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Christina Ricci Profile |
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Birth Date: February 12, 1980
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Birth Place: Santa Monica, California, USA
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Birth Name: Christina Ricci
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Height: 5'1"
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Biography |
Christina Ricci was born February 12, 1980, in Santa Monica,
California, to parents Ralph and Sarah Ricci. After her
parents decided to relocate to Montclair, New Jersey,
Christina -- otherwise known as the family clown -- was
raised in the East Coast.
The only sign of acting that Christina showed at a young age
was her ability to entertain her siblings (Rafael and
Dante). But once she was cast in an elementary school
pageant, a movie critic who was in the audience encouraged
her parents to get her an agent.
In 1990, Christina was cast in Mermaids, as Cher's daughter
and Winona Ryder's sister -- quite an accomplishment for her
acting debut. Her maturity led her to become friends with
Cher and Johnny Depp (Winona's guy at the time), who has
since shared the screen with Christina several times.
After a role in 1991's The Hard Way, Christina was cast in
what would become her most defining role to date -- as
morbid and dark Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family.
Ironically, not long after Addams Family Values was released
in 1993, Christina's parents, a former primal scream
therapist and lawyer, and a nursery-school teacher and real
estate agent, filed for divorce.
At this point, bored with regular school and looking for
more interesting things to keep her busy, Christina appeared
in The Cemetery Club and Now and Then, and starred in
Casper. She continued her education by studying with a tutor
and going to the Professional Children's School with
Macaulay Culkin.
While Macaulay headed towards a life of tabloids, Christina
was destined for more. In 1997, she appeared in The Last of
the High Kings and starred in That Darn Cat, but it was her
role in The Ice Storm, alongside Katie Holmes, that
transformed her from kid actress to sexual species.
Then, with roles in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (again
with Johnny Depp) and the twisted comedy The Opposite of
Sex, her core audience and fans were sure to change
drastically (especially in the latter, where she played a
deviant adolescent who tries to seduce her uncle's
boyfriend).
Treading along the Indie circuit, Christina joined a
star-studded cast of Courtney Love, Kate Hudson and Ben
Affleck, for 200 Cigarettes, and finally teamed up with
Johnny Depp to star in the impressive Sleepy Hollow. She
co-starred with Kim Basinger for the summer 2000 dud, Bless
The Child, and starred in the smaller (but again,
star-filled) The Man Who Cried, and Prozac Nation, in which
she appears nude.
She may have lost out to fellow child actor Kirsten Dunst
for parts in Little Women and Interview With The Vampire,
and Dominique Swain for Lolita, but Christina has quite an
impressive award roster to her name such as: 2 YoungStar
Awards for Young Actress in a Comedy Film (for Casper and
The Opposite of Sex), the National Board of Review Award for
Best Supporting Actress (Buffalo 66, The Opposite of Sex and
Pecker), and a Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress in a
Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (The Opposite of Sex).
Shunning Hollywood life and preferring to live in New York,
Christina (proud owner of a Porsche Boxster) is a child
actress with the maturity to make her live to classic
actress status.
Keeping busy in front of the camera, Christina also has her
own production company, responsible for Prozac Nation, and
the upcoming Pumpkin and Adrenalin. |
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Other
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Her parents divorced after she filmed Addams Family Values
(1993). She has not spoken with her father since.
Is on the national board of VOX-Voices for Planned
Parenthood, which works to promote the mission of Planned
Parenthood to young adults. She will also be appearing in
national ads for Emergency Contraception.
Had to turn down the role of Ronna in Go (1999) because of
scheduling conflicts.
Her father, before becoming a lawyer, was a psychiatrist who
specialized in shrieking therapy. While growing up,
Christina could hear the therapies through the vents in her
room, and would act them out in front her mother.
On December 4 1999, she appeared on "Saturday Night Live"
(1975) as the guest host, in which she parodied Britney
Spears and the Olsen twins. During one of her skits, she
accidentally punched actress Ana Gasteyer in the face. The
skit was a parody of the "Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985) show,
in which she played a 13-year-old runaway who sleeps with
dogs, and required her to fake-punch Sally (Gasteyer), but
accidentally hit her for real. While she initially reacted
by putting her hands over her mouth in surprise, she
maintained her professionalism and quickly fell back into
character.
Drives a Porsche Boxster.
Was originally slated to play the lead in Ghost World
(2001), but by the time it was filmed she was too old for
the part and had moved on to other projects. Thora Birch
took over the role.
Co-hosted a 10 volume educational video series entitled "Bug
City" in 1998.
Tiny at just over five feet, Ricci stopped growing when she
was ten years old.
Nicknamed Squant by her siblings because of a childhood
fascination with the Native American hero Squanto, who
helped the first European settlers in America.
She was the fourth child of Ralph and Sarah Ricci. Her
siblings are Dante, Pia and Rafael.
Her best friend is actress Gaby Hoffmann.
First nude scene was in the movie Prozac Nation (2001) in
which she requested a closed set and had co-star Michelle
Williams present to ensure that she did everything properly.
Auditioned for the role of Young Amy in Little Women (1994)
and Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire
Chronicles (1994). Both roles went to Kirsten Dunst instead.
Never formally studied acting.
Was personally thanked by Monster co-star Charlize Theron at
the 2004 Academy Awards.
Presented "Best Kiss" with Ashton Kutcher at the 2001 MTV
Movie Awards.
Presented an award at The 71st Annual Academy Awards on
March 21, 1999.
Wore braces when she was younger.
Underground Hip-Hop heroes Sean Daley (of the group
Atmosphere, who makes many references to her in his lyrics)
and MURS have released a collaborative album entitled "Felt:
A Tribute to Christina Ricci".
Audtitioned for the role of Ellie Creed in the film Pet
Sematary (1989), but lost the part to Blaze Berdahl.
Her paternal grandfather was of Italian descent. The
remainder of her ancestry is Scottish.
Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre's song 'Goddess Of
Doom' is a tribute to her, with the first part being a
homage to the actress.
As of February 2005, has been on "The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno" (1992) seven times.
Was roommates with Michelle Williams whilst filming Prozac
Nation (2001) with her.
Originally had the part of Desi Brable in O (2001), but had
to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. The part ended up
going to Julia Stiles.
Was considered for the role of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo
(2002).
Is good friends with her Sleepy Hollow (1999), Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and The Man Who Cried (2000)
co-star Johnny Depp.
Won Favorite Actress in a Horror Film for Sleepy Hollow
(1999) at the 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and
Favorite Supporting Actress in a Suspense for Bless the
Child (2000) a year later at the 2001 Blockbuster
Entertainment Awards.
Pennsylvania rock band Anthrophobia has a song about
Christina on their 1999 release, "In The Zero To 3
Movement." The song is called "Ricci" and it appears as
track 3.
Auditioned for Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002).
Favorite poets are Dylan Thomas, Edgar Allan Poe and Rainer
Maria Rilke.
Her favorite bands are the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Tom
Petty, The Ramones, The White Stripes, Wheezer, REM and
Pixies. She also likes 80s Rap.
Her favorite movies are My Own Private Idaho (1991), Pulp
Fiction (1994), The Lord Of The Rings, Gangs of New York
(2002) and The Hours (2002).
Her favorite actress is Amanda Plummer and her favorite
actors are Viggo Mortensen and James Woods.
Her favorite shows are "The X Files" (1993),"Law & Order"
(1990), "The Simpsons" (1989), "Friends" (1994) and "Will &
Grace" (1998).
Was turned down four times for the role of Lolita in Lolita
(1997), which eventually went to Dominique Swain.
Turned down the role of Lauren in The Rules of Attraction
(2002) because of the rape scene in the beginning, which she
found gross and offensive. Shannyn Sossamon took over the
role.
Finds comfort in falling asleep watching The Lord of the
Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
Says that The Ice Storm (1997) was the first role she really
wanted and eventually got.
Is on the national board of VOX-Voices for Planned
Parenthood, which works to promote the mission of Planned
Parenthood to young adults.
Is, to the day, 30 years younger than Michael Ironside. |
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