Christina Applegate American Actress Born 1971 in Hollywood

Christina Applegate is an American actress born on 25 November 1971 in Hollywood. Her best-known titles on this site are Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and Hall Pass (2011).

Early life

Her mother is Nancy Priddy. She went on to study at Excelsior High School.

Career

She appears in Grace Kelly (1983), the earliest title among her listed credits. Married... with Children (1987, as Kelly Bundy) and Dance 'til Dawn (1988) are among her 1980s credits. In the 1990s, she appeared in Mars Attacks! (1996) and Mafia! (1998). The 2000s brought The Sweetest Thing (2002) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009). Her 2010s credits include Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015).

She has 41 films and 6 TV series on record from 1983 to 2019. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (15), followed by romantic comedy (6) and musical (4). Dead to Me (2019) is the newest entry in her credits. Of her three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) has the highest, at $443 million.

Matthew Gray Gubler appears in three of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Jack Black (two titles) and Jane Lynch (two titles). Adam McKay directed three of her titles on record, among them Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). Jon Lucas is credited as director on two of them, including Bad Moms (2016) and A Bad Moms Christmas (2017).

Recognition

Her awards include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2003) for Friends. Her other honours include a Theatre World Award (2005) for Sweet Charity and a TV Land Award (2009) for Married... with Children. The nominations list includes the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2005. The records list 5 awards won and one nomination for her.

Personal life

She has been married to Martyn LeNoble since 2013. Earlier marriages on record are to Johnathon Schaech (2001 to 2007). She has one child on record.