Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci |
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Also known as | Squant |
Born | February 12, 1980 Santa Monica, California, USA |
Years active | 1990 - Present |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Nationality | American |
Body | |
Measurements | 32C-21-32 |
Bra/cup size | 32C (70C) |
Boobs | Natural |
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
Weight | 92 lb (42 kg) |
Body type | Slim |
Eye color | Brown |
Hair | Brunette |
Underarm hair | Shaved |
Performances | |
Shown | Topless, Bush, Full frontal |
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Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993), and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper (1995). Ricci made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with The Ice Storm (1997), followed by an acclaimed performance in Buffalo '66 (1998) and then The Opposite of Sex (1998), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She continued her success with well-received performances in Sleepy Hollow (1999), Monster (2003), Penelope (2006) and Black Snake Moan (2007). In 2006 Ricci was nominated for an Emmy award for her role as a paramedic in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy. In 2011-12 she played Maggie Ryan in the television show Pan Am.
Early life
Ricci was born in Santa Monica, California, the fourth and youngest child of Sarah (née Murdoch), a former Ford Model and real estate agent, and Ralph Ricci, a lawyer and psychiatrist.[1] The family moved to Montclair, New Jersey, where she grew up attending Edgemont Elementary School, Glenfield Middle School, and Montclair High School as well as the Morristown-Beard School.[2] After one year, she left the high school for the Professional Children's School in New York City.[3] Her siblings are Rafael (born 1971), Dante (born 1974), and Pia (born 1976).
Career
Early work
A critic for the Bergen Record discovered Ricci at age eight in a school play (The Twelve Days of Christmas) at Edgemont School in Montclair, New Jersey. Another child was originally cast in the role, but Ricci got him to hit her and told on him; he lost the role to her as part of his punishment.[4] After this, she did several commercials starting at the age of six, until she finally got her big screen debut in Mermaids in 1990 as Cher's younger daughter. The young actress made enough of an impression to land more work; later she appeared in the video of the film's soundtrack "The Shoop Shoop Song". The following year, she starred as the morbidly precocious Wednesday Addams in the film adaptation of The Addams Family. The role would help to establish Ricci as an actress known for playing dark, unconventional characters – she went on to play Wednesday again in the film's 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values, which became another box office draw, and more screen time was provided for Ricci's performance as Wednesday.
Her next project, Casper, received mixed critical reviews, but was a success at the box office, being the year's eighth highest grossing film.[5] After Casper, she starred in Now and Then, a coming-of-age film about four 12-year-old girls and their friendship during the 1970s to the 1990s. Ricci played the younger version of Rosie O'Donnell. Now and Then was another box office success, and received favorable comparisons to Stand by Me, being called "the female version" of the film. She also starred in a handful of other films with teenage roles such as Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain and That Darn Cat.
In 1997 Ricci began to appear in more adult roles, beginning with her role as the troubled, sexually curious Wendy Hood in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed The Ice Storm.
More recent roles
Ricci subsequently appeared in films like the independent hit Buffalo '66 (in which she played Vincent Gallo's unwitting abductee-turned-girlfriend), John Waters' Pecker, and Don Roos' The Opposite of Sex (as the acid-tongued, manipulative Dede). For her performance as Dede, Ricci won acclaim and was nominated for a Golden Globe. Although she missed out on an Academy Award nomination, Entertainment Weekly honored her well-received performance as one of the "Worst Oscar Snubs Ever".[6]
Later films included Sleepy Hollow (alongside Johnny Depp), and Prozac Nation (which featured her first on-screen nude scene.) She starred opposite Charlize Theron in the film Monster. During Theron's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, she acknowledged Ricci, calling her the "unsung hero" of the film.[7] Ricci had to turn down the role of Ronna in Go because of scheduling conflicts. Ricci was turned down four times for the role of Dolores Haze in Lolita. Ricci 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. Ricci also turned down a role in Loser. Ricci made a cameo appearance on Beck's successful album Guero, providing vocals on "Hell Yes".
In February 2006 Ricci made a guest appearance as a paramedic in the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award.[8] She was a guest star for seven episodes in the last season of Ally McBeal in 2002 as Debbie 'Liza' Bump, a lawyer who works at Cage & Fish and marries Richard Fish in the last episode.[9]
On December 4, 1999 she appeared as the guest host on Saturday Night Live. She performed parodies of 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 show, in which she played a 13-year-old runaway who sleeps with dogs, and required her to fake-punch Gasteyer, but accidentally ended up really hitting Gasteyer in the eye. Although Ricci initially reacted by putting her hands over her mouth in surprise, she quickly fell back into character.
