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Christina ApplegateBorn to Bobby Applegate and Nancy Priddy, Applegate was raised by her actress mother, Nancy Priddy, after her mother split from her father. Applegate landed her first movie role at age ten when she appeared with Priddy in the low-grade horror flick Jaws of Satan (1981). After playing Grace as a child in the TV biopic Grace Kelly (1983), Applegate guest starred on several TV shows before landing her own permanent series role in the short-lived Heart of the City (1986). Debuting in 1987 on the fledgling Fox TV network, Married...With Children withstood criticisms about its all-around vulgarity to become one of Fox's first signature hits. Applegate attempted to show her serious side as a prostitute and drug addict in the gritty drama Streets (1990). Teen comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) tried to capitalize on Applegate's TV fame while showcasing her as a smart, resourceful, anti-Bundy character. Also during Married...With Children's run, Applegate appeared in the female road movie Across the Moon (1994), mutilated rock musician-drama Vibrations (1995), and as the town whore in Walter Hill's underrated Western Wild Bill (1995). Applegate's Married fame further landed her a small part in the all-star ensemble populating Tim Burton's science fiction parody Mars Attacks, and wryly shaded her presence in Gregg Araki's Los Angeles teen anomie opus Nowhere (1997), the slickest entrant in his "teen apocalypse trilogy." Applegate co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in the Hong Kong-tinged action-comedy The Big Hit and played the WASP fiancée of a Mob scion in Jim Abrahams' Mafia movie parody Mafia! (1998). She co-starred with Johnathon Schaech, and Molly Ringwald The Giving Tree. Inspired by her experience with her mother growing up, though, Applegate agreed to return to TV to star as a single mom balancing work and family in the sitcom Jesse (1998). Despite choice time slots, however, Jesse was canceled in 2000.An Early Onscreen AppearanceChristina Applegate made her first onscreen appearance at the age of 5, alongside her mother on Days of Our Lives, since her mother brought her along to work and auditions. She was chosen as one of People Magazine's, "50 Most Beautiful People, 1999". And most part of her credits on success goes to her mother. Her actor/singer mother has taught a lot her. |
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As Christina once said in an interview, she has been an actress since "she popped out". Indeed this is true. Christina made her acting debut in her mother’s arms at three months of age while Nancy played her regular role in the Soap Opera "Days of our Lives". From that moment on, Christina's future in acting was sealed. 