Christina Applegate
Highest Rated: 83% The Book of Life (2014)
Lowest Rated: 8% Surviving Christmas (2004)
Birthday: Nov 25, 1971
Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA
Having spent nearly her entire life in front of the camera, it was hard to narrow down Christina Applegate's career to a single defining role. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1971 to an actor mother and a music producer father, Applegate made her first acting appearance on an episode of "Days of Our Lives" (NBC, 1965-) when she was only three months old. She made her film debut at age nine in "Jaws of Satan" (1981), and was soon making regular guest appearances on TV staples like "Charles in Charge" (CBS/syndication, 1984-1990) and "Silver Spoons" (NBC, 1982-87). Undoubtedly however, Applegate's first big break came when she was cast as the teenage Kelly Bundy on the sitcom "Married...with Children" (Fox, 1987-1997), a show considered revolutionary for its decidedly non-idealized portrait of suburban family life. Applegate capitalized on her new fame with a starring role in the cult favorite "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" (1991), but mainly kept focus on one major project at a time. After "Married...with Children" wrapped in 1997, Applegate became the star of her own series, the sitcom "Jesse" (NBC, 1998-2000), and later starred alongside Will Ferrell in the hugely beloved comedy "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004). A trained dancer since childhood, Applegate made her Broadway debut around this same time, starring in a 2005 revival of "Sweet Charity." She starred as an amnesiac on the series "Samantha Who?" (ABC, 2007-09) and as a working mom on the show "Up All Night" (NBC, 2011-2012), before re-teaming with Will Ferrell for "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (2013). Applegate's next wildly popular franchise would prove to be the ensemble comedy "Bad Moms" (2016), when she followed the film with the equally popular "A Bad Moms Christmas" (2017) just a year later. In 2019, Applegate began starring on a new series, this time playing a newly widowed mother on the dark comedy "Dead to Me" (Netflix, 2019-).
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Christina Applegate
Filmography
Movies
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32% |
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A Bad Moms Christmas | Gwendolyn (Character) | $72.1M | 2017 |
54% |
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Crash Pad | Morgan (Character) | - | 2017 |
45% |
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Youth in Oregon | Kate Gleason (Character) | - | 2016 |
59% |
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Bad Moms | Gwendolyn (Character) | $113.2M | 2016 |
15% |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Brittany (Voice) | $85.9M | 2015 |
71% |
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I Am Chris Farley | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
27% |
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Vacation | Debbie Griswold (Character) | $58.9M | 2015 |
83% |
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The Book of Life | Mary Beth (Voice) | $50.1M | 2014 |
74% |
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Veronica Corningstone (Character) | $127.3M | 2013 |
10% |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Brittany (Voice) | $133.1M | 2011 |
33% |
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Hall Pass | Grace (Character) | $45.0M | 2011 |
54% |
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Going the Distance | Corinne (Character) | $17.8M | 2010 |
13% |
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Catherine (Voice) | $43.6M | 2010 |
21% |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Brittany (Voice) | - | 2009 |
40% |
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The Rocker | Kim (Character) | $6.4M | 2008 |
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Farce of the Penguins | Melissa (Voice) | - | 2007 |
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James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas | Dr. Suzanne Bedford (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Anchorman: Wake Up, Ron Burgundy -- The Lost Movie | Veronica Corningstone (Character) | - | 2004 |
11% |
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Employee of the Month | Sarah (Character) | - | 2004 |
8% |
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Surviving Christmas | Alicia Valco (Character) | $11.2M | 2004 |
66% |
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Veronica Corningstone (Character) | $84.1M | 2004 |
46% |
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Grand Theft Parsons | Barbara Mansfield (Character) | - | 2003 |
34% |
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Wonderland | Susan Launius (Character) | $1.1M | 2003 |
14% |
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View From the Top | Christine (Character) | $15.6M | 2003 |
26% |
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The Sweetest Thing | Courtney (Character) | $24.4M | 2002 |
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Prince Charming | Kate (Character) | - | 2001 |
33% |
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Just Visiting |
Rosalind/ |
$4.8M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Brutal Truth | Emily (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Brutal Truth | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Out in Fifty | Lilah (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Claudine's Return | Claudine Van Doozen (Character) | - | 1998 |
14% |
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Jane Austen's Mafia! | Diane Steen (Character) | $19.9M | 1998 |
41% |
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The Big Hit | Pam Shulman (Character) | $27.1M | 1998 |
47% |
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Nowhere | Dingbat (Character) | $172.7K | 1997 |
56% |
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Mars Attacks! | Sharona (Character) | $37.8M | 1996 |
46% |
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Wild Bill | Lurline Newcomb (Character) | $2.1M | 1995 |
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Vibrations | Anamika (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Across the Moon | Kathy (Character) | - | 1994 |
35% |
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Sue Ellen Crandell (Character) | $23.0M | 1991 |
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Streets | Dawn (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cold Steel and Neon | Robin Kennedy (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beatlemania | Unknown (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2007 2009-2012 2015-2016 2019 2024 |
88% | 84% | Dead to Me |
Jen Harding (Character), Executive Producer |
2019-2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2012-2013 2015-2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015-2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015 2019 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | StoryBots | Bakery Owner (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2010 2013 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2016 |
93% | 81% | The Grinder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
64% | 73% | The Muppets | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 58% | So You Think You Can Dance |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest, Judge |
2011-2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Game Night | Contestant | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doctors | Guest | 2013 |
67% | 64% | Up All Night | Reagan (Character) | 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1993 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Guest | 2009 |
77% | No Score Yet | Samantha Who? | Samantha (Character) | 2007-2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 |
30% | 60% | Father of the Pride | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 72% | King of the Hill |
Colette/ |
2004 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Amy Green (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jesse | Jesse Warner (Character) | 1998-2000 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Married ... With Children | Kelly Bundy (Character) | 1987-1997 |
0% | No Score Yet | Pauly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 21 Jump Street | Tina (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heart of the City | Robin Kennedy (Character) | 1986-1987 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charles in Charge | Stacy (Guest Star) | 1985 |