In 2006 Ricci stated that she feels that at 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) she is "too short" to ever be an A-list actress, saying she tends "to look really small on camera".[10] She has also said that she believes that she does not have much control over her career, specifying that she still has to audition for film parts.[11]
Her 2007 film, Black Snake Moan received mixed reviews, with rottentomatoes.com tallying an overall score of 66 percent.[12] On the television program At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, filmmaker Kevin Smith, filling in for Roger Ebert, described the film as the best of the year thus far and called it Ricci's best performance. Richard Roeper also gave the film a "thumb up" rating. The film earned $4 million, putting it in eighth place for the highest earnings in its opening weekend.[13]
For her role in Black Snake Moan, Ricci was required to lose several pounds and wore a 40 lb (18 kg) chain during filming.[14] Apart from having to lose weight, Ricci ate only food items without any nutritional value to achieve her unhealthy appearance.[15]
In 2006 Ricci starred in Penelope, a modern fairytale; and in 2008 she played the female lead in the Wachowski brothers' feature film adaptation of Speed Racer. She also signed on for three episodes of TNT's crime drama Saving Grace during its second season.[16] Ricci played a young detective who temporarily partners with Grace, played by Holly Hunter.[17]
Ricci appeared with Liam Neeson and Justin Long in the psychological thriller After.Life which had a limited release on April 9, 2010.
She made her Broadway debut as Mandy in Time Stands Still, resuming performances on September 23, 2010 at the Cort Theatre, alongside original cast members Laura Linney, Brian d'Arcy James and Eric Bogosian. She replaced Alicia Silverstone, who played the role of Mandy in its Manhattan Theater Club engagement.[18]
In September 2011 Ricci began a starring role in the ABC television series Pan Am, set in the 1960s. She returned to the stage in April 2012, playing Hermia in an off-Broadway revival of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.[19] Ricci recently flew to Sydney to begin work on an Australian film called Around The Block.
Personal life
Ricci has appeared in national ads for emergency contraception.[2] She supported John Kerry's presidential bid in 2004.[20]
After making the top of PETA's worst-dressed list[21] and receiving a letter from the animal rights group, Ricci decided to give up wearing fur clothing|fur.[22]
Ricci has tattoos of a lion on her right shoulder blade (a reference to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a favorite novel of hers as a child), a fairy on the inside of her right wrist, praying hands on her left hip (this tattoo was originally a bat), the name "Jack" on her right thigh for a dead pet, a sparrow on her right breast, and a mermaid on her left ankle. She also had the words "Move or Bleed" on the left side of her ribcage as well as a bouquet of sweet pea on her lower back.[23][24][25]
She was briefly engaged to fellow actor Owen Benjamin.[26][27]
Ricci is the National Spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).[28]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Mermaids | Kate Flax | Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Supporting Role Motion Picture |
1991 | The Hard Way (1991 film) | Bonnie | |
The Addams Family (film) | Wednesday Addams | Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress – Motion Picture | |
1993 | Cemetery Club | Jessica | |
Addams Family Values | Wednesday Addams | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor | |
1995 | Casper | Kathleen 'Kat' Harvey | Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress – Feature Film or Video |
Now and Then | Young Roberta Martin | Young Artist Award for Best Cast – Feature film or Video | |
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Beth Easton | ||
1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Dee Dee | |
Last of the High Kings | Erin | Also known as Summer Fling | |
1997 | Little Red Riding Hood | Little Red Riding Hood | Short film |
That Darn Cat | Patti Randall | Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress – Feature Film or Video | |
The Ice Storm (film) | Wendy Hood | Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress – Feature Film or Video | |
1998 | Souvenir | Young Orlando (voice) | |
Buffalo '66 | Layla | Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Actress Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress | |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Lucy | ||
The Opposite of Sex | Dede Truitt | American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | |
Small Soldiers | Gwendy Doll (voice) | ||
Pecker | Shelley | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
Desert Blue | Ely Jackson | ||
I Woke Up Early The Day I Died | Teenage Hooker | ||
1999 | 200 Cigarettes | Val | |
No Vacancy | Lillian | ||
Sleepy Hollow | Katrina Van Tassel | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress Saturn Award for Best Actress Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress – Feature Film or Video | |
2000 | Bless the Child | Cheri Post | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress |
2001 | The Man Who Cried | Suzie | Character born "Fegele Abramovich" |
All Over the Guy | Rayna Wyckoff | ||
Prozac Nation | Elizabeth Wurtzel | ||
2002 | The Gathering (2002 film) | Cassie Grant | |
