Christina Applegate biography
Source: Sony
Christina Applegate stars as Kelly Bundy
in Columbia Pictures Television's
top-rated prime time half-hour comedy
series "Married...With Children" for the
Fox Broadcasting Company.
Born into a show business family, her
mother is actress/singer Nancy Priddy
and her father, Robert, is a former
record company executive.
Ms. Applegate made her television debut
at the age of three months in her
mother's arms on the daytime drama
"Days of Our Lives." She co-starred in
the network series "Heart of the City,"
in addition to making appearances on
"21 Jump Street," "Family Ties," "All
Is
Forgiven," "Quincy," "Silver Spoons,"
"Wally and the Beaver," "Charles in
Charge" and Steven Spielberg's
"Amazing Stories."
Ms. Applegate's film credits include
"Wild Bill" starring Jeff Bridges and
Ellen Barkin; "Vibrations," which also
stars James Marshall; "Across the Moon,"
a Hemdale Films and A Stream Prods.,
co-staring Elizbeth Pena and Burgess
Meredith; the comedy feature "Don't Tell
Mom the Babysitter's Dead;" "Streets;"
"King Cobra;" "Beatlemania;" and
"Jonathan the Doll." She has also
appeared in the NBC telefilm "Dance
`Til Dawn" and portrayed the young
Grace Kelly in the television movie "The
Grace Kelly Story," with Cheryl Ladd.
On stage, she has appeared in "The Third
Day," co-starring Gena Rowlands and
directed by John Cassavetes. Additional
theater credits include roles in "The
Axeman's Jazz," "Nobody Leaves Empty
Handed" and "The Runthrough."
An accomplished dancer, Ms. Applegate
has studied numerous varieties of jazz
dance and, when not working, dances
between 15 and 20 hours per week. She
also owns Rubi Rosa, a Southwestern
restaurant in West Hollywood.
Ms. Applegate, who bears little
resemblance to her screen character of
Kelly, is a native Californian and
resides in Los Angeles, where she
spends her leisure time reading, writing
poetry and taking care of her cats,
Natasha and Kanaloa, and German
Shepherd, Sybil.