• Date of Birth: February 12, 1980
  • Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California
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Christina Ricci Biography

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Christina Ricci
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Christina Ricci Information:
Christina Ricci is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress who first found fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values . Her first big screen role was alongside Cher in Mermaids. This led to a successful career in the 1990s with hits such as Casper and Now and Then. She has featured in a wide variety of films including, art house films such as The Ice Storm , dramas such as Monster , independent comedies such as The Opposite of Sex , for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, and blockbusters such as Sleepy Hollow and Speed Racer.
Ricci endured the transition from a child star to teenage idol and adult actress and currently holds her own production company, Blaspheme Films, responsible for Pumpkin and Prozac Nation. She stated in 2006 that she feels she is too short to become an A-list actress and that she has little career control and has to audition for parts. Despite this she has two new films on the way After.Life and All's Faire in Love.
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Full Name:
Christina Ricci
Height:
5' 1'' (1.55 m)
Eye Colour:
Grey/Green
Nickname(s):
Squant (due to her childhood fascination with the Native American hero Squanto)
Notable feature(s):
Round face, big eyes, short stature
Education:
Edgemont Elementary School, Professional Children's School, New York City, NY (1998)
Family:
Father Ralph, Mother Sarah, Brothers Dante and Rafael, Sister Pia.
Resides in:
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Religious affiliations:
Christian
Personal interests/hobbies:
Reading poetry and books, cooking, watching movies
Charities/Causes:
RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network), Stand Up 2 Cancer, Is on the national board of VOX-Voices for Planned Parenthood.
Other:
Tiny at just over five feet, Ricci stopped growing when she was ten years old.

Says that the internet scares her and has stated she doesn't go online.

She started smoking at the age of 15, her favorite brand is Parliament Lights.
Favourites:

Films: The Lord of the Rings, The Hours, Pulp Fiction, My Own Private Idaho, Gangs of New York
Authors: Ayn Rand
Poets: Dylan Thomas, Edgar Allan Poe, Rainer Maria Rilke
Actress: Amanda Plummer
Actor: Viggo Mortensen, James Woods
Television shows: The X Files, Law & Order, The Simpsons, Friends, Will & Grace
Music: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Fugazi, Fishbone, Super Chunk, Jimi Hendrix, King Missile, Parliament, The Pixies.
Tattoos:
"I can't wait until I'm super-famous. I'm at the point when I should really hide them, because directors don't like them. When I'm really, really super famous, I'm going to get one on my arm - because nobody cares then."

1. A lion on her right shoulder blade. 2. A fairy on the inside of her right wrist. 3. Praying hands on her left hip, which used to be a bat. 4. A bouquet of sweetpeas on her lower back. 5. The words “Move or Bleed” on the left side of her ribcage. 6. The name “Jack” on her right thigh for a dead pet. 7. A sparrow on her right breast. 8. A mermaid on her left ankle.



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Upcoming Films


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Starring: Justin Long, Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci

Plot:The story is about a young woman (Christina Ricci) caught between life and death, and a funeral director who appears to have the gift of transitioning the dead, but who might just be a psychopath intent on burying her alive.

Christina Ricci will be playing Anna
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Recent work
Starred in a mini-movie for Donna Karans new Eldridge bag in which she plays four different versions of herself to promote the bags versatility. The two-minute short was directed by Sting and Trudie Styler's son, Jake Sumner, and filmed at the luxe Soho Grand Hotel in New York.


Comments

  • CrziAzn
    =]
    posted 42 days ago
  • Suespells13
    I would love to see Cursed II!
    posted 64 days ago
  • cypress17
    My hero, and my favorite actress since I first fell in love with movies.
    posted 97 days ago
  • nyawue


    I want to be your friend
    posted 99 days ago
  • rocksfsd
    SHE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOT EVERY HOT AND SEXY GIRL IS MY LOVE
    posted 123 days ago
  • megowise555
    hey looks v sexy
    posted 216 days ago
  • davidmuhame
    never and ever tumper with falling out of love , it pains , it sacks , it can lead u to madness really love is wicked
    love has natural clamities which u cant hide out .
    love is a wide staff and very deep , neath to some body 's heart .
    without love no happness in this world .
    posted 223 days ago
  • DominaGoddessM
    She is nearly perfect...would love to train her and keep her in My cage for fun. Domina Goddess M
    posted 249 days ago
  • dani0819
    nice
    posted 322 days ago
  • angellebrero
    Hi Christina. I'm a great fan yours of Spain. I would like to meet you. You are the best!.
    Kisses
    posted 374 days ago

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Facts

  • Fun Fact:
    Christina Ricci turned down the role of Dora Diamond in Loser (2000).
  • Fun Fact:
    Christina Ricci 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.
  • Fun Fact:
    Christina Ricci was considered for the role of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo (2002).
  • Fun Fact:
    Christina Ricci 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.
  • Fun Fact:
    Christina Ricci audtitioned for the role of Ellie Creed in the film Pet Sematary (1989), but lost the part to Blaze Berdahl.
  • Fun Fact:
    Christina Ricci had to turn down the role of Ronna in Go (1999) because of scheduling conflicts.

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