The Laramie Project (film) | Romaine Patterson | ||
Pumpkin | Carolyn McDuffy | Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress | |
Miranda | Miranda (Alice) | ||
2003 | Anything Else | Amanda | |
Monster | Selby | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Charlize Theron) | |
I Love Your Work | Shana | ||
2005 | Cursed | Ellie | |
2006 | Black Snake Moan | Rae | Premiere at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon on December 9, 2006; wide release on March 2, 2007 |
Home of the Brave | Sarah Schivino | ||
Penelope | Penelope Wilhern | ||
2008 | Speed Racer | Trixie Fontaine | Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress |
New York, I Love You | Camille | ||
2009 | After.Life | Anna Taylor | |
All's Faire in Love | Kate | ||
2010 | Alpha and Omega | Lilly (voice) | |
2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Kathy McGee | |
War Flowers | Sarabeth Ellis | Post-production | |
2012 | Bel Ami | Clotilde de Marelle | |
2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Vexy | In Production |
Around The Block[29] | Dino Chalmers | Pre-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | H.E.L.P. | Olivia | 1 episode |
1996 | The Simpsons | Erin (voice) | Summer of 4 Ft. 2 |
2002 | Ally McBeal | Liza Bump | 7 episodes |
2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Kelly | 1 episode |
2005 | Joey | Mary Teresa | 1 episode |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Hannah Davies | 2 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama Series |
2009 | Saving Grace | Offcr. Abby Charles | 3 episodes |
2011 | Project Runway | Guest judge | 1 episode |
2011 - 2012 | Pan Am | Margaret "Maggie" Ryan | Main Cast |
2012 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Herself | 1 episode |
Music Videos
- Moby – Natural Blues
Shoop Shoop (It's in his kiss) - Cher
Multimedia
Audio book
- Gossip Girl – Narrator
- Gossip Girl "You Know You Love Me" – Narrator
Video game
- The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon - Cynder, the black dragon
Big tit movies / pictures of Christina Ricci
External links
- Christina Ricci profile on FreeOnes
- Christina Ricci profile on Babepedia
- Christina Ricci profile on Babesdirectory
References
- ↑ Christina Ricci Biography (1980–2258 ). filmreference.com. Retrieved on December 29, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biography for Christina Ricci. imdb.com. Retrieved on December 29, 2007.
- ↑ Bard Goldfarb. "Christina Ricci: at age 8, she arrived to an audition with a black eye and freaked the casting director out. Fifteen years later, she's still keeping the surprises coming Interview", Find Articles, February 2004. Retrieved on November 24, 2007.
- ↑ Hill, Logan. The Tao of Christina Ricci, New York Magazine. February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
- ↑ 1995 in film (July 2011).
- ↑ "Biggest Oscar Snubs Ever", EW.com. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
- ↑ CBC (March 4) (2004) 'Rings' wins big while Arcand takes one for Canada CBC News Online Retrieved on (April 18) (2008).
- ↑ Christina Ricci Emmy Award Winner
- ↑ Richard Fish (Greg Germann) and Eliza Bump (Christina Ricci) get. In Case of Emergency. BuddyTV. Retrieved on August 10, 2012.
- ↑ Jeannette Walls. "Notes from all over...", MSNBC, August 24, 2006. Retrieved on August 23, 2006.
- ↑ "Weight Hampered Christina Ricci's Career", StarPulse.com, August 23, 2006. Retrieved on August 23, 2006.
- ↑ Black Snake Moan. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.
- ↑ Black Snake Moan (2007). boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ↑ Coleman, Jason. Black Snake Moan. The Two-One-Three. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
- ↑ "Christina Ricci's sugary diet for Snake Black Moan", Yahoo! News, February 23, 2007.[dead link]
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "Ricci, Neeson believe in After.Life", Variety, October 16, 2008.
- ↑ "Christina Ricci headed to "Saving Grace"", Reuters.com, July 14, 2008. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Time Stands Still Ticket Sales Begin June 3; Tony Nominee Opens Oct. 7", playbill.com, 3 June 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
- ↑ Soloski, Alexis. "The Course to the Stage Never Did Run Smooth", New York Times, 11 April 2012. Retrieved on 23 April 2012.
- ↑ Christina Ricci's Federal Campaign Contribution Report. Newsmeat. Retrieved on August 23, 2006.
- ↑ "PETA's 2006 Worst Dressed List!", PETA, November 28, 2006. Retrieved on June 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Skin and Bones: Nicole Richie and Ashley Olsen Top PETA's Annual 'Worst-Dressed' List for Their Fur-Wearing Ways" Archived article from Fur Is Dead
- ↑ "Christina Ricci looks stunning in a daring backless dress...", Daily Mail, October 21, 2008. Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Christina Ricci — Spooky starlet. fhm.com. Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Christina gets her tats out", The Sun, October 21, 2010. Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Christina Ricci is Engaged![dead link] US Weekly, March 17, 2009
- ↑ Everett, Cristina. "Christina Ricci calls off her engagement to 'All's Faire in Love' co-star Benjamin Owen", New York Daily News, June 4, 2009.
- ↑ (April 25, 2007). "Christina Ricci Joins RAINN as National Spokesperson", RAINN.org.
- ↑ Hardy, Giles. "Ricci to hit Redfern", Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media, June 18, 2012. Retrieved on July 9, 2012.