Christina Ricci was born February 12, 1980. She is an American actress. Christina 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) and Monster (2003). In 2006, Ricci was nominated for an Emmy award for her role as a paramedic in the ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy.
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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 lay practitioner of “primal scream therapy”–wherein it was believed that patients could purportedly scream their way to a psychological breakthrough. While growing up, Christina could hear the screaming coming through the the vents in her room (her father did his therapy sessions at home), and would act them out in front of 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 (2003) 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 Scots-Irish.
Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre song “Goddess Of Doom” is a tribute to her.
As of February 2005, had been on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1992) seven times.
Was roommates with Michelle Williams while 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 Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, Ramones, The White Stripes, Weezer, R.E.M. and The Pixies. She also likes 1980s 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, to the day, 30 years younger than Michael Ironside.
Was #97 on VH-1′s “100 Greatest Kid Stars” (2005).
Received the Half-Life Award at the Palms Hotel & Casino on June 16, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the CineVegas Film Festival.
Turned down the role of Dora Diamond in Loser (2000).
Attended Glenfield middle school in Montclair, New Jersey.
Lived in Montclair, New Jersey when she was younger.
Briefly attended Morristown-Beard School, an exclusive preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey. (Other attendees include former “Bachelor” star Prince Lorenzo Borghese).
Is a muse for artist Mark Ryden and appears in many of his paintings including one entitled “Christina”.
During filming of Black Snake Moan (2006), grew close with co-star Samuel L. Jackson. The two remain good friends to this day.
To this day, has only appeared in one sequel.
Suffers from botanophobia (fear of plants). Admits to being especially afraid of houseplants.
Suffered from anorexia as a teenager.
Lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake. Other Silverlake locals include Beck, Bo Barrett, Jason Lee, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.
Joined RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) as a National Spokesperson in April 2007.
Ranked #66 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Was allegedly stalked by Gerard Way, later of band My Chemical Romance, when she lived in New Jersey. Way stated that it was just that they shopped at the same record shop and he was really “into her”.
Has three dogs.
Pop Punk band The Adorkables perform a popular tribute song entitled “Christina Ricci” on their album entitled “…She Loves Me Not”. Christina has said that she likes the song.
Was engaged to Owen Benjamin (March-June 2009).
Is in a relationship with photographer Curtis Buchanan (July 2009).
Her last name is pronounced, “Ree-ch-ee”.
