagan Brinkley	35 episodes; also producer
2011–2014	So You Think You Can Dance	Herself / Guest Judge	8 episodes
2012	Saturday Night Live	Herself / Host	Episode: "Christina Applegate/Passion Pit"
2015	Web Therapy	Jenny Bologna	2 episodes
	The Muppets	Herself	Episode: "Bear Left Then Bear Write"
	The Grinder	Gail Budnick	Episode: "A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)"
2018	Ask the Storybots	The Baker	Episode: "Why Can't I Eat Dessert All the Time?"
2019–present	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	20 episodes; also executive producer

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2005	Sweet Charity	Charity Hope Valentine	Al Hirschfeld Theatre	[44]

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist	Ref.
2006	"A Public Affair"	Herself	Jessica Simpson	[45]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1987	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance By a Young Actress in a New Television Series	Heart of the City	Won	[46]
1988	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Comedy Series	Married... with Children	Nominated	[47]
1989	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Comedy Series		Won	[48]
1992	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress		Nominated	[49]
	MTV Movie Awards	Most Desirable Female	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead		[50]
	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture			[51]
1999	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy	Jesse		[52]
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series		Won	[53]
	TV Guide Awards	Favorite Star in a New Series			[54]
2003	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Villain	View from the Top	Nominated	[55]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Friends	Won	[56]
2004	Primetime Emmy Awards			Nominated
2005	Tony Awards	Best Actress in a Musical	Sweet Charity		[57]
	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Musical			[58]
	Theatre World Awards	Theatre World Award		Won	[59]
2008	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Samantha Who?	Nominated	[52]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series			[60]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedy TV Actress			[61]
	Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Comedy			[62]
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy			[63]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series			[56]
2009	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy			[52]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series			[56]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series			[64]
	TV Land Awards	Innovator Award	Married... with Children	Won	[65]
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Female TV Star	Samantha Who?		[66]
2010	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[67]
2012	Satellite Awards	Best Actress — Television Series Musical or Comedy	Up All Night		[68]
2014	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress – Comedy	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues		[69]
2019	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Dead to Me		[56]
2020	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy			[52]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series			[70]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series			[71]
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series			[72]
	Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Comedy			[73]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series			[56]
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2021	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series			[74]
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series			[75]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series			[76]
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

References

Further reading

• Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 6. ISBN 978-0899502472

External links

• Christina Applegate at IMDb
• Christina Applegate at the Internet Broadway Database
• Christina Applegate at AllMovie
• Christina Applegate on Twitter

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[es] Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate (Los Ángeles, California; 25 de noviembre de 1971) es una actriz estadounidense, principalmente reconocida por su papel como Kelly Bundy en la serie de televisión Married... with Children (1987-1997). Desde entonces apareció en importantes roles en cine y televisión.

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[ru] Эпплгейт, Кристина

Кристи́на Э́пплгейт (англ. Christina Applegate; род. 25 ноября 1971 (1971-11-25), Голливуд, Калифорния, США) — американская актриса. Лауреат премии «Эмми», а также номинантка на премии «Золотой глобус» и «Тони».

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