Christina Ricci Biography, Photos, Pictures

Christina Ricci Christina Ricci was a child star who has since made a successful career as a Hollywood actress and producer.Christina Ricci was born on February 12, 1980, in Santa Monica, California. Her father Ralph Ricci was a psychiatrist who practiced shrieking therapy in the family home before becoming a lawyer; her mother, Sarah Murdoch, was a real estate agent. She has two brothers, Dante and Rafael, and a sister, Pia, all older than her. When Christina was still very young her family moved to Montclair, New Jersey, where she spent most of her childhood. She loved making her family laugh, and caught the attention of a film critic who happened to be in the audience when she appeared in a pageant at Edgemont Elementary School. The critic recommended that she get an agent and this led to a role in the TV show H.E.L.P., with David Caruso and Wesley Snipes, and subsequently to the film Mermaids, with Bob Hoskins, Cher, and Winona Ryder, which marked her big break into Hollywood at the age of nine.Ricci was fortunate to become established as a young star just when the number and quality of roles for kids that age was increasing. She subsequently appeared in the big screen version of The Addams Family and in its sequel, Addams Family Values, alongside Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, and Christopher Lloyd, consolidating her fame with the popular children's film Casper, which also starred Bill Pullman and Eric Idle. Although she had never formally trained as an actress, her hard work and devotion to her characters got her through even while things were difficult at home. In 1993 her parents divorced and she hasn't spoken to her father since. Ricci left Montclair High School and started studying at the Professional Children's School in New York, alongside Macaulay Culkin.In 1997, Ricci enjoyed a pivotal role in The Ice Storm, directed by Ang Lee and also starring Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, and Elijah Wood, demonstrating that she could handle a mature and sexually complex role. This marked a turning point in her career, which she followed with equally daring performances in Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, with Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro; The Opposite of Sex, with Lisa Kudrow and Lyle Lovett; and John Waters' Pecker, with Edward Furlong and Martha Plimpton. Thereafter, she was firmly established as an adult actress, and she went on to appear in numerous successful films, including Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, with Johnny Depp, Miranda Richardson, Christopher Walken, and Caspar Van Dien; Prozac Nation, with Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, and Jessica Lange; and Monster, with Charlize Theron and Bruce Dern. She has also worked in television, appearing on shows like Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle, and Grey's Anatomy.Ricci now lives in New York, and is dating actor Adam Goldberg, who starred in Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks and Vin Diesel. She has previously been romantically linked to Matthew Frauman, who was in American Pie 2 with Shannon Elizabeth and Tara Reid. She has her own production company, which produced Pumpkin with Hank Harris and Dominique Swain. When not busy with the movie business, she works as an advocate for Planned Parenthood, appearing in adverts for emergency contraception.Ricci's distinctive style has won her a devoted following, and she has been celebrated in song by artists including Atmosphere and Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre.