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 Christina Applegate Biography
Actress, Animal Rights Activist, Activist (1971–)

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Actress Christina Applegate played Kelly Bundy on the popular
sitcom 'Married... With Children.' She is a breast cancer survivor
and publicly promotes breast cancer awareness.
Who Is Christina Applegate?

Christina Applegate was born on November 25, 1971, in L.A. She received her
breakthrough role as teen airhead Kelly Bundy on Fox's popular sitcom Married... With
Children at age 15. After some film projects, she returned to TV in 1998 to star in the
sitcom Jesse. In 2008, she underwent a double mastectomy when she tested positive for
breast cancer and has since been an advocate for breast cancer awareness. Applegate went
to star in such sitcoms as Samantha Who? and Up All Night. She recently appeared in such
films as Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013) and Vacation (2015).

Young TV Star

Born on November 25, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, Christina Applegate was only
three months old when she made her TV debut on the daytime soap opera Days of Our
Lives. Applegate made that first appearance in the arms of her mother, actress Nancy
Priddy. Priddy raised Christina on her own, after her split from Applegate's father, record
executive Bobby Applegate.

 'Married With Children'

After performing in commercials for Kmart and appearing in several movies

and TV shows, she received her breakthrough role as teen airhead Kelly Bundy on Fox's
popular sitcom Married... With Children at age 15. She played the daughter of obnoxious
dad Al (Ed O'Neill) and pushy Peggy (Katey Sagal), as well as the big sister of Bud (David
Faustino) on the show. The sitcom proved to be a huge hit, lasting for an impressive 11
seasons. During this period, Applegate also took on several film projects, including the
1991 comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

TV and Film Roles: 'Jesse' Sitcom to 'Anchorman'

Applegate appeared in several comedic films in the late '90s as she sought to distance
herself from the Kelly Bundy persona. She starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in the 1998
Hong Kong-tinged action-comedy The Big Hit, and played the fiancee of a Mob scion in
the Mafia parody Mafia! with Lloyd Bridges and Jay Mohr that same year. Also in 1998,
Applegate returned to series television.
Inspired by her experience with her own mother growing up, Applegate starred as a single
mom balancing work and family in the sitcom Jesse. Though the show had some bright
moments (including a People's Choice award in 1999), it was canceled two years later.

Back on the big screen, Applegate appeared in the 2001 time-travel comedy Just Visiting,
which proved to be a commercial and critical disappointment. She then had a chance to
show that she could hold her own opposite some of her more respected film peers.
Applegate received strong reviews as Cameron Diaz's levelheaded best friend in The
Sweetest Thing in 2002, and appeared with Gwyneth Paltrow in the flight attendant
comedy A View From the Top in 2003. The following year, she proved a suitable foil to
funnyman Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Recent TV & Film Roles: 'Up All Night' to 'Bad Moms'

In the fall of 2011, Applegate appeared in the short-lived sitcom Up All Night, opposite
Will Arnett. Applegate became a mom herself that year, welcoming daughter Sadie Grace
with musician Martyn LeNoble. The couple later tied the knot in 2013.

Applegate went on to appear in such films as Anchorman 2: The Legend

Continues (2013), Vacation (2015) and Bad Moms (2016). She also has lent her voice to
several animated films, including the recent Alvin and the Chipmunks series and The Book
of Life (2014). 

Facing Cancer

Also in 2008, Applegate faced a serious health challenge. She underwent a double
mastectomy after being diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Following the
procedure, she was upbeat. Applegate donated her time to combating breast cancer by
speaking publicly about the disease and raising money for research. In doing so, she joined
fellow survivors Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Somers as well-respected champions of breast
cancer awareness.

In October 2017 Applegate revealed she had undergone more surgery — this time,
removing her fallopian tubes and ovaries — to further reduce her cancer risk.

Personal Life

Applegate married her longtime boyfriend, actor Jonathan Schaech, in October 2001.
However, the union didn't last, and they began divorce proceedings in November 2005.
Around this time, Applegate met Lee Grivas, a fisherman and aspiring photographer. The
two connected through one of Applegate's colleagues on the Broadway show Sweet
Charity. Their relationship was reportedly a rocky one, as Applegate disapproved of his
struggles with drugs.

In 2007, Applegate returned to television with the sitcom Samantha Who?, which enjoyed

some success. She once again faced personal hardship the following year, when Grivas died
of an apparent drug overdose. Applegate was "profoundly saddened" by his death and
added that Grivas was "missed beyond words."

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