Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge, Ricci works mostly in independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box-office hits. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Ricci made her film debut at the age of nine in ''Mermaids'' (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel, ''Addams Family Values'' (1993). Subsequent roles in ''Casper'' and ''Now and Then'' (both 1995) established her as a teen idol. At 17, she moved into adult-oriented projects with ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), which led to parts in independent features such as ''Buffalo '66'', ''The Opposite of Sex'', ''Pecker'' (all 1998), ''Prozac Nation'' (2001), ''Pumpkin'' (2002), and ''Monster'' (2003). Other credits include ''200 Cigarettes'', ''Sleepy Hollow'' (both 1999), ''Anything Else'' (2003), ''Cursed'' (2005), ''Penelope'', ''Black Snake Moan'' (both 2006), ''Speed Racer'' (2008), ''Bel Ami'' (2012), and ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021).

On television, Ricci played Liza Bump on the final season of ''Ally McBeal'' (2002), and had a guest role on ''Grey's Anatomy'' in 2006, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. She also starred on ABC's ''Pan Am'' (2011–2012), produced and starred in the series ''The Lizzie Borden Chronicles'' (2015) and ''Z: The Beginning of Everything'' (2017), and appeared as Marilyn Thornhill on the first season of Netflix's ''Wednesday'' in 2022. Ricci has played Misty Quigley on Showtime's ''Yellowjackets'' since 2021, receiving nominations for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress and the 2024 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2010, Ricci made her Broadway debut in ''Time Stands Still''. She is the national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). Provided by Wikipedia