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Christina Applegate

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-).

Highest rated movies

74% 52% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
71% 78% I Am Chris Farley
66% 86% Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 59% 63% Bad Moms
56% 53% Mars Attacks!
54% 52% Crash Pad
54% 52% Going the Distance
47% 76% Nowhere

Filmography

Movies

Credit
32% 43% A Bad Moms Christmas Gwendolyn (Character) $72.1M 2017
54% 52% Crash Pad Morgan (Character) - 2017
45% 46% Youth in Oregon Kate Gleason (Character) - 2016
59% 63% Bad Moms Gwendolyn (Character) $113.2M 2016
15% 51% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Brittany (Voice) $85.9M 2015
71% 78% I Am Chris Farley Unknown (Character) - 2015
27% 45% Vacation Debbie Griswold (Character) $58.9M 2015
83% 77% The Book of Life Mary Beth (Voice) $50.1M 2014
74% 52% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Veronica Corningstone (Character) $127.3M 2013
10% 51% Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Brittany (Voice) $133.1M 2011
33% 40% Hall Pass Grace (Character) $45.0M 2011
54% 52% Going the Distance Corinne (Character) $17.8M 2010
13% 38% Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Catherine (Voice) $43.6M 2010
21% 49% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Brittany (Voice) - 2009
40% 46% The Rocker Kim (Character) $6.4M 2008
No Score Yet 35% Farce of the Penguins Melissa (Voice) - 2007
No Score Yet 63% James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas Dr. Suzanne Bedford (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 56% Anchorman: Wake Up, Ron Burgundy -- The Lost Movie Veronica Corningstone (Character) - 2004
11% 52% Employee of the Month Sarah (Character) - 2004
8% 30% Surviving Christmas Alicia Valco (Character) $11.2M 2004
66% 86% Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Veronica Corningstone (Character) $84.1M 2004
46% 52% Grand Theft Parsons Barbara Mansfield (Character) - 2003
34% 65% Wonderland Susan Launius (Character) $1.1M 2003
14% 34% View From the Top Christine (Character) $15.6M 2003
26% 65% The Sweetest Thing Courtney (Character) $24.4M 2002
No Score Yet 46% Prince Charming Kate (Character) - 2001
33% 53% Just Visiting Rosalind/Julia (Character) $4.8M 2001
No Score Yet 0% The Brutal Truth Emily (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 38% Brutal Truth Unknown (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 7% Out in Fifty Lilah (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 0% Claudine's Return Claudine Van Doozen (Character) - 1998
14% 47% Jane Austen's Mafia! Diane Steen (Character) $19.9M 1998
41% 57% The Big Hit Pam Shulman (Character) $27.1M 1998
47% 76% Nowhere Dingbat (Character) $172.7K 1997
56% 53% Mars Attacks! Sharona (Character) $37.8M 1996
46% 27% Wild Bill Lurline Newcomb (Character) $2.1M 1995
No Score Yet 39% Vibrations Anamika (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 14% Across the Moon Kathy (Character) - 1994
35% 57% Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Sue Ellen Crandell (Character) $23.0M 1991
No Score Yet 64% 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

Credit
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/Attorney (Guest Voice) 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