Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Known for
Acting
Born
November 25, 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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).

Known For

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Filmography

2019
Dead to Me poster

Dead to Me

TV · as Jen Harding · 30 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Youth in Oregon poster

Youth in Oregon

Movie · as Kate

2017
Crash Pad poster

Crash Pad

Movie · as Morgan

2017
A Bad Moms Christmas poster

A Bad Moms Christmas

Movie · as Gwendolyn

2016
Bad Moms poster

Bad Moms

Movie · as Gwendolyn

2016
Ask the Storybots poster

Ask the Storybots

TV · 1 ep

2015
Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina Applegate poster

Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina Applegate

Movie · as Meryl Streep

2015
Vacation poster

Vacation

Movie · as Debbie Griswold

2015
I Am Chris Farley poster

I Am Chris Farley

Movie · as Self

2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Movie · as Brittany (voice)

2015
The Adventures of Chuy poster

The Adventures of Chuy

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2015
The Muppets poster

The Muppets

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Grinder poster

The Grinder

TV · as Gail Budnick · 1 ep

2015
Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks poster

Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks

TV · as Brittany Miller (Voice) · 207 eps

2014
The Book of Life poster

The Book of Life

Movie · as Mary Beth (voice)

2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues poster

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Movie · as Veronica Corningstone

2013
Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special poster

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

2011
Hall Pass poster

Hall Pass

Movie · as Grace Searing

2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Movie · as Brittany (voice)

2011
Up All Night poster

Up All Night

TV · as Reagan Brinkley · 35 eps

2011
Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy

TV · as Jenny Bologna · 2 eps

2010
Going the Distance poster

Going the Distance

Movie · as Corrine Berlin

2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore poster

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Movie · as Catherine (voice)

2010
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Movie · as Brittany (voice)

2009
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

Movie · as Self

2009
The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2008
The Rocker poster

The Rocker

Movie · as Kim

2007
Samantha Who? poster

Samantha Who?

TV · as Samantha Newly · 35 eps

2006
Farce of the Penguins poster

Farce of the Penguins

Movie · as Melissa (voice)

2005
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas poster

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas

Movie · as Suzanne Bedford

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2004
Employee of the Month poster

Employee of the Month

Movie · as Sara Goodwin

2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy poster

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Movie · as Veronica Corningstone

2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie poster

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Movie · as Veronica Corningstone

2004
Surviving Christmas poster

Surviving Christmas

Movie · as Alicia Valco

2004
Grand Theft Parsons poster

Grand Theft Parsons

Movie · as Barbara

2004
Father of the Pride poster

Father of the Pride

TV · as Candy (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

Movie · as Susan Launius

2003
View from the Top poster

View from the Top

Movie · as Christine

2003
Sol Goode poster

Sol Goode

Movie · as Tramp (uncredited)

2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Movie · as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Married... with Children Reunion poster

Married... with Children Reunion

Movie · as Self

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Self - "Mean Tweets" · 4 eps

2003
Reno 911! poster

Reno 911!

TV · as Seeeeemji · 1 ep

2002
The Sweetest Thing poster

The Sweetest Thing

Movie · as Courtney

2002
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Live from E! poster

Live from E!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Prince Charming poster

Prince Charming

Movie · as Kate

2001
Just Visiting poster

Just Visiting

Movie · as Rosalind / Julia

2001
Critics Choice Awards poster

Critics Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2000
The Giving Tree poster

The Giving Tree

Movie · as Emily

1999
Out in Fifty poster

Out in Fifty

Movie · as Lilah

1998
The Big Hit poster

The Big Hit

Movie · as Pam Shulman

1998
Jane Austen's Mafia! poster

Jane Austen's Mafia!

Movie · as Diane Steen

1998
Claudine's Return poster

Claudine's Return

Movie · as Claudine Van Doozen

1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley poster

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

Movie · as Self

1998
Jesse poster

Jesse

TV · as Jesse Warner · 42 eps

1997
Nowhere poster

Nowhere

Movie · as Dingbat

1997
Pauly poster

Pauly

TV · as Mariah · 1 ep

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Colette / Attorney (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Vibrations poster

Vibrations

Movie · as Anamika

1996
Mars Attacks! poster

Mars Attacks!

Movie · as Sharona

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1996
Film Independent Spirit Awards poster

Film Independent Spirit Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1995
Wild Bill poster

Wild Bill

Movie · as Lurline

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Across the Moon poster

Across the Moon

Movie · as Kathy

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Amy Green · 2 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead poster

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Movie · as Swell

1991
Top of the Heap poster

Top of the Heap

TV · as Kelly Bundy · 2 eps

1990
Streets poster

Streets

Movie · as Dawn

1990
The Earth Day Special poster

The Earth Day Special

Movie · as Kelly Bundy

1988
Dance 'Til Dawn poster

Dance 'Til Dawn

Movie · as Patrice Johnson

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1987
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

TV · as Tina · 1 ep

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Kelly Bundy · 258 eps

1986
Heart of the City poster

Heart of the City

TV · as Robin Kennedy · 13 eps

1986
All Is Forgiven poster

All Is Forgiven

TV · as Simone · 1 ep

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Holly · 1 ep

1985
Washingtoon

Washingtoon

TV · as Sally Forehead · 12 eps

1984
Charles in Charge poster

Charles in Charge

TV · as Stacy · 2 eps

1984
The New Leave It to Beaver poster

The New Leave It to Beaver

TV · as Wendy, Mandy · 1 ep

1983
Grace Kelly poster

Grace Kelly

Movie · as Young Grace Kelly

1982
Jaws of Satan poster

Jaws of Satan

Movie · as Kim Perry

1982
Family Ties poster

Family Ties

TV · as Kitten · 1 ep

1982
Silver Spoons poster

Silver Spoons

TV · as Jeannie Bolens · 1 ep

1981
Beatlemania

Beatlemania

Movie · as Dancer

1981
Father Murphy poster

Father Murphy

TV · as Ada · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep

1975
Good Morning America poster

Good Morning America

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep