Christine Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for playing Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel, as well as roles in films like The Craft, The Wedding Singer, Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and her television roles in Hey Dude, Arrested Development, and Search Party. Taylor began her acting career in 1989 on the Nickelodeon children's television series Hey Dude where she played the lifeguard Melody Hanson. She continued in that role through 1991 while making various guest appearances on other programs. In 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and later in A Very Brady Sequel. Following The Brady Bunch Movie, Taylor made several comedic guest appearances on the TV series Ellen, landing the lead role in the television series Party Girl, based on the 1995 film of the same name, and more guest appearances on Seinfeld and Friends. She played the racist school bully Laura Lizzie in the 1996 horror film The Craft, and also played Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan, in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer. In 2001, she starred alongside her husband Ben Stiller in Zoolander and again, in 2016, she reprised her role in Zoolander 2. In 2005, she made television appearances as a guest star in two episodes of Arrested Development as Sally Sitwell and, in 2006, in an episode of NBC's My Name Is Earl. In July 2006, her husband, Ben Stiller announced plans to direct a CBS sitcom starring Taylor, but the series never aired. In 2008, she was in the film, Tropic Thunder, along with her husband, Ben Stiller. She has appeared with Mandy Moore in both Dedication and License to Wed. In 2010, she guest starred in Hannah Montana Forever and she starred in the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie Farewell Mr. Kringle. In 2013, she reprised her role as Sally Sitwell in two episodes of the revived Arrested Development. She also guest starred on Elementary in 2017, playing villainess Gail Lundquist. Beginning in 2016, Taylor had a recurring role as Gail on Search Party. In 2021, Taylor joined the cast of High Desert, an Apple TV+ series. Christine and her husband, Ben Stiller, separated in 2017, after 17 years of marriage, but have since rekindled their marriage.
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Filmography
Love & Chaos
Movie
Rest & Relaxation
Movie
Madison
Movie · as Amy
Influenced
Movie · as McKinley
The Dink
Movie · as Bea
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Movie · as Self
Sweethearts
Movie · as Diane
Bleecker
Movie · as Jamie
High Desert
TV · as Dianne · 8 eps
The Playboy Murders
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
iCarly
TV · as Argentina Woolridge · 1 ep
Friendsgiving
Movie · as Brianne
Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
Movie · as Esther's Mom
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
Movie · as Self
Insatiable
TV · as Gayle Keene · 2 eps
Little Boxes
Movie · as Joan Reed
Zoolander 2
Movie · as Matilda Jeffries
Zoolander: Super Model
Movie · as Matilda Jeffries (voice)
Search Party
TV · as Gail · 11 eps
The First Time
Movie · as Aubrey's Mom
Elementary
TV · as Gail Lundquist · 1 ep
Burning Love
TV · as Symphony · 6 eps
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Movie · as Annabelle Wahl
Haven
TV · as Cathy the Caterer · 1 ep
Tropic Thunder
Movie · as Rebecca - Simple Jack Clip
License to Wed
Movie · as Lindsey Jones
Dedication
Movie · as Allison
Kabluey
Movie · as Betty
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Mrs. Khaka Peü Peü (voice) · 1 ep
Room 6
Movie · as Amy
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Movie · as Self
Hannah Montana
TV · as Lori · 2 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Candy (voice) · 1 ep
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Alex Meyers · 1 ep
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie · as Kate Veatch
The First Year's a Bitch
Movie · as Andrea
Arrested Development
TV · as Sally Sitwell · 11 eps
Zoolander
Movie · as Matilda Jeffries
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Movie · as Self
Desperate But Not Serious
Movie · as Lili
Tokyo Girls
Movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Christine Taylor · 3 eps
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Movie · as Deeann Emory
Heat Vision and Jack
Movie · as The Sheriff
Heat Vision and Jack
TV · as The Sheriff · 1 ep
The Wedding Singer
Movie · as Holly Sullivan
Overnight Delivery
Movie · as Kimberly Jasney
Denial
Movie · as Sammie
Campfire Tales
Movie · as Lauren (segment "The Campfire")
The Craft
Movie · as Laura Lizzie
A Very Brady Sequel
Movie · as Marcia Brady
To the Ends of Time
Movie · as Princess Stephanie
Spin City
TV · as Catherine Moore, Caitlin's Sister · 1 ep
Party Girl
TV · as Mary · 6 eps
The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie · as Marcia Brady
Breaking Free
Movie · as Brooke Kaufman
Here Come the Munsters
Movie · as Marilyn Hide (Munster)
Caroline in the City
TV · as Debby · 1 ep
Night of the Demons 2
Movie · as Terri
Friends
TV · as Bonnie · 3 eps
Ellen
TV · as Karen Lewis · 2 eps
Showdown
Movie · as Julie
Calendar Girl
Movie · as Melissa Smock
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
Movie
Blossom
TV · as Patti · 1 ep
Seinfeld
TV · as Ellen · 1 ep
Hey Dude
TV · as Melody Hanson · 65 eps
Saved by the Bell
TV · as Heather Brooks · 1 ep