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 (1987β1997). 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 (1998β2000), Samantha Who? (2007β2009) and Up All Night (2011β12), and in the Netflix dark tragicomedy series Dead to Me (2019β2022).
Filmography (104)
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
Dead to Me
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Youth in Oregon
2017
Crash Pad
2017
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
Bad Moms
2016
Ask the Storybots
2016
Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina Applegate
2015
Vacation
2015
I Am Chris Farley
2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
The Muppets
2015
The Grinder
2015
Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks
2015
The Book of Life
2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
Hollywood Game Night
2013
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
Hall Pass
2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
Up All Night
2011
Web Therapy
2011
Going the Distance
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating
2010
Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
Conan
2010
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Rocker
2008
Samantha Who?
2007
Farce of the Penguins
2006
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
2005
The Reichen Show
2005
Employee of the Month
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
Surviving Christmas
2004
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
Father of the Pride
2004
Wonderland
2003
View from the Top
2003
Sol Goode
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
Married... with Children Reunion
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Punk'd
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Reno 911!
2003
The Sweetest Thing
2002
American Idol
2002
Live from E!
2002
Prince Charming
2001
Just Visiting
2001
Critics Choice Awards
2001
The Giving Tree
2000
Out in Fifty
1999
The Big Hit
1998
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
Claudine's Return
1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
Jesse
1998
Nowhere
1997
Pauly
1997
King of the Hill
1997
The View
1997
Vibrations
1996
Mars Attacks!
1996
The Daily Show
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Wild Bill
1995
MADtv
1995
Across the Moon
1994
Friends
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
Top of the Heap
1991
Streets
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Dance 'Til Dawn
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
21 Jump Street
1987
Married... with Children
1987
Heart of the City
1986
All Is Forgiven
1986
Amazing Stories
1985
Washingtoon
1985
Charles in Charge
1984
The New Leave It to Beaver
1984
Grace Kelly
1983
Jaws of Satan
1982
Family Ties
1982
Silver Spoons
1982
Beatlemania
1981
Father Murphy
1981
Saturday Night Live
1975
People's Choice Awards
1975
The Emmy Awards
1949