A television star since childhood, Christina Applegate became famous as the ditzy Kelly Bundy in the long-running comedy 'Married... with Children'. Born in Hollywood in 1971, she later proved her comic talent in film with titles such as 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'. Her triumphant return to television came with the series 'Dead to Me', which earned her great critical acclaim and several prestigious nominations, filmed while she lived with the multiple sclerosis she made public. Applegate combines razor-sharp comic timing with a dramatic honesty that surprised those who had typecast her.
Christina Applegate
54 years (Nov 25, 1971)Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
41 Movies23 Series
A television star since childhood, Christina Applegate became famous as the ditzy Kelly Bundy in the long-running comedy 'Married... with Children'. Born in Hollywood in 1971, she later proved her comic talent in film with titles such as 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'. Her triumphant return to television came with the series 'Dead to Me', which earned her great critical acclaim and several prestigious nominations, filmed while she lived with the multiple sclerosis she made public. Applegate combines razor-sharp comic timing with a dramatic honesty that surprised those who had typecast her.
1971-11-25 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
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