Christina Ricci
As one of the few young child actors who have successfully transitioned into adulthood in front of the camera, Christina Ricci, not only managed to survive the journey, she has blossomed into a accomplished thespian both on the big screen and on the stage. Born on February 12, 1980, in Santa Monica, California as the youngest of four children to a lawyer father and a realtor mother, Christina Ricci attended Glenfield Middle School in Montclair, New Jersey before enrolling at the Professional Children’s School in New York City. Having done some commercial work since age six, Christina Ricci was discovered at a school play when she was eight. This led to her movie debut in 1990, Mermaids, playing Cher’s youngest daughter. The movie also had her working with Bob Hoskins and a young Wynona Ryder. The role proved to be a stepping-stone as it opened many opportunities for her. Her next big role came in the form of the Wednesday Addams—a role which in a way, would establish her as someone known for playing dark, unconventional characters—in the film adaptation of The Addams Family in 1991, she reprised the role for the 1993 sequel. Her next microdermabrasion machine project, Casper, which came out in 1995, had mixed reviews. Its box-office results however, said only one thing, success. It was the year’s eight-highest grossing film, so there was no arguing with that. Christina Ricci began her passage to adulthood with a clear and strong film. In 1997, she was part of Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed tankless water heaters Ice Storm, playing the role of the troubled, sexually curious Wendy Hood, with a cast that included names like Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, Elijah Wood, and Tobey Maguire. Her performance in her role of Dede Truitt in the film The Opposite of Sex, won Christina Ricci plenty of acclaim and a Golden Globe seo service company nomination. Acting opposite an odd mix of characters and actors that included Lisa Kudrow, Martin Donovan, Lyle Lovett, and Ivan Sergei seemed to work wonderfully both for her and for the film. And there was more to come. There was no shortage of work for Christina Ricci. Whether it’s with big Hollywood frozen yogurt franchise studios or independent films, she’s there. In 1998, she was in seven movies: I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, The opposite of Sex, Buffalo 66, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Small Soldiers, Pecker, Desert Blue, granted, in one of them, as a voice talent. By 1999 she starred in indie films 200 Cigarettes, with Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck and Desert Blue, again with Casey Affleck and with Kate Hudson. She also worked with Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow. In 2000, she starred in the supernatural thriller Bless the Child with Kim Basinger; and in The Man Who Cried, she played a Jewish World War II refugee. In 2002, she changed directions yet again by taking a seven-episode guest role in Ally McBeal was well received by fans and critics alike. Ever on the go, Christina Ricci kept working year in and year out. In 2003, she costarred in the film Monster, a film the helped Charlize Theron sweep all the awards come awards season, including the much sought after Academy Awards. Her guest star turn on the hit show Grey’s Anatomy in 2006 was also quite the success, it was one of the most successful and highest rated, double episodes of the show. Christina Ricci’s unconventional beauty has kept her playing unconventional parts as well but it doesn’t mean it has stopped her from playing romantic ones. Also in 2006, she played the title role in Penelope, a fantasy-romantic comedy about a young woman who learns to be happy with who she is, regardless of how she looks and who approves of her. She starred opposite James McAvoy and Reese Witherspoon.