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Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. She gained recognition in the late 1980s for playing Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom ''Married... with Children'' (1987–1997). Her titular role in the sitcom ''Jesse'' (1998–2000), earned her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. For her guest role in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (2002–2003), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She received additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her roles in the television sitcom ''Samantha Who?'' (2007–2009), starred in a short-lived sitcom ''Up All Night'' (2011–2012), and the dark tragicomedy series ''Dead to Me'' (2019–2022). Applegate served as a producer of all three aforementioned projects.

Applegate has achieved success in films of varying genres, particularly in comedies such as ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'' (1991), ''The Big Hit'' (1998), ''The Sweetest Thing'' (2002), ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004) and ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' (2013), ''Hall Pass'' (2011), ''Vacation'' (2015), ''Bad Moms'' (2016), and ''Crash Pad'' (2017). On stage, Applegate received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her debut performance as the title character in the Broadway musical revival ''Sweet Charity'' (2005).

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August 2021, Applegate announced she would step away from appearing on-screen, but would continue doing voice work.

She published a memoir in 2026, an instant ''New York Times'' Best Seller, where she focused on resilience and self-acceptance. Provided by Wikipedia