Christina Ricci Biography

Youngest of the four children of a Lawyer father, Ralph and realtor mother Sarah, Christina Ricci was born on February 12, 1980, in Santa Monica, California. Anything or any gesture that could be regarded as acting showed by Christina at young age came in shape of ability to amuse her siblings (Rafael and Dante). But her being cast in an elementary school show, acted as a stage for the budding actress. It was this very show where she was noticedor more accurate to would be “discovered” by a movie critic who was in the audience.
After this she did one year of commercial role, this recognition landed her the role of Cher’s youngest daughter in Mermaids (1990) at the age of 10.Following this ,the budding actress performed in a number of remarkable movies including The Hard Way (1991) and then to moved to stardom as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993).With traits like superb timing,arresting features and straight- faced delivery, Christina bagged some of the strongest of roles in movies like The Cemetery Club (1993), Casper (1995), Now and Then (1995), Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), Bastard Out of Carolina (TV - 1996), an episode of The Simpsons (voice, TV - 1996), The Last of the High Kings (1996), Little Red Riding Hood (1997), and That Darn Cat (1997). Her out and out adult role as a dark princess of independent films was in The Ice Storm, (1997) in which she plays a nymphet who dexterously seduces 2 brothers. All through the making of these movies Christine continued with her education by studying with a tutor and going to the Professional Children's School with Macaulay Culkin.
With a string of outstanding eight movies in 1998, that included -- Souvenir (voice), Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Small Soldiers (voice), Desert Blue, I Woke Up Early The Day I Died, Pecker, The Opposite of Sex and Buffalo ‘66 –Christine was recognized Ricci as “one of the unsurpassed actresses” and as the Sundance Film Festival’s “It” Girl. Apart from this, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her “pleasingly disgusting” work in The Opposite of Sex, where she played an out of the ordinary adolescent who attempts to seduce he uncle’s boyfriend.
Next in the line with the Indie circuit, Christina united with the star-studded cast of Courtney Love, Kate Hudson and Ben Affleck, for 200 Cigarettes.Ultimately , she coupled with Johnny Depp to star in the impressive Sleepy Hollow. Following this was her role in Bless The Child opposite Kim Basinger, and then she starred in the smaller but multiple starer The Man Who Cried, and Prozac Nation, in which she appears nude.
Christina is a child actress with the ripeness to make her live to archetypal actress status.apart from acting what keeps busy this gal is her own production company responsible for Prozac Nation, and the upcoming Pumpkin and Adrenalin.
At twenty years of age , having a well established career , with portrayals of dark , exceptional characters, Christine a endowed professional is all set to tread along the newer heights.

Ricci Inflicts Self-